V. B. Shenoy

This study identifies CD44 as a key mediator of cell traction force generation in hyaluronic acid-rich extracellular matrices, showing its role in modulating collagen network mechanics and tumor invasion.

This study shows lipid droplets act as intracellular mechanical stressors that cause nuclear deformation and hepatocyte dedifferentiation, similar to tissue stiffening effects.

This paper shows that glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) reduce long-range mechanical communication between cells in collagen networks by preventing collagen fiber alignment.

This study shows that chemo-mechanical cues influence chromatin organization in connective tissue cells, with disease disrupting this relationship.

This paper develops fibrous hydrogel assemblies that contract when encapsulated with mesenchymal stromal cells, enabling programmed shape changes for biofabrication and tissue engineering.

This study develops a chemo-mechanical model to explain how RhoA and Rac1 differentially affect endothelial junction dynamics through their roles in contractility, adhesion turnover, and actin polymerization.

This study uses a mechano-osmotic model and experiments to show gap junctions amplify spatial volume variations in multicellular spheroids due to proliferation-induced solid stress.