Dr Meg McFetridge
Meg specialises in elucidating how cells sense biophysical signals from the microenvironment to drive biological responses.
Meg's research focus is on cellular mechanosensing of microenvironment cues. She explores this by developing models to study the interaction between cells and their surroundings. Her goal is to understand and exploit the relationship between mechanosensing and cell fate to advance medicine.
Key Publications
A comparison of fixation methods for SEM analysis of self-assembling peptide hydrogel nanoarchitecture, McFetridge, Meg L., Kulkarni, Ketav, Hilsenstein, Volker, Del Borgo, Mark P., Aguilar, Marie-Isabel and Ricardo, Sharon D. Nanoscale 2023
Elucidating the cell penetrating properties of self-assembling β-peptides McFetridge, Meg L., Kulkarni, Ketav, Lee, Tzong-Hsien, Del Borgo, Mark P., Aguilar, Marie-Isabel and Ricardo, Sharon D. Nanoscale 2023
The use of hydrogels for cell-based treatment of chronic kidney disease McFetridge, Meg L., Del Borgo, Mark P., Aguilar, Marie-Isabel and Ricardo, Sharon D. Clinical Science 2018
Stem cell migration and mechanotransduction on linear stiffness gradient hydrogels Hadden, William J., Young, Jennifer L., Holle, Andrew W., McFetridge, ... et al., PNAS 2017