Nitya Kopparapu & Feeling Chen

Nitya Kopparapu (student)

"Mechanisms of Lumen Expansion in Human Epiblast Models: The Role of Apical Actin and Osmotic Pressure"

Indana, D., Zakharov, A., Lim, Y., Dunn, A. R., Bhutani, N., Shenoy, V. B., & Chaudhuri, O. (2024). Lumen expansion is initially driven by apical actin polymerization followed by osmotic pressure in a human epiblast model. Cell Stem Cell, 31(5), 640–656.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.03.016

Coaches: Diana Laird, PhD and Mark Pownall, PhD

Feeling Chen (student)

"CRISPR-Cas9 Screens reveal regulators of ageing in neural stem cells"

Ruetz, T.J., Pogson, A.N., Kashiwagi, C.M. et al. CRISPR–Cas9 screens reveal regulators of ageing in neural stem cells. Nature 634, 1150–1159 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07972-2

Coaches: Alex Marson,MD, PhD and Betsy Crouch, MD, PhD

Moderators: Tayma Handal & Gabriel Avillion