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Ariel Westfried

Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyORCID 0009-0003-8448-1699Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Kinneret KereniD· 2 shared Liora Garion· 2 shared Marko A. PopoviciD· 2 shared Iris Pasvinter· 1 shared Noam Dori· 1 shared S. SuganthaniD· 1 shared Yael Ascoli-Abbina· 1 shared Yonit Maroudas-SacksiD· 1 shared

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintJul 1, 2026

Body-Axis Reorientation in Regenerating Hydra under Geometric Confinement

Ariel Westfried, Liora Garion, Marko A. Popovic, Kinneret Keren

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

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.25.734673

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BiophysicsDevelopmentPeer-reviewedFeb 15, 2025

Mechanical strain focusing at topological defect sites in regenerating Hydra

Yonit Maroudas-Sacks, S. Suganthan, Liora Garion…·Kinneret Keren

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.

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non-human primatebiophysical modeling

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