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Anna Marie Sokac

Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology

UIUC

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology

School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Department of Cell & Developmental Biology

Anna Marie Sokac is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology at Uiuc.

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Anna Marie Sokac

UIUC

Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology

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cell biology molecular cell biology developmental biology cytoskeleton cellular physiology morphogenesis developmental cell cellular structure cell motility molecular and cellular biology insect molecular biology developmental system cell and molecular biology molecular biology cellular biochemistry membrane biology molecular physiology intracellular trafficking developmental genetics embryology endocytic pathway membrane systems cell physiology cell division cellular differentiation nucleic acids genome biology cell biophysics cell polarity transcription regulation gene regulation drosophila embryos drosophila cellularization biophysics membrane science secretory pathway cell fate determination embryonic development environmental stress cell surface drosophila embryo protein science theoretical biology cell research biological chemistry biomedical imaging coastal management nuclear organization multi-protein assembly protein expression non-coding rna rna processing rna biology protein function protein transport glycosylation parasitic protozoa molecular regulation oocytes genetic mechanisms nearshore process molecular biological method cell biomechanics organ development spindle assembly cdc42-dependent actin polymerization mrna quantification nascent rna rna numbers stochastic kinetics full fusion compartment mixing secretory vesicles drive compensatory endocytosis fuel cell-surface growth initiate drosophila cellularization gene expression systems biology reproductive biology

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Cytoplasmic Localization of the Mrna Encoding Actin Regulator, Serendipity-α, Promotes Adherens Junction Assembly and Nuclear Repositioning. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Tejas MahadevanLauren Renee FigardHasan SeedePoonam SehgalYuncong GengKevin McDonaldIdo GoldingAnna Marie Sokac

mrna localizationdevelopmental cellcell biologytissue morphogenesis eventsintracellular traffickingdevelopmental biologylocalization signalscytoskeletonmolecular cell biologycell motilitydevelopmental systemmorphogenesis

Reducing Cofilin Dosage Makes Embryos Resilient to Heat Stress. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Natalie BielFaizan RashidSubhashis NatuaTing-Yu WangTsui-Fen ChouThu Vu Phuc NguyenIdo GoldingAuinash KalsotraAnna Marie Sokac

molecular and cellular biologyenvironmental stresssurvival need clarificationcell deathdevelopmental biologycofilin dosagecell physiologyphysiologycell signalingcell biologycell motilitymorphogenesiscellular biochemistrydevelopmental cellcellular physiologycellular regulatory mechanismmolecular physiologycytoskeletonmolecular cell biology

Glyoxal-Based Fixation of Drosophila Embryos for Immunofluorescence Staining and Rna in Situ Hybridization. STAR Protocols (2023)

Shrunali AminMalika BasuValeria BuzinovaAnthony DelgadoTejas MahadevanSanya MishraSarah ZaidaXi WangAnna Marie Sokac

molecular and cellular biologyinsect molecular biologyinsect biochemistrydrosophila embryosembryologyembryonic developmentmolecular biological methodglyoxal-based fixationcell biologydevelopmental biologymolecular geneticsmolecular cell biologyrna fluorescencemolecular biology

EDITORIAL: Membrane Dynamics During Tissue Morphogenesis and Differentiation. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology (2022)

Stefano De RenzisAnna Marie Sokac

membrane systemsdevelopmental cellcell biologycellular physiologytissue morphogenesisdevelopmental biologymembrane biologymorphogenesistissue (biology)organ development

Membrane-Actin Interactions in Morphogenesis: Lessons Learned From Drosophila Cellularization. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology (2022)

Anna Marie SokacNatalie BielStefano De Renzis

insect molecular biologydevelopmental celldrosophila embryocell biologycellular physiologycell polaritypattern formationdevelopmental biologycellular structurecytoskeletonmembrane biologymolecular cell biologymembrane-actin interactionsdrosophila cellularizationcell motilitydevelopmental systemmorphogenesiscell and molecular biology

Direct Quantification of Gene Regulation by Transcription-Factor Binding at an Endogenous Gene Locus. Biophysical Journal (2021)

Jingyao WangYijing DongAnna M. SokacIdo GoldingHeng Xu

transcription factorsgenome biologygene regulationmolecular cell biologydirect quantificationtranscription (biology)transcription regulationtranscription-factor bindingendogenous gene locussystems biologygene expressiongenetics

Embryogenesis in Drosophila Imaged by Gradient Light Interference Microscopy (Glim). (2021)

