research Nuclear mechanosensing How the nucleus contributes to how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces. Integrin mechanosensing and cell metabolism CD98hc links cell metabolism to integrin rigidity sensing and tissue homeostasis (2013–2019). hardware LEGO® cell stretcher A low-cost, open-source cyclic cell stretching device built from LEGO® parts. Magzy Open-hardware magnetic tweezers built from LEGO® parts for cell microrheology. software PysternBlot Open-source Python app for Western blot figures with provenance tracking. PyMicRheo Python application for magnetic tweezer microrheology and viscoelastic analysis. past research Rho GTPase regulation Earlier work (2002–2012) on RhoGDI1, Rho GTPase crosstalk and integrin-linked kinase.