The University of Kansas professor is also known for her leadership among early-career researchers.

Researchers made a synthetic cell that can photosynthesize and make proteins crucial for cellular structure. 

Researchers are looking at actin polymerization and calcium uptake in human cells to study mitochondrial division.

Human embryonic kidney cells use actin cytoskeletal networks to organize proteins on the surfaces of cell membranes.

The dissection of how cells sense and propagate physical forces is leading to exciting new tools and discoveries in mechanobiology and mechanomedicine.

Physical forces propagate from the outside of cells inward and vice versa.

This collective migration, called durotaxis, depends on which cells get the best grip on a surface.

Applying a mechanical force that pulls on a cell stretches chromatin, facilitating transcription, scientists show.

Actin—the bones of the cell—has a preference for swirling into a counterclockwise pattern.