Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan

The paper investigates whether tissue-level mechanics during Drosophila germ-band extension influence neuroblast ingression dynamics and finds that cell-intrinsic mechanisms maintain ingression kinetics despite changes in tissue fluidity.

This study uses optogenetics to enhance E-cadherin clustering in Drosophila embryos, revealing its role in regulating cell intercalation and convergent extension during morphogenesis.

The paper shows that cell divisions in the Drosophila embryo challenge and refine tissue boundaries by reducing tension and increasing cell motility.

This study identifies myosin waves and a mechanical asymmetry as key factors in the oscillatory migration of Drosophila cardiac progenitors.

This paper investigates how 3D viscoelastic drag forces from tailbud tissue drive cell shape changes in the zebrafish embryo's Kupffer's Vesicle during organogenesis.

The paper shows that cell shape and alignment together predict a solid-to-fluid transition in Drosophila germband epithelium during convergent extension.