// research project · 03
Collective
Cell Migration_
Confocal MicroscopyFRETERK Signaling
Live-cell ImagingImageJPythonVertex Modeling
// overview
This project investigated how transient perturbations to actomyosin contractility reprogram MDCK epithelial cells from a junctional-tension-dominated state into a protrusion-driven, fluidized tissue state using FRET-based ERK biosensors and live-cell imaging pipelines.