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A real pleasure to host Martin Schwartz in Toronto as the external examiner for Fernando Valencia’s PhD defense. Congratulations, Dr. Valencia!
June 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Excited to share our latest work on how Ca²⁺ regulates actin in cell protrusions—now available as a preprint on bioRxiv! 🎉 Huge congrats to Ernest Iu for leading the project, and a special thanks to our amazing collaborators!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A TRPV4–dependent calcium signaling axis governs lamellipodial actin architecture to promote cell migration
Cell migration is crucial for development and tissue homeostasis, while its dysregulation leads to severe pathologies. Cell migration is driven by the extension of actin–based lamellipodia protrusions...
www.biorxiv.org
March 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM