Amin Doostmohammadi receives Carlsberg Foundation Infrastructure Grant

Brillouin microscopy represents a transformative tool for next-generation mechano-biological research. With an Infrastructure Grant from the Carlsberg Foundation Amin Doostmohammadi and his group will be able to explore the mechanical properties of living systems at unprecedented scales. The system offers the ability to measure mechanical properties with high spatial and temporal resolution in living cells, and also gives access to internal structures, i.e., it is not restricted to surface measurements, like many other techniques (such as atomic force microscopy). This advanced imaging tool will be the first of its kind in Denmark and will allow for real-time, non-invasive 3D mapping of mechanical properties within living biological samples. The acquisition of a Brillouin microscope forms a unique infrastructure contribution and extend the Niels Bohr Institute's research capacity, opening new research opportunities in cellular mechano-transduction, tissue morphogenesis, and the mechanical regulation of biological systems.