How do intestinal stem cells in Drosophila detect and repair basement membrane damage? A new study in @Dev_Cell by @aubrie_stricker, @PageMcCawLab, and @VanderbiltCDB sheds insight on tissue integrity and repair! https://t.co/nTyp0ZIhzs
If anyone saw my talk at #Dros23 and were curious about the next chapter in the Mthl10 story, this is it. Incredible work from stellar @VanderbiltU undergrad and incoming @PennMedicine medical student, Ivy Han!
Who would have thought epithelial cells set cortical tension using information from a cell surface receptor? See our bioRxiv preprint for details - https://t.co/qr9HPhDbRE
After wounding, a G-protein coupled receptor restores tension to epithelial cells in a dynamic inward-traveling wave https://t.co/WoRiaDcSua #biorxiv_biophys
So proud of my most recent graduate, @JamesOConnorPhD, for winning the international 2023 Sandler Award for the best dissertation using Drosophila. It was a joy to work with you, profoundly moving to see you soar now - Andrea #Dros23@VanderbiltCDB@VUBasicSciences
@JamesOConnorPhD@VanderbiltCDB@VUBasicSciences James' "jump-the-gap" movie: Epithelial wounds release a signal that triggers calcium (green) in surrounding cells. The pink cells are deaf to the signal (Gq knockdown) but the outside cells can still hear it. @Dev_Cell@JamesOConnorPhD @mShaneHutson
Congrats to this year’s Larry Sandler award winner and all the finalists.
New goal: a lab logo that is as cool as that of the Page-McCaw lab (congrats to the proud mentor as well)
#dros23
Today Andrea Page-McCraw @PageMcCawLab from @VanderbiltCDB gave a spectacular talk about ‘Mechanisms of epithelial wound detection’. 🪰 Andrea was hosted by Acaimo González Reyes! Thanks for the visit and discussion!