Faculty profile
Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez
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Research
Latest papers
Cell divisions both challenge and refine tissue boundaries in the Drosophila embryo.
Development (Cambridge, England) · 2026
ReSCU-Nets: Recurrent U-Nets for segmentation of three-dimensional microscopy data.
The Journal of cell biology · 2025 · senior author
mTor limits autophagy to facilitate cell volume expansion and rapid wound repair in Drosophila embryos.
Developmental cell · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $960,076
Dynamic molecular and cellular mechanisms driving epithelial cell ingression
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $250,000
An embryo-like 3D model of human heart development to provide novel insights into congenital heart diseases
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $944,775
Orchestrating cell adhesion and cytoskeletal rearrangements during embryonic wound repair
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
53 publications.
Cell divisions both challenge and refine tissue boundaries in the Drosophila embryo.
Castle V, Miles M, Perez-Vicente R, Fernandez-Gonzalez R, Erdemci-Tandogan G
ReSCU-Nets: Recurrent U-Nets for segmentation of three-dimensional microscopy data.
Hawkins R, Balaghi N, Rothenberg KE, Ly M, Fernandez-Gonzalez R
mTor limits autophagy to facilitate cell volume expansion and rapid wound repair in Drosophila embryos.
Scepanovic G, Balaghi N, Rothenberg KE, Fernandez-Gonzalez R
Inferring active and passive mechanical drivers of epithelial convergent extension.
Anjum S, Vijayraghavan D, Fernandez-Gonzalez R, Sutherland A, Davidson L
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development.
Balaghi N, Fernandez-Gonzalez R
Should I shrink or should I grow: cell size changes in tissue morphogenesis.
Scepanovic G, Fernandez-Gonzalez R
Integrin-based adhesions promote cell-cell junction and cytoskeletal remodelling to drive embryonic wound healing.
Ly M, Schimmer C, Hawkins R, E Rothenberg K, Fernandez-Gonzalez R
Cortical tension promotes Kibra degradation via Par-1.
Tokamov SA, Buiter S, Ullyot A, Scepanovic G, Williams AM, Fernandez-Gonzalez R, Horne-Badovinac S, Fehon RG
Myosin waves and a mechanical asymmetry guide the oscillatory migration of Drosophila cardiac progenitors.
Balaghi N, Erdemci-Tandogan G, McFaul C, Fernandez-Gonzalez R
Rap1 coordinates cell-cell adhesion and cytoskeletal reorganization to drive collective cell migration in vivo.
Rothenberg KE, Chen Y, McDonald JA, Fernandez-Gonzalez R
Dynamic molecular and cellular mechanisms driving epithelial cell ingression
Principal investigators: Tepass, Ulrich
Keywords: Cancer; Cell Adhesion; Cell Ingression; Cell Polarity; Computer Modeling; Drosophila; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition; Genetic Analysis; Image Analysis
An embryo-like 3D model of human heart development to provide novel insights into congenital heart diseases
Principal investigators: Protze, Stephanie
Keywords: 3D model of human heart development; cardiovascular development; cardiac progenitors ; human pluripotent stem cells; gastruloids; congenital heart diseases; hypoplastic left heart syndrome; cell migration; live imaging; quantitative image analysis
Orchestrating cell adhesion and cytoskeletal rearrangements during embryonic wound repair
Principal investigators: Fernandez-Gonzalez, Rodrigo
Keywords: Actomyosin Cytoskeleton; Adherens Junctions; Epithelial Morphogenesis; Image Analysis; Integrin-Based Adhesion; Laser Ablation; Mathematical Modelling; Optogenetics; Quantitative Live Microscopy; Small Gtpases
Quantitative Cell Biology And Morphogenesis
Principal investigators: Fernandez-Gonzalez, Rodrigo
Mechanisms of collective cell movement during embryonic heart development
Principal investigators: FernandezGonzalez, Rodrigo
The role of Rap1 GTPase in coordinating cell adhesion and cytoskeletal rearrangement during epithelial wound healing
Principal investigators: Rothenberg, Katheryn
Keywords: Adhesion Dynamics; Biochemical Signaling; Cell Polarity; Collective Cell Migration; Cytoskeletal Dynamics; Fluorescent Microscopy; Image Analysis
Dynamic molecular and cellular mechanisms driving epithelial cell ingression
Principal investigators: Tepass, Ulrich
Keywords: Cancer; Cell Adhesion; Cell Extrusion; Cell Ingression; Cell Polarity; Development; Embryo; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition; Genetic Model System; Neural Stem Cells
Multi-colour super-resolution microscopy for mechanotransduction studies at the single molecule level
Principal investigators: FernandezGonzalez, Rodrigo
Mechanochemical signalling in embryonic wound repair
Principal investigators: Fernandez-Gonzalez, Rodrigo
Keywords: Actomyosin Cytoskeleton; Adherens Junctions; Epithelial Morphogenesis; Genetic Perturbations; Laser Ablation; Mathematical Modelling; Mechanical Signals; Oxidative Stress; Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy; Stretch-Activated Ion Channels
Quantitative Cell Biology And Morphogenesis
Principal investigators: Fernandez-Gonzalez, Rodrigo
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Sevan Hopyan and Yu Sun: 16 shared papers
- Ulrich Tepass and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 5 shared papers
- Yu Sun and Brian Ciruna: 4 shared papers
- Craig Simmons and Yu Sun: 3 shared papers
- Guy Tanentzapf and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 2 shared papers
- Ian Scott and Brian Ciruna: 2 shared papers
- Thomas Kislinger and Igor Stagljar: 2 shared papers
- Sevan Hopyan and Brian Ciruna: 2 shared papers
- Ulrich Tepass and Mitsuhiko Ikura: 2 shared papers
- Ian Scott and Sevan Hopyan: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Craig Simmons: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Thomas Kislinger and Filio Billia: 1 shared paper
- Thomas Kislinger and Mitsuhiko Ikura: 1 shared paper
- Thomas Kislinger and Peter Liu: 1 shared paper
- Thomas Kislinger and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Sevan Hopyan and Craig Simmons: 1 shared paper
- Sevan Hopyan and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Igor Stagljar and Filio Billia: 1 shared paper
- Igor Stagljar and Peter Liu: 1 shared paper
- Igor Stagljar and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Craig Simmons and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Filio Billia and Peter Liu: 1 shared paper
- Filio Billia and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Ulrich Tepass and Patrick Laprise: 1 shared paper
- Mitsuhiko Ikura and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Peter Liu and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Patrick Laprise and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Yu Sun and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Brian Ciruna and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Ran Kafri and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez: 1 shared paper
- Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Cell and Systems Biology
- Cellular and Physiological Sciences
- Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Ulrich Tepass
Cell and Systems Biology
5 shared papers, latest 2023
Guy Tanentzapf
Cellular and Physiological Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2017
Thomas Kislinger
Department of Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Sevan Hopyan
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Igor Stagljar
Biochemistry
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Craig Simmons
Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Filio Billia
Physiology
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Ian Scott
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Mitsuhiko Ikura
Research
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Peter Liu
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Patrick Laprise
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Yu Sun
Toronto General Research Institute
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Brian Ciruna
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Ran Kafri
Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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