Andrea W. Page

This study shows that cell fusion after wounding requires plasma membrane damage and endocytosis, with endocytosis expanding fusion pores to enable tissue repair.

The paper shows that Piezo-dependent detection of matrix stiffness generates transient cells that repair basement membrane damage in Drosophila.

The paper shows that Wg spreads extracellularly in the Drosophila ovary to promote follicle stem cell proliferation, as demonstrated by the fertility defects in hemizygous NRT-wg/null flies.