Nicholas Dunne

This study identifies mechanotransduction pathways involved in chicken tendon development and shows how paralysis disrupts these processes.

The paper shows that embryo movement is essential for tendon maturation in chick embryos, with YAP signaling and collagen alignment responding to mechanical cues.

This study investigates the structural determinants of tendon function during development and their sensitivity to mechanical stimulation, finding that intrafibrillar crosslink formation and fibril elongation are critical and mechanosensitive.