The people behind the papers – Gabrielle Audu and Archana Kumari

Embryonic development of the tongue is essential for neonatal survival, but the molecular machinery orchestrating this is still unclear. In their latest study, Kumari and colleagues characterise Gas1 expression across the embryonic tongue and demonstrate the necessity of non-muscle Gas1 expression for muscle maturation, revealing the importance of cross-compartmental signals in tongue development. To find out more about the researchers behind the paper and how this story unfolded, we spoke to first author Gabrielle Audu and corresponding author Archana Kumari, Assistant Professor at the Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine in New Jersey, USA.