Saranyaraajan Varadarajan

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · University of Michigan

Mid career · publishing since 2010

Connexins and lens biology Barrier Structure and Function Studies Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Spaceflight effects on biology

Publications

Citations

990

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2010

In context

Among 1,692 mid career Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index

Citations: 990cohort median 809

Publications / year (recent): 1.8cohort median 3.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 75% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 3 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

Crb3 and NF2: A dynamic duo that controls assembly of the apical junctions and barrier function via Rho/ROCK signaling
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Rap1 coordinates cell-cell adhesion and cytoskeletal reorganization to drive collective cell migration in vivo.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature · 2023
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Guidance by followers ensures long-range coordination of cell migration through α-catenin mechanoperception.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature · 2022
The Role of Mechanosensitive Calcium Signaling in Remodeling of Epithelial Cell-Cell Junctions
Deep Blue (University of Michigan) · 2021

Publishes in

The Journal of Cell Biology×2
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature×2
Gastroenterology×2
Immunity×1
Science Translational Medicine×1

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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