
PhD, Theorhetical & Applied Mechanics (UIUC, 2022)
M.Sc., Civil & Structural Engineering (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2014)
emon2@illinois.edu
Recent Publications
For all publications, please refer to Dr. Emon’s Google Scholar
- Decoupling chemical and mechanical signaling in colorectal cancer cell migration (Scientific Reports, 2025)
- A multifunctional sensor for cell traction force, matrix remodeling and biomechanical assays in self-assembled 3D tissues in vitro (Nature Protocols, 2025)
- A forward-engineered muscle tissue driven soft robotic swimmer (bioRxiv, 2024)
- Veratridine, a plant-derived alkaloid, suppresses the hyperactive Rictor-mTORC2 pathway: a new targeted therapy for primary and metastatic colorectal cancer (Research Square, 2024)
- Inspiring a convergent engineering approach to measure and model the tissue microenvironment (Heliyon, 2024)
- Nuclear deformation regulates YAP dynamics in cancer associated fibroblasts (Acta biomaterialia, 2024)
- Synapses without tension fail to fire in an in vitro network of hippocampal neurons (PNAS, 2023)
- A window into solid stresses within tumours (Nature biomedical engineering, 2023)