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Alysse DeFoe

Northwestern University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1

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Andrew M. WatkinsiD· 1 shared Anne E. d’AquinoiD· 1 shared Antje KrügeriD· 1 shared Camila KofmaniD· 1 shared Eli FiskeriD· 1 shared Eterna ParticipantsiD· 1 shared Faith MilleriD· 1 shared Hannah M. Larson· 1 shared

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Quantifying the role of hyaluronic acid on collagen fiber mechanics via femtosecond laser ablation

Hannah M. Larson, Faith Miller, Natalie Hawley, Olivia Ward, Alysse DeFoe, Jason A. Burdick, Sarah Calve

This study uses femtosecond laser ablation to measure collagen fiber recoil in tendons, showing that hyaluronic acid (HA) is critical for fiber sliding and mechanical properties.

bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Community science designed ribosomes with beneficial phenotypes

Antje Krüger, Andrew M. Watkins, Roger Wellington-Oguri, Jonathan Romano, Camila Kofman, Alysse DeFoe, Yejun Kim, Jeff Anderson-Lee, Eli Fisker, Jill Townley, Eterna Participants, Anne E. d’Aquino, Rhiju Das, Michael C. Jewett

This study uses community science and experimental screening to design mutant ribosomes with improved protein synthesis and cell growth in vitro and vivo.

Nature Communications · Feb 21, 2023Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology