Meaghan C. Loud

This study shows gonadal and chromosomal sex independently and together affect immune responses to implanted scaffolds in mice.

This study decouples the effects of sex chromosomes and gonadal sex on cardiac myofibroblast activation using FCG mice and hydrogel cultures, revealing sex-specific gene and protein expression patterns.

This study shows TGF-β1 causes sex-specific cardiac myofibroblast activation and secreted factor differences on hydrogels, influencing fibrosis.

The paper shows that PIEZO2 in dorsal root ganglia neurons regulates gut motility by sensing mechanical stretch, affecting gastrointestinal transit.

The paper shows that a gain-of-function PIEZO2 mutation in sensory neurons causes joint contractures in mice, and that Botox and dietary fatty acids can alleviate these defects.