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Sasha Cai Lesher‐Pérez

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0002-1740-2597Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Andrew J. PutnamiD· 2 shared Ariella ShikanoviD· 2 shared Brendon M. BakeriD· 2 shared Despina I. PavlidisiD· 2 shared Emily McCorkleiD· 2 shared Irene W. ZhangiD· 2 shared Xiaoqian WangiD· 2 shared Albert Tianxiang LiuiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A robust and user-agnostic step-emulsion platform for scalable microgel fabrication

Durante Pioche-Lee, Shiyu Yang, Xiaoqian Wang, Yoke Qi Ho, Wahidur Rahman, Armen C Vartanian, Despina I. Pavlidis, Irene W. Zhang, Julia E. Vallier, Emily McCorkle, Andrew Schaefer, Andrew J. Putnam, Ariella Shikanov, Cole A. DeForest, Sasha Cai Lesher‐Pérez

This paper introduces a step-emulsion platform for scalable microgel fabrication that is robust, user-agnostic, and compatible with various materials and viscosities.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

MAP hydrogel promotes revascularization of human ovarian graft and integration with the hypothalamic-pituitary axis in a mouse model of primary ovarian insufficiency

Despina I. Pavlidis, Monica A. Rionda, Chloe E Fischer, Maria A. Jennings, Delaney S Sinko, Bhavya Vats, Margaret A. Brunette, Sasha Cai Lesher‐Pérez, Vasantha Padmanabhan, Brendon M. Baker, Ariella Shikanov

This study shows that MAP hydrogel encapsulation improves revascularization and endocrine function of transplanted ovarian tissue in a mouse model of primary ovarian insufficiency.

bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering

Membrane Geometric Confinement Reshapes the Lateral Electric Field Distribution and Intracellular Cargo Transport in Nanopore Electroporation

Emily McCorkle, Matthew Lee Manion, Xiaoqian Wang, Cheyenne Meeks, Guanren Tao, Sasha Cai Lesher‐Pérez, Albert Tianxiang Liu

This study shows that membrane geometry in nanopore electroporation affects electric field distribution and cargo transport, enabling controlled delivery patterns.

bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering

Clickable PEG-norbornene microgels support suspension bioprinting and microvascular assembly

Irene W. Zhang, Lucia S. Choi, Nicole E. Friend, Atticus J. McCoy, Firaol S. Midekssa, Michael M. Hu, Eben Alsberg, Sasha Cai Lesher‐Pérez, Jan P. Stegemann, Brendon M. Baker, Andrew J. Putnam

This study develops clickable PEGNB microbeads that enable suspension bioprinting and microvascular self-assembly for engineering hierarchical vasculature.

Acta Biomaterialia · Nov 15, 2024Peer-reviewedBioengineering