We grow fat..in the lab. PI: Evangelia Bellas,PhD (she/her) 🇬🇷🇺🇸. #AdiposeTissueEngineering #fatchat #EngineeredFat. 🌈✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿
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Had a #fatchat w/@MaikenScott in studio on the @WHYYThePulse. It’s always a treat to talk about my fave topic more broadly especially when it’s important for all of us to understand how this really interesting tissue works. Take a listen and lmk if you have any questions 🤓.
What really happens inside of our bodies when we gain a lot of weight? And what is the relationship between fat cells, inflammation, and stress?
In this episode, what science is learning about obesity and the future of weight loss.
🔗lnk.to/whyy-thepulse
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✅1st @theendocrinesociety mtg w/🐶🐶. We had a great time, learned so much & met so many wonderful researchers, clinicians, trainees & staff. Refreshing to see so much care on conditions affecting underserved groups + obesity, diabetes, lipedema. Will def be back! #endo2026
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Our first @TheEndoSociety meeting, find us to say 👋 especially if you’re interested in learning about our 3D adipose tissue models! #Endo2026
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BellasFATLab retweeted
Save the Date 📅
The 2027 BMES CMBE Conference is where mechanisms become medicine.
From discovery to impact, this is where the future of bioengineering takes shape.
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BellasFATLab retweeted
📣 CMBE Council Member Nominations are open
Nominate a colleague or yourself to help lead the CMBE community
Deadline January 30 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
Submit here 👉 forms.gle/NwyHh1JB7CuVFRZT7
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What a joy to work with @LizWaynePhD to see this planning vision come through. Thank you to all who joined us and helped this be the success it was 🥲🥰 #cmbe2026
Great kick off for #cmbe2026 with wonderful co-chairs @BellasFATLab & @LizWaynePhD leading us through Renew, Recharge, Reimagine - Transforming Cell and Molecular Bioengineering Together
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Oops Monday (today!) not Tuesday! Poster 5!
We had some technical issues during Julieta’s session for her talk, so if you’re interested in her work, or want to follow up with her, please see her poster #5 Tue in the 5-630p poster session 🤓 #ASMB2025
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We had some technical issues during Julieta’s session for her talk, so if you’re interested in her work, or want to follow up with her, please see her poster #5 Tue in the 5-630p poster session 🤓 #ASMB2025
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At #ASMB2025? Check out our group, Julieta also has a poster if you’d like to chat more w/her!
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BellasFATLab retweeted
⏰ Last change! Today is the last day to apply for the CMBE 2026 Awards. Rising Stars 🌟 this is your last opportunity!
Apply here → hubs.la/Q03z88Bf0
#CMBE2026 #BMES #EarlyCareerResearchers #BiomedicalEngineering
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Deadline was extended to Aug 14 (tomorrow) get after it! It’s a great opportunity to be recognized for your hard work 🤓! #cmbe2026
⏳ Deadline Tomorrow!
Don’t miss your chance to be recognized at CMBE 2026.
🔗 Apply now: hubs.la/Q03zDbpR0
#BMES #CMBE2026 #BiomedicalEngineering #AcademicAwards
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Looking forward to visiting w @ImperialBioeng soon! 🤓
Register now for our next Department Seminar, where Dr Evangelia Bellas, PI of @BellasFATLab, will unpack the complexities of adipose tissue and how her lab uses bioengineering to model dysfunction!
🗓️7 May, 4PM
📍RSM 2.28, South Ken
Register 👉bit.ly/BGsemBellas
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BellasFATLab retweeted
Associate Professor Evangelia Bellas received a grant from CASIS and NSF to send a project from @BellasFATLab to the International Space Station!
Preparations are underway for the project: Adipose Tissue Mechanosensing in True Microgravity.
More here: bit.ly/4jqKDgU
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Finally updated our “meet the team” page on our site! Check it out 👇
bellasfatlab.com/meet-team
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BellasFATLab retweeted
👋 "As we reflect on the year, what are you most thankful for in 2024?
We are #ASMBeThankful for everyone who works tirelessly to advance the #ECMatrix field. Your dedication drives progress!"#ASMBeThankful #ECMatrixIsEverywhere
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Just joined the bluer skies 🦋 but feeling a bit overwhelmed to restart building community there. Pls feel free to find me (same handle) and suggest your fave starter packs 💝 thank you 😊
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BellasFATLab retweeted
🚨BIG NEWS! We created a collaborative #biomechanics mentoring program with our friends @LatinxBiomech & @IntWomenBiomech😁
Launching Nov 15! Join as a mentor/mentee or learn more: bit.ly/EMMP
ALT Image of a business man and woman shaking hands with a trophy, stars, and up arrows in the background. Text reads: Empowerment in Motion Mentoring Program. Elevate and empower underrepresented scholars in Biomechanics. Black Biomechanists Association, Latinx in Biomechanix, International Women in Biomechanics
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We have adiposely outdone ourselves with FAT-tastic 🎃 painting. Nicole was inspired by collagen matrix + fibers surrounding the eye-dipocytes with an endothelial lined smile. Julieta went for a classic spooky face behind a well vascularized adipose tissue w/resident macrophages.
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Trisha went for a more artistic approach to painting fat cells. While I tried my hand at our logo and fat on chip model - w/both blood ✨ and lymphatic ✨vessels carrying their essentials in the form of glitter ✨
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