Education Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2005 M.S. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2002 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2000

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of metastasis Paracrine loop signaling Cell Biomechanics Quantitative Light Microscopy

Wang, J., Petefish, J., Hillier, A., Schneider, I.C. Epitaxially Grown Collagen Fibers Reveal Diversity in Contact Guidance Behavior among Cancer Cells. In press. Langmuir. Hou, Y., Rodriguez, L.L., Wang, J. and Schneider, I.C. 2014. Collagen Attachment to the Substrate Controls Cell Clustering through Migration. Phys. Biol. 11:056007. Haage, A., Nam, D.H., Ge, X. and Schneider, I.C. 2014. Matrix Metalloproteinase-14 is a Mechanically Regulated Activator of Secreted MMPs and Invasion. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 450: 213-218. Haage, A. and Schneider, I.C. 2014.Cellular Contractility and Extracellular Matrix Stiffness Regulate Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. The FASEB J. 8: 3589-3599. Romsey, N., Hou, Y., Lara Rodriguez, L. and Schneider, I.C. 2014. The Number of Lines a Cell Contacts and Cell Contractility Drive the Efficiency of Contact Guidance. Cell. Mol. Bioeng. 7: 122-135. Lara Rodriguez, L. and Schneider, I.C. 2013. Directed Cell Migration in Multi-cue Environments. 2013. Integr. Biol. 5: 1306-1323. Gardel, M. L., Schneider, I. C., Aratyn-Schaus, Y., and Waterman, C., 2010. "Mechanical Integration of Actin and Adhesion Dynamics in Cell Migration," Ann. Rev. of Cell and Dev. Biol. 26:315-333. Pasapera, A. M., Schneider, I. C., Rericha, E., Schlaepfer, D. D. and Waterman, C., 2010. "Myosin II Activity Regulates Vinculin Recuritment to Focal Adhesions Through FAK-mediated Paxillin-phosphorylation," J. Cell Biol. 188: 877-890. Haugh, J. M., and Schneider, I. C., 2006. "Effectiveness Factor for Spatial Gradient Sensing in Living Cells," Chem. Eng. Sci. 61: 5603-5611. Schneider, I. C., and Haugh, J. M., 2005. "Quantitative Elucidation of a Distinct Spatial Gradient Sensing Mechanism in Fibroblasts," J. Cell Biol. 171:883-892.