Madan Rao

The paper shows that two classes of myosins organize distinct membrane domains through active forces, enabling spatial segregation of nanoclusters and modulating information transduction.

The paper studies stress patterning in renewable active matter, finding spontaneous segregation and coarsening dynamics in actomyosin elastomers with two myosin species.

The paper shows that actin flows sort membrane proteins based on their affinity for actin, leading to specific clustering and patterning.

The paper shows that patterned junctional contractility coordinates cell behavior in mixed epithelia, leading to spatial order and 3D tissue structure during development.

This study investigates mechanical excitability in renewable active matter, showing that activity and turnover generate travelling waves and spatiotemporal chaos in systems like the cell cytoskeleton.

The paper investigates the morphodynamics of intracellular organelles by modeling active mechano-chemical cycles in trafficking pathways, showing how fission and fusion events generate active stresses and hydrodynamic flows.

The paper develops a method to quantify 3D concentration gradients and cellular organisation in curved epithelial tissues using image processing and intensity correction.

The paper investigates how steric hindrance and stratification affect actomyosin organization, showing that simulations and microscopy reveal stratified patterns in vitro that differ from in vivo observations.