Publications

  • Countryman Andrew D., Doherty Caroline, Herrera-Perez R. M., Kasza, Karen. Endogenous OptoRhoGEFs reveal biophysical principles of epithelial tissue furrowing. biorxiv, 2024 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.12.593711

  • Herrera-Perez R. M., Cupo, C., Allan, C.J. Dagle, A.B. and Kasza, K.E. Tissue Flows Are Tuned by Actomyosin-Dependent Mechanics in Developing Embryos. PRX life, 013004-1-14, 2023

  • Herrera-Perez R. M., Cupo, C., Allan, C., Lin, A., Kasza, K. Using optogenetics to link myosin patterns to contractile cell behaviors during convergent extension. Biophysical Journal, 120-19 (4214-4229) 2021

  • Herrera-Perez R. M., Kasza, K. Manipulating the patterns of mechanical forces that shape multicellular tissues. Physiology, 34 (381-391), 2019

  • Herrera-Perez R. M., Kasza, K. Biophysical control of the cell behaviors that build and shape epithelial tissues. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, 51 (88-95), 2018

  • Herrera-Perez R. M., Voytik-Harbin, S.L., Sarkaria, J., Pollok, K.E., Fishel, M.L., Rickus J.L. Presence of stromal cells in a bioengineered tumor microenvironment alters glioblastoma migration and response to STAT3 inhibition. PLoS ONE 13(3): e0194183, 2018

  • Herrera-Perez R. M., Voytik-Harbin, S.L., Rickus J.L. Extracellular matrix properties regulate the migratory response of glioblastoma stem cells in 3D culture. Tissue Engineering Part A, 21 (2572-2583), 2015

  • Jaroch, D.B., Lu, J., Madangopal, R., Stull, N.D., Stensberg, M., Shi, J., Kahn, J., Herrera-Perez R. M., Zeitchek, M., Sturgis, J., Robinson, J.P., Yoder, M.C., Porterfield, D.M., Mirmira, R.G., Rickus, J.L. Mouse and human islets survive and function after coating by biosilicification. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 305 (1230-1240), 2013