Yusuke HARA
Alumni, Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
mbiyusu@nus.edu.sg
Level 10 T-Lab
National University of Singapore
5A Engineering Drive 1
Singapore 117411
Wong Bin Sheng
Research Fellow, Li Group
Wong Liting
Research Assistant, Lim Group
MBI PI Timothy Saunders selected as EMBO Global Investigator
Asst. Prof. Timothy Saunders, MBI Principal Investigator and Department of Biological Sciences, NUS has been selected to join the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Global Investigator Network.
How fish get their shape
By investigating how chevron patterns form in embryonic fish muscle, a team from the Saunders Lab has revealed how physical forces are essential for correct formation of complex organ shapes. Learn more
International Conference on Genomes and AI: Post-event report
This 3-day event created a common platform for scientists, industry experts, and students to share ideas and innovations, and to facilitate fruitful discussions on how AI-based tools could be used to spur research in biological sciences.
Hilary Lappin-Scott visiting from Cardiff
Prof. Hilary Lappin-Scottvisiting MBI on 27th November, 2019, for an afternoon of talks, discussion and networking opportunities.
Yusuke Hara
Alumni
Recent Publications
- Sun Z, Amourda C, Shagirov M, Hara Y, Saunders TE, and Toyama Y. Author Correction: Basolateral protrusion and apical contraction cooperatively drive Drosophila germ-band extension. Nat. Cell Biol. 2018;. [PMID: 29507405]
- Hara Y. Contraction and elongation: Mechanics underlying cell boundary deformations in epithelial tissue. Dev. Growth Differ. 2017;. [PMID: 28573735]
- Ding WY, Ong HT, Hara Y, Wongsantichon J, Toyama Y, Robinson RC, Nédélec F, and Zaidel-Bar R. Plastin increases cortical connectivity to facilitate robust polarization and timely cytokinesis. J. Cell Biol. 2017;. [PMID: 28400443]
- Sun Z, Amourda C, Shagirov M, Hara Y, Saunders TE, and Toyama Y. Basolateral protrusion and apical contraction cooperatively drive Drosophila germ-band extension. Nat. Cell Biol. 2017;. [PMID: 28346438]
- Bertocchi C, Wang Y, Ravasio A, Hara Y, Wu Y, Sailov T, Baird MA, Davidson MW, Zaidel-Bar R, Toyama Y, Ladoux B, Mege R, and Kanchanawong P. Nanoscale architecture of cadherin-based cell adhesions. Nat. Cell Biol. 2016;. [PMID: 27992406]
- Hara Y, Shagirov M, and Toyama Y. Cell Boundary Elongation by Non-autonomous Contractility in Cell Oscillation. Curr. Biol. 2016; 26(17):2388-96. [PMID: 27524484]
