A. X. Cartagena-Rivera

This paper identifies septins as key regulators of amoeboid motility in T cells by enabling microenvironment sensing and actomyosin partitioning through steric interactions with collagen fibers.

This study identifies UNC-45A as a regulator of intestinal epithelial barrier integrity and repair, showing its role in maintaining junctions and contractile forces.

This study introduces an iterative viscoelastic characterization method to analyze human skin cells' mechanical behavior across multiple timescales, revealing distinct viscoelastic properties among melanoma, melanocytes, and fibroblasts.

The paper uses PFT-AFM to map stiffness gradients in cochlear epithelium, showing TRIOBP deficiency alters radial stiffness gradients and affects hearing.

The paper shows dynein and kinesin motors balance microtubule network mechanics, affecting cell shape, adhesion, and mechanosensing through opposing actions on microtubule organization.