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College of Creative Studies biology student Ashley Yeh '24
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![the cellular development of an embryonic tooth](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2024-04/tooth-epithelium-shroff-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=NiT27YkO)
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Neha Pincha Shroff and Pengfei Xu
Tooth epithelium (cell surface; yellow) and mesenchyme (cell surface; magenta). Proliferating cells (cyan) expand the tissue, generating a mechanical pressure at the tissue center that drives the formation of the main tooth signaling center or organizer, the enamel knot.
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![a pink-colored droplet between yellow-bordered cells](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-11/osmotic-pressure-campas-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=BKEmvwHv)
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![University students and professor flank an adult in a wheelchair in front of a weight machine](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-05/student-capstone-team-steve-ferreira-tyler-susko-uc-santa-barbara%20%281%29.jpg?itok=77MTPJMK)
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Lilli McKinney
Capstone project client Steve Ferreira (center) with (from right): Professor Tyler Susko and team members James Freda, Carlos Rivera, Janna Crocker, Joseph Byun and Cannon Crow.
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![blue lab coat with UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA in yellow stitching](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-03/university-of-california-labcoat-detail-perko-1mb-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=a8KF1z0Z)
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Matt Perko
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![Two researchers, one male against exterior foliage background, one female against yellow studio background](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-03/levi-nguyen-NAE-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=glim0LCC)
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Carlos G. Levi and Thuc-quyen Nguyen
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A superhydrophobic surface, such as lotus leaf, repels water due to tiny air pockets that prevent water from adhering to the surface