A molecular mechanism of mitotic centrosome assembly in Drosophila

…, A Wainman, J Holder, CC Vicente, MB Pratt… - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.03399.001 Centrosomes comprise a pair of centrioles surrounded by pericentriolar
material (PCM). The PCM expands dramatically as cells enter mitosis, but it is unclear …

Drosophila sensory cilia lacking MKS proteins exhibit striking defects in development but only subtle defects in adults

MB Pratt, JS Titlow, I Davis, AR Barker… - Journal of cell …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Cilia are conserved organelles that have important motility, sensory and signalling roles.
The transition zone (TZ) at the base of the cilium is crucial for cilia function, and defects in …

[HTML][HTML] Drosophila PLP assembles pericentriolar clouds that promote centriole stability, cohesion and MT nucleation

H Roque, S Saurya, MB Pratt, E Johnson… - PLoS Genetics, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Pericentrin is a conserved centrosomal protein whose dysfunction has been linked to several
human diseases. It has been implicated in many aspects of centrosome and cilia function, …

Drosophila sensory cilia lacking MKS-proteins exhibit striking defects during development but only subtle defects in adults

MB Pratt, JS Titlow, I Davis, AR Barker, HR Dawe… - bioRxiv, 2016 - biorxiv.org
Cilia are conserved organelles that have important motility, sensory and signalling roles.
The transition zone (TZ) at the base of the cilium is critical for cilia function, and defects in …

[HTML][HTML] The use of PrEP among men who have sex with men and transgender women as Biomedical Prevention Work: A conceptual framework

I Haaland, E Metta, K Moen - Social Science & Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on ethnographic fieldwork among men who have sex with men and transgender
women in Tanzania, this article explores the various types of work that may go into enrolment …

Drosophila PLP forms centriolar-clouds that promote centriole stability, cohesion and MT nucleation

H Roque, M Pratt, E Johnson, JW Raff - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
Pericentrin is a conserved centrosomal protein whose dysfunction has been linked to several
human diseases. The precise function of Pericentrin, however, is controversial. Here, we …

Non-linear trajectory optimization for large step-ups: Application to the humanoid robot atlas

…, RJ Griffin, G Metta, D Pucci, J Pratt - 2020 IEEE/RSJ …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pratt, “Walking stabilization using step timing and location adjustment on the humanoid
robot, atlas,” in 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (…

Design and Control of a passive noise rejecting Variable Stiffness Actuator

…, F Romano, A Parmiggiani, B Berret, G Metta… - Biomechanics of …, 2019 - Springer
Inspired by the biomechanical and passive properties of human muscles, we present a novel
actuator named passive noise rejecting Variable Stiffness Actuator (pnrVSA). For a single …

[PDF][PDF] METTA: a tablet-based platform for monitored at-home training as demonstrated through the EPIC wheels Wheelchair Skills Training Program

M Mitchell, BT Jin, AJ Kim, EM Giesbrecht… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - cs.ubc.ca
… with EPICWheelS, a MWC training program currently undergoing a randomized controlled
trial (Giesbrecht, Miller, Eng, Mitchell, Woodgate, & Goldsmith, 2013); however, METTA could …

iCub3 avatar system: Enabling remote fully immersive embodiment of humanoid robots

…, C Herron, A Leonessa, F Draicchio, G Metta… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
We present an avatar system designed to facilitate the embodiment of humanoid robots by
human operators, validated through iCub3, a humanoid developed at the Istituto Italiano di …