Claire A. Dessalles

The paper presents a standardized framework for analyzing nematic order in cellular tissues and identifies subdiffusive defect dynamics inconsistent with current active nematic theory.

This study analyzes 3D epithelial tissue packing in MDCK cells, revealing correlations between cell height, skewing, and substrate properties during proliferation.

The paper studies how actin dynamics and tension affect endothelial cell mechanics under pressure, showing strain-stiffening and actin-driven reorientation.

This study shows that contractile force in cardiac and skeletal muscle tissues increases with environmental stiffness following a power-law relationship.

This study shows that lateral confinement controls pericyte shape and migration, with dry friction theory accurately predicting their behavior in vitro.