Marko A. Popovic

This study shows that geometric confinement overrides inherited body-axis orientation in regenerating Hydra, leading to reorientation aligned with the confining channel.

This study investigates how the apical extracellular matrix (aECM) regulates fold morphogenesis in the Drosophila wing disc, showing its role in stabilizing tissue folding and shaping the adult wing.

This study shows mechanical strain focuses at topological defects during Hydra regeneration, promoting head organizer formation through a feedback loop involving Wnt signaling and biophysical modeling.

This study shows that mechanical confinement in Hydra regeneration can lead to multiaxial body plans due to nematic topological defects in actomyosin fibers, challenging the idea that axial patterning relies solely on biochemical gradients.

The paper shows active cellular behaviors drive 3D shape changes in Drosophila wing disc pouch through spontaneous strains, validated by MyoVI knockdown.

The paper investigates the role of core PCP mutations in Drosophila pupal wing morphogenesis and finds they do not affect tissue shape changes but influence fast mechanical responses.

The paper investigates how tissue-scale patterns of cell shape and mechanical stress emerge in Drosophila wing imaginal discs through self-organized mechanosensitive feedback.

The paper quantifies how cell divisions and rearrangements drive anisotropic growth in Drosophila wing discs under 20E treatment.