Yanlan Mao

The paper quantifies ECM's role in lymph node mechanics and shows how ECM stiffness and FRC contractility affect tissue remodelling and expansion.

The paper uses a 3D biophysical model to show that cell aspect ratio affects purse string efficiency in wound closure, with taller cells being more deformable and squamous cells requiring stronger purse strings.

This study identifies a 3D mechanical mechanism in Drosophila wing disc epithelia that enhances wound healing through coordinated cell shape changes and intercalations.

The paper investigates how the basement membrane (BM) influences the mechanical memory of epithelial tissues, finding that it retains shape memory for up to four hours before permanent deformation occurs.

The paper shows that 3D epithelial cell geometry and topology influence Notch-Delta signalling range, affecting cell fate patterning in Drosophila wing margins.

This study develops coarse-grained models of collagen-IV networks and shows that non-equilibrium remodelling enables dynamic strain response not achievable through equilibrium processes.

The paper shows that tissue mechanics influence mitotic nuclear migration in Drosophila wing disc epithelia, with Rho kinase and Diaphanous playing key roles in nuclear positioning under varying cell density.

EpiGraph quantifies epithelial organization using computational geometry and graph theory to analyze cell arrangements in tissues.

The paper shows that Notch signaling and external forces, not Myosin-II, drive slow cell intercalation in Drosophila retinal glial-like cone cells.

The paper models how planar differential growth rates determine fold positions in Drosophila wing imaginal discs.