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Joana M. N. Vidigueira

University of CambridgeORCID 0000-0002-3756-2854Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:simulation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Fengzhu XiongiD· 3 shared Alicja W. MaksymiukiD· 1 shared Ana R. Hernandez-RodrigueziD· 1 shared Arthur MichautiD· 1 shared Changqing LuiD· 1 shared Chon U ChaniD· 1 shared Christopher ChaniD· 1 shared Emily Holmes· 1 shared

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TiFM2.0 - Versatile mechanical measurement and actuation in live embryos

Ana R. Hernandez-Rodriguez, Yisha Lan, Fengtong Ji, Susannah B. P. McLaren, Joana M. N. Vidigueira, R. Li, Yixin Dai, Emily Holmes, Lauren D. Moon, Lakshmi Balasubramaniam, Fengzhu Xiong

TiFM2.0 improves mechanical measurement and actuation in live embryos with a double-probe system, demonstrating applications in chicken and zebrafish embryos.

Development · Jan 20, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Cell density couples tissue mechanics to control the elongation speed of the body axis

Changqing Lu, Joana M. N. Vidigueira, Christopher Chan, Alicja W. Maksymiuk, Fengzhu Xiong

The paper shows that cell density in the posterior presomitic mesoderm modulates body axis elongation speed through a negative feedback loop, coupling tissue mechanics and FGF activity.

iScience · Sep 17, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Direct Force Measurement and Loading on Developing Tissues in Intact Avian Embryos

Chon U Chan, Fengzhu Xiong, Arthur Michaut, Joana M. N. Vidigueira, Olivier Pourquié, L. Mahadevan

This paper introduces TiFM, a technique for measuring and applying forces to small tissues in early chicken embryos, showing it can capture stress dynamics and alter morphogenetic processes.

Development · Apr 18, 2023Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology