Ramya Balaji

In vitro programming and pseudounipolarization of human iPSC-derived sensory neurons

This study demonstrates the generation of functional human sensory neurons from iPSCs using NBI factors, showing their electrophysiological properties and disease relevance.

The emergence of E-Cadherin spot junctions between germline and somatic cells facilitates late stage oogenesis in Drosophila

This study identifies E-Cadherin spot junctions as critical for soma-germline coupling during late Drosophila oogenesis, showing their role in mechanical coupling and nurse cell enveloping.

Polarity protein distribution on the metaphase furrow regulates hexagon dominated plasma membrane organization in syncytial Drosophila embryos

The paper shows that polarity protein distribution in Drosophila embryos regulates hexagon dominance in plasma membrane organization during syncytial division cycles.

Regulation of tensile stress in response to external forces coordinates epithelial cell shape transitions with organ growth and elongation

The paper investigates how tension at epithelial adherens junctions integrates external forces to coordinate cell shape transitions and organ growth in Drosophila.