# NIH Reporter #5R35GM138183-07

MECHANISMS OF CONTRACTILE NETWORK ASSEMBLY

**Recipient:** Loyola University Chicago

**Award Amount:** $437,292.00
**Ceiling:** $437,292.00

**Awarded:** August 13, 2026

**Identifier:** 5R35GM138183-07

The project studies the mechanisms that regulate contractility in cells, focusing on myosin 2 and its role in cellular and tissue morphogenesis and mechanical homeostasis.

### Description

Research project investigating how myosin 2 motor proteins function and are modulated in living mammalian cells, using molecular, cellular, and imaging techniques.

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