What is the role of microtubules in mechanotransduction?
What is the role of microtubules in mechanotransduction? Microtubules [...]
What are Contractile Fibers?
What are Contractile Fibers? Certain myosin isoforms (i.e. myosin [...]
How is actomoysin contractility regulated?
How does the contractome protein network regulate actomyosin contractility? [...]
What are Blebs?
What are Blebs? Blebs are blister-like protrusions that occur [...]
What is Actomyosin?
What is Actomyosin? Actomyosin refers to the actin-myosin complex [...]
How do filopodia move dynamically?
What causes filopodia retraction and collapse? Binding of filopodia [...]
Zhang Shaobo
Alumni
I joined the Saunders group on an internship as part of my Final Year Project during undergraduate study. The internship has been an amazing experience and helped me make up my mind to continue my journey in the mechanics of development – an exciting field which requires the integration of biology, physics, computer science and engineering.
My background during undergraduate study is in Bioinformatics (at Shanghai Jiao Tong University), and this has prepared me well for future exploration. I hope to use quantitative analysis techniques to study robust and precise cell matching processes. By applying embryonic Drosophila heart formation as a simplified matching system, I am looking forward to deciphering the deeper mechanisms of the cell targeting process about how cells find their partners in a complicated environment.
