* indicates equally contributing co-first authors

18. (2025) Yavitt FM, Khang A, Bera K, McNally DL, Blatchley MR, Gallagher AP, Klein OD, Castillo-Azofeifa D, Anseth KS. Engineered epithelial curvature controls Paneth cell localization in intestinal organoids. Cell Biomaterials. DOI: 10.1016/j.celbio.2025.100046 (link)

17. (2025) Hushka EA, Blatchley MR, Macdougall LJ, Yavitt FM, Kirkpatrick BE, Bera K, Dempsey PD, Anseth KS. Fully synthetic hydrogels promote robust crypt formation in intestinal organoids. Advanced Materials. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202509672 (link)

16. (2025) Tran AT, Wisniewski EO, Mistriotis P, Stoletov K, Parlani M, Amitrano A, Ifemembi B, Lee SJ, Bera K, Zhang Y, Tuntithavornwat S, Afthinos A, Kiepas A, Agarwal B, Nath S, Jamieson JJ, Zuo Y, Habib D, Wu PH, Martin SS, Gerecht S, Gu L, Lewis JD, Kalab P, Friedl P, Konstantopoulos K. Cytoplasmic anillin and Ect2 promote RhoA/myosin II-dependent confined migration and invasion. Nature Materials. DOI: 10.1038/s41563-025-02269-9 (link)

15. (2025) Batan D, Tseropoulos G, Kirkpatrick BE, Bishop C, Bera K, Khang A, Weiser-Evans M, Anseth KS. PTEN Regulates Myofibroblast Activation in Valvular Interstitial Cells Based on Subcellular Localization. Advanced Biology. DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202400540 (link)

14. (2025) Khang A, Barmore A, Tseropoulos G, Bera K, Batan D, Anseth, KS. Automated prediction of fibroblast phenotypes using mathematical descriptors of cellular features. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58082-0 (link)

13. (2024) Ni Q, Ge Z, Li Y, Shatkin G, Fu J, Sen A, Bera K, Yang Y, Wang Y, Wu Y, Vasconcelos ACN, Yan Y, Lin D, Feinberg AP, Konstantopoulos K, Sun SX. Cytoskeletal activation of NHE1 regulates mechanosensitive cell volume adaptation and proliferation. Cell Reports. 2024 Nov; 43 (12). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114992. (link)

12. (2024) Ohnsorg ML, Mash KM, Khang A, Rao VV, Kirkpatrick BE, Bera K, Anseth KS. Nonlinear Elastic Bottlebrush Polymer Hydrogels Modulate Actomyosin Mediated Protrusion Formation in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Advanced Materials. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403198 (link)

11. (2022) Bera K, Kiepas A, Godet I, Li Y, Mehta P, Ifemembi B, Paul CD, Sen A, Serra SA, Stoletov K, Tao J, Shatkin G, Lee SJ, Zhang Y, Boen A, Mistriotis P, Gilkes DM, Lewis JD, Fan CM, Feinberg AP, Valverde MA, Sun SX, Konstantopoulos K. Extracellular fluid viscosity enhances cell migration and cancer dissemination. Nature. 2022. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05394-6. (link)

10. (2022) Zhang Y, Li Y, Thompson KN, Stoletov K, Yuan Q, Bera K, Lee SJ, Zhao R, Kiepas A, Wang Y, Mistriotis P, Serra SA, Lewis JD, Valverde MA, Martin SS, Sun SX, Konstantopoulos K. Polarized NHE1 and SWELL1 regulate migration direction, efficiency and metastasis. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33683-1. (link)

9. (2022) Maity D, Bera K, Li Y, Ge Z, Ni Q, Konstantopoulos K, Sun SX. Extracellular Hydraulic Resistance Enhances Cell Migration. Advanced Science. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200927. (link)

8. (2022) Afthinos A*, Bera K*, Chen J, Ozcelikkale A, Amitrano A, Choudhury MI, Huang R, Pachidis P, Mistriotis P, Chen Y, Konstantopoulos K. Migration and 3D Traction Force Measurements inside Compliant Microchannels. Nano Letters. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01261. (link)

7. (2022) Bera K, Kiepas A, Zhang Y, Sun SX, Konstantopoulos K. The interplay between physical cues and mechanosensitive ion channels in cancer metastasis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.954099. (link)

6. (2021) Yankaskas CL*, Bera K*, Stoletov K, Serra SA, Carrillo-Garcia J, Tuntithavornwat S, Mistriotis P, Lewis JD, Valverde MA, Konstantopoulos K. The fluid shear stress sensor TRPM7 regulates tumor cell intravasation. Science Advances. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abh3457. (link)

5. (2021) Zhao R, Cui S, Ge Z, Zhang Y, Bera K, Zhu L, Sun SX, Konstantopoulos K. Hydraulic resistance induces cell phenotypic transition in confinement. Science Advances. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4934. (link)

4. (2020) Wisniewski EO*, Mistriotis P*, Bera K, Law RA, Zhang J, Nikolic M, Weiger M, Parlani M, Tuntithavornwat S, Afthinos A, Zhao R, Wirtz D, Kalab P, Scarcelli G, Friedl P, Konstantopoulos K. Dorsoventral polarity directs cell responses to migration track geometries. Science Advances. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba6505. (link)

3. (2019) Mistriotis P,* Wisniewski EO*, Bera K, Keys J, Li Y, Tuntithavornwat S, Law RA, Perez-Gonzalez NA, Erdogmus E, Zhang Y, Zhao R, Sun SX, Kalab P, Lammerding J, Konstantopoulos K. Confinement hinders motility by inducing RhoA-mediated nuclear influx, volume expansion, and blebbing. Journal of Cell Biology. DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201902057. (link)

2. (2017) Banna M, Bera K, Sochol R, Lin L, Najjaran H, Sadiq R, Hoorfar M. 3D Printing-Based Integrated Water Quality Sensing System. Sensors. DOI: 10.3390/s17061336. (link)

1. (2014) Pandit S*, Khilari S*, Bera K, Pradhan D, Das D. Application of PVA-PDDA polymer electrolyte composite anion exchange membrane separator for improved bioelectricity production in a single chambered microbial fuel cell. Chemical Engineering Journal. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.077. (link)

1. Bera K, McNally D L, Kirkpatrick B E, Petrich N R, Yavitt F M, Coulombe M, Quintero M, Skillin N P, Khang A, McGrath P S, Samuelson L C, Lele T P, Dempsey P J, Anseth K S. Nuclei sense complex tissue shape and direct intestinal stem cell fate. bioRxiv. 2025 October. (link)

2. Beedle A EM, Jaganathan A, Albajar-Sigales A, Yavitt F M, Bera K, Andreu I, Granero-Moya I, Zalvidea D, Kechagia Z M, Wiche G, Trepat X, Ivaska J, Anseth K S, Shenoy V, Roca-Cusachs P. Fibrillar adhesion dynamics govern the timescales of nuclear mechano-response via the vimentin cytoskeleton. bioRxiv. 2023 November. (link)

1. Maji S, Kar S, Bera K, Maiti T K, Chakraborty S. A Portable Gel Electrophoresis System. Indian Patent Application: 201831028977; Patent: 446116; Filed: August 01, 2018; Published: February 07, 2020; Granted: August 21, 2023.