Alexia Caillier, Ph.D.


Postdoctoral Scholar
February 2021 - Present

Ph.D. Cellular & Molecular Biology, 2021
Laval University (Canada)


@AlexiaCaillier
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Publications

*,** - Contributed equally            - Corresponding Author

Preprints

Mechanically-induced Septin Networks Protect Nuclear Integrity

Utgaard ME, Caillier A, Chandrasekar S, Tidei JJ, Balasubramanian H, Lee RM, Puls O, Khuon S, Aaron J, Chew TL, Beach JR, Oakes PW
Submitted (2026)
DOI | bioRχiv | Bluesky thread | PMID: 41648276

eIf2α-regulated translation modulates the early adhesion of mesenchymal-like cells

Caillier A, Morin N, Lavigne M, Lambert JP, Mazrouï R, Bergeman J, Huot MÉ
Submitted (2022)
DOI | bioRχiv

Publications

Double Sided Traction Force Microscopy: A Method to Confine Cells for Physiologically Relevant Force Measurements

Caillier A, Oakes PW
Cytoskeleton 0:e70129 (2026)
PDF | DOI | PMID: 41854182

Principles and Regulation of Mechanosensing

Sala S*, Caillier A*, Oakes PW
J Cell Sci 137(18):jcs261338 (2024)
PDF | DOI | PMID: 39297391

T cells Use Focal Adhesions to Pull Themselves Through Confined Environments

Caillier A, Oleksyn D, Fowell DJ, Miller J, Oakes PW
J Cell Biol 223(10):e202310067 (2024)
PDF | DOI | bioRχiv | Twitter thread | PMID: 38889096
- Included in JCB's Mechanobiology 2025 Collection
- Included in JCB's Immune Cell Biology 2025 Collection

Machine learning interpretable models of cell mechanics from protein images

Schmitt MS*, Colen J*, Sala S, Devany J, Seetharaman S, Caillier A, Gardel ML, Oakes PW, Vitelli V
Cell, 187(2):481-494 (2024)
PDF | DOI | arΧiv | Twitter thread | PMID: 38194965

Adenoviral protein E4orf4 interacts with the polarity protein Par3 to induce nuclear rupture and tumor cell death

Dziengelewski C*, Rodrigue MA*, Caillier A**, Jacquet K**, Boulanger MC, Bergeman J, Fuchs M, Lambert H, Laprise P, Richard DE, Bordeleau F, Huot MÉ, Lavoie JN
J Cell Biol, 219(4):e201805122 (2020)
DOI | PMID: 32328642

Localized translation regulates cell adhesion and transendothelial migration

Bergeman J, Caillier A, Houle F, Gagné LM, Huot MÉ
J Cell Sci, 129(21):4105-4117 (2016)
DOI | PMID: 27637266