Anna Kicheva

The paper identifies a mechanism for floor plate formation in the vertebrate neural tube that separates the timing of specification and growth to scale morphogen gradients with tissue size.

This paper describes a method to create elastomeric stencils for controlled stem cell differentiation and pattern formation.

The paper studies BMP signalling dynamics in the developing neural tube, showing temporal relay mechanisms drive self-organised cell type patterns.

The paper shows how floorplate organiser forms autonomously in neural tube organoids through BMP-mediated cluster competition and FOXA2 dynamics.

The paper investigates how cell cycle dynamics influence the fluidity of the developing mouse neuroepithelium, revealing a glass transition mechanism rather than a jamming transition.

The paper develops a mechanical model of the neuroepithelium to show how neuronal differentiation rates affect tissue growth anisotropy and cell arrangement.