Howard A. Stone

The paper introduces FORCENET, an implantable sensor network that maps intercellular forces in living embryos, revealing coordinated mechanical patterns regulated by developmental signaling.

This study demonstrates the formation of large-scale polar microtubule swarms that enable dense molecular transport through motor-driven activity and filament regeneration.

This study demonstrates that microtubule bundling can occur through condensate-mediated capillary forces, independent of bulk protein concentration.

The paper shows that anionic fluorescent dyes up to 1 kDa pass through plasmodesmata while smaller cationic ones do not, suggesting plasmodesmal pores may have positive charges.

This study uses a microfluidic platform to link red blood cell properties to whole-blood rheology in sickle cell disease, revealing how stiff cell proportions and spatial organization drive pathological flow resistance.

This study uses Green Fluorescent Protein to optimize a room-temperature aerosol dehydration process, achieving over 96% fluorescence recovery in dry powders.

This paper demonstrates a boundary-sensing mechanism in branched microtubule networks using a nanotechnology platform, showing how length-dependent branching and dynamic instability enable tunable network formation in confined spaces.

This paper introduces a portable microfluidic device for highly multiplexed nucleic acid detection, demonstrating its integration with CRISPR-based technology for rapid pathogen and variant detection.

The paper studies sperm hyperactivation in different fluid environments, identifying three migration strategies and showing how circling-and-wandering balances exploration and exploitation for effective migration.

The paper shows that bacterial species use distinct microcolony morphologies to colonize surfaces under high fluid flow, with S. aureus relying on signaling molecules and E. faecalis on mechanical forces.

This study shows free-floating bacteria detect shear flow to alter gene expression, enhancing survival in low oxygen conditions through quorum sensing and oxygen gradient formation.

The paper models how gene drives spread spatially and identifies conditions for controlled release and containment.