Raymond J. Hawkins

Evidence of a large-scale mechanosensing mechanism for cellular adaptation to substrate stiffness

Léa Trichet, Jimmy Le Digabel, Raymond J. Hawkins et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 530 citations · Full text

Engineering, Cell Adhesion, Cellular Adaptation +22

Experimental Observation of the Fundamental Dark Soliton in Optical Fibers

Andrew M. Weiner, J. P. Heritage, Raymond J. Hawkins et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1988 · 362 citations

Soliton Propagation, Photonics, Engineering +12

Pushing off the Walls: A Mechanism of Cell Motility in Confinement

Raymond J. Hawkins, Matthieu Piel, Gabrielle Faure-André et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2009 · 165 citations · Full text

Engineering, Cell Adhesion, Cytoskeleton +16

Spontaneous Contractility-Mediated Cortical Flow Generates Cell Migration in Three-Dimensional Environments

Raymond J. Hawkins, Renaud Poincloux, Olivier Bénichou et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2011 · 148 citations · Full text

Mechanobiology, Cell Trafficking, Morphogenesis +10

Structures of Smooth Muscle Myosin and Heavy Meromyosin in the Folded, Shutdown State

Stan A. Burgess, S. Borovikov Yu., Matt Walker et al. · Journal of Molecular Biology · 2007 · 139 citations

Mechanobiology, Muscle Physiology, Muscle Function +11