Nandan L. Nerurkar

The paper shows that the chick cranial neural tube expands as an active shell, with tissue thickening and stable thickness patterns during volumetric growth.

The paper identifies an endodermal subpopulation in the chick embryo that transitions into neuromesodermal progenitors, contributing to multiple germ layers.

This study identifies a biomechanical mechanism involving mesenchymal forces and SHH signaling that drives epithelial tube splitting during tracheal-esophageal separation in embryos.

This study investigates foregut tube formation in chick embryos, revealing its narrow developmental window and biomechanical role of endoderm in elongation and heart tube formation.

The paper applies tissue-scale tension to avian epithelia in vivo to study mechanical behaviors and inter-germ layer coupling in the chick embryo.

The paper investigates the mechanical properties of the embryonic small intestine during development, identifying elastic fibers as key to its bending stiffness and mechanical anisotropy.

This study shows Hoxd13 regulates hindgut morphogenesis through the TGFβ pathway by altering mesenchymal biomechanics.

The paper investigates how elastic fibers in the mesentery influence tissue stiffness and enable buckling morphogenesis during intestinal looping in embryos.

This study develops a chemo-mechanical model to show how FGF gradients and endoderm mechanics coordinate hindgut elongation in chick embryos.