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Aaron F. Mertz

University of Chicago · US
Area of research
Cell Biology · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer, Nuclear physics research studies, and Astro and Planetary Science.
h-index
18
citations
2,105
works
42
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Small-scale demixing in confluent biological tissues
Soft Matter 2020cited by 68position: middledoi
Distinct modes of cell competition shape mammalian tissue morphogenesis
Nature 2019cited by 155position: middledoi
E-cadherin integrates mechanotransduction and EGFR signaling to control junctional tissue polarization and tight junction positioning
Nature Communications 2017cited by 211position: middledoi
WNT-SHH Antagonism Specifies and Expands Stem Cells prior to Niche Formation
Cell 2016cited by 183position: middledoi
BMP Signaling and Its pSMAD1/5 Target Genes Differentially Regulate Hair Follicle Stem Cell Lineages
Cell stem cell 2014cited by 171position: middledoi

Grants

NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology FY 2014
NSF1401728$140,0002014–2016PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Elaine Fuchs · Howard Hughes Medical Institute3 papers (2014–2019) · 2 papers (2017–2020)Valerie Horsley · Yale Cancer Center2 papers (2017–2020)Carien M. Niessen · SKiN Health2 papers (2017–2020)Eric R. Dufresne · Cornell University2 papers (2017–2020)Maria Genander · Karolinska Institutet1 papers (2014–2014) · 1 papers (2017–2017)Susanna Marg · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover1 papers (2017–2017)M. Cristina Marchetti · University of California System1 papers (2020–2020)Daniel M. Sussman · Emory University1 papers (2020–2020) · 1 papers (2017–2017)J. M. Schwarz · European Molecular Biology Laboratory1 papers (2020–2020)John M. Levorse · Howard Hughes Medical Institute1 papers (2019–2019) · 1 papers (2017–2017) · 1 papers (2017–2017)Sara A. Wickström · University of Helsinki1 papers (2017–2017)Stephanie J. Ellis · University of Vienna1 papers (2019–2019)Tamara Ouspenskaia · Broad Institute1 papers (2016–2016)Irina Matos · Howard Hughes Medical Institute1 papers (2016–2016)Peter J. Cook · Seattle Children's Hospital1 papers (2014–2014)