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Liav Daraf

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1

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Areej Saleem· 2 shared Lior AtiaiD· 2 shared Shahar Nachum· 1 shared Shoham Wanszelbaum· 1 shared Yael Bublil LaviiD· 1 shared Yael Lavi· 1 shared Yehuda Sandler· 1 shared

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Local mechanical gradients underlie coordinated cascades of epithelial cell-cycle advance

Shoham Wanszelbaum, Areej Saleem, Liav Daraf, Yael Lavi, Lior Atia

The paper shows that mechanical gradients from cell division coordinate cell-cycle progression in epithelial tissues through spatially localized high-tension zones.

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

3D-printed toolkit for regulating epithelial unjamming

Yael Bublil Lavi, Yehuda Sandler, Areej Saleem, Liav Daraf, Shahar Nachum, Lior Atia

This paper introduces a 3D-printed toolkit for creating micro-gaps to study epithelial unjamming dynamics, showing that gap width influences migration speed and pattern.

bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics