Eva K. Pillai

University of Cambridge — United Kingdom

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

5h-index927citations16works1.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Cellular Mechanics and Interactions(7), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications(4), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling(4), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications(3), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior(3)

Publications16 total

Environmental stiffness regulates neuronal maturation via Piezo1-mediated transthyretin activity
Nature Communications·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Prioritising Sexual and Reproductive Health on a Female Inpatient Psychiatric Ward: A Quality Improvement Project
BJPsych Open·2025Open Access
The association between relapse and the outcome of schizophrenia and recurrent psychotic disorders
The British Journal of Psychiatry·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Environmental stiffness regulates neuronal maturation via Piezo1-mediated TTR activity
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Long-range chemical signalling <i>in vivo</i> is regulated by mechanical signals
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Mechanics in the nervous system: From development to disease
Neuron·2023· 87 citedOpen Access
Data set accompanying the paper "Effective cell membrane tension is independent of polyacrylamide substrate stiffness"
2022Open Access
Data set accompanying the paper "Effective cell membrane tension is independent of polyacrylamide substrate stiffness"
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
Data set accompanying the paper "Effective cell membrane tension is independent of polyacrylamide substrate stiffness"
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
Effective cell membrane tension is independent of polyacrylamide substrate stiffness
PNAS Nexus·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Effective cell membrane tension is independent of polyacrylamide substrate stiffness
2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Interplay between Piezo1-mediated mechanosensing and the chemical guidance cue Semaphorin3A during development of the embryonic nervous system
Apollo (University of Cambridge)·2020Open Access
Rapid changes in tissue mechanics regulate cell behaviour in the developing embryonic brain
eLife·2019· 147 citedOpen Access
Author response: Rapid changes in tissue mechanics regulate cell behaviour in the developing embryonic brain
2018Open Access
Mechanosensing is critical for axon growth in the developing brain
Nature Neuroscience·2016· 651 citedOpen Access
Linkage and association analysis of ADHD endophenotypes in extended and multigenerational pedigrees from a genetic isolate
Molecular Psychiatry·2015· 20 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Kristian Franze(12), Sarah K. Foster(8), Eva Kreysing(7), Andrea Dimitracopoulos(7), Jeffrey Mc Hugh(5), Kurt Andresen(5), Ryan D. Greenhalgh(5), Ulrich F. Keyser(5), Amelia J. Thompson(4), Christine E. Holt(3), Sudipta Mukherjee(3), Niklas Gampl(3), Katrin A. Mooslehner(3), Ivan B. Dimov(2), Alex Winkel(2), Hélène Gautier(2), Leila Mureşan(2), Daniel Haarhoff(2), Sebastián Vásquez-Sepúlveda(2), Robert Humphrey(2)