Xi ChenPoonam SehgalShrunali AminAnna SokacGabriel Popescu

insect molecular biologylight microscopymicroscopybiological imagingembryologydevelopmental cellpattern formationdevelopmental biologybiologymicroscopy methodsdevelopmental systemdevelopmental geneticsmorphogenesisconfocal microscopy

Imaging Intranuclear Actin Rods in Live Heat Stressed Em Drosophila /Em Embryos. Journal of Visualized Experiments (2020)

Natalie BielLauren FigardAnna Marie Sokac

molecular and cellular biologyintranuclear actin rodscellular structuredevelopmental biologydevelopmental systemcell and molecular biologycell biologyactin rodsmolecular biologycell motilitycell biophysicsmorphogenesiscellular biochemistrydevelopmental cellcellular physiologydrosophila embryoscell biomechanicscytoskeletonmolecular cell biology

Cofilin-Mediated Actin Stress Response is Maladaptive in Heat-Stressed Embryos. Cell Reports (2019)

Lauren FigardLiuliu ZhengNatalie BielZenghui XueHasan SeedeSeth ColemanIdo GoldingAnna Marie Sokac

molecular and cellular biologyinsect molecular biologyenvironmental stressembryologycellular structuredevelopmental biologydevelopmental systemcell and molecular biologycell biologyheat-stressed embryoscell motilitymorphogenesiscellular biochemistrydevelopmental cellcellular physiologydrosophila embryosmolecular physiologycytoskeletonmolecular cell biologymolecular regulation

Mechanical Networks Have Robustness Built Into Their Topology, Too. Developmental Cell (2019)

Anna Marie Sokac

systems engineeringnetwork scienceglobal networksnetwork topologynetwork theorynetwork robustnesscomplex systemsnetwork analysismechanical networks

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Anna Marie Sokac

Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology

School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Department of Cell & Developmental Biology

Anna Marie Sokac is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology at Uiuc.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Anna Marie Sokac

UIUC

Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Cytoplasmic Localization of the Mrna Encoding Actin Regulator, Serendipity-α, Promotes Adherens Junction Assembly and Nuclear Repositioning. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Tejas MahadevanLauren Renee FigardHasan SeedePoonam SehgalYuncong GengKevin McDonaldIdo GoldingAnna Marie Sokac

Reducing Cofilin Dosage Makes Embryos Resilient to Heat Stress. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Natalie BielFaizan RashidSubhashis NatuaTing-Yu WangTsui-Fen ChouThu Vu Phuc NguyenIdo GoldingAuinash KalsotraAnna Marie Sokac

Glyoxal-Based Fixation of Drosophila Embryos for Immunofluorescence Staining and Rna in Situ Hybridization. STAR Protocols (2023)

Shrunali AminMalika BasuValeria BuzinovaAnthony DelgadoTejas MahadevanSanya MishraSarah ZaidaXi WangAnna Marie Sokac

EDITORIAL: Membrane Dynamics During Tissue Morphogenesis and Differentiation. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology (2022)

Stefano De RenzisAnna Marie Sokac

membrane systemsdevelopmental cellcell biologycellular physiologytissue morphogenesisdevelopmental biologymembrane biologymorphogenesistissue (biology)organ development

Membrane-Actin Interactions in Morphogenesis: Lessons Learned From Drosophila Cellularization. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology (2022)

Anna Marie SokacNatalie BielStefano De Renzis

Direct Quantification of Gene Regulation by Transcription-Factor Binding at an Endogenous Gene Locus. Biophysical Journal (2021)

Jingyao WangYijing DongAnna M. SokacIdo GoldingHeng Xu

Embryogenesis in Drosophila Imaged by Gradient Light Interference Microscopy (Glim). (2021)

Xi ChenPoonam SehgalShrunali AminAnna SokacGabriel Popescu

Imaging Intranuclear Actin Rods in Live Heat Stressed Em Drosophila /Em Embryos. Journal of Visualized Experiments (2020)

Natalie BielLauren FigardAnna Marie Sokac

Cofilin-Mediated Actin Stress Response is Maladaptive in Heat-Stressed Embryos. Cell Reports (2019)

Lauren FigardLiuliu ZhengNatalie BielZenghui XueHasan SeedeSeth ColemanIdo GoldingAnna Marie Sokac

Mechanical Networks Have Robustness Built Into Their Topology, Too. Developmental Cell (2019)

Anna Marie Sokac

systems engineeringnetwork scienceglobal networksnetwork topologynetwork theorynetwork robustnesscomplex systemsnetwork analysismechanical networks

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