Biophysical Reviews “Meet the Editor Series”—Elisabeth Ehler

Biophysical Reviews— 2021, the year that was

“…Issue 5 This first Special Issue of the year, guest-edited by Dr. Thomas Iskratch and Dr. Pamela Swiatlowska, was concerned with the topic of cardiovascular mechanobiology (Swiatlowska and Iskratsch 2021). The "Meet the Editor" piece for this issue was contributed by Elizabeth Ehler, who after an initial degree in Austria went on to become a professor and a group leader at Kings College London using complex microscopic methods to investigate muscle structure at the cellular and subcellular levels (Ehler 2021). Among the many excellent contributions to this issue, I highlight the commentary by Prof. Mike Sheetz which provides an overview of the mechanobiology viewpoint of heart muscle contraction and regulation (Sheetz 2021).…”

Cardiovascular mechanobiology—a Special Issue to look at the state of the art and the newest insights into the role of mechanical forces in cardiovascular development, physiology and disease

“…Fitting to the topic of cardiovascular biology, this issue further includes a self-portrait of the journal Editor Elisabeth Ehler as part of the 'meet the editor' series, in which she discusses her scientific upbringing, source of interest in (cardiac) muscle biology and her thoughts on mentoring and equality (Ehler 2021).…”