Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome back to spotLights, the preLights interview series that shines a light on cutting edge biological research and the people behind it.

In this Short, Teodora Piskova - a postdoctoral researcher working in the lab of Jacopo Di Russo at RWTH Aachen University - introduces her team’s preprint exploring how cell loss reshapes the retinal pigment epithelium and disrupts its mechanical homeostasis, driving ageing-like changes in tissue structure and function.

This episode marks the launch of our new 'preprints by preLighters' series, where we highlight exciting preprints authored by members of the preLights community.

Link to preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.22.655517
Link to Di Russo Lab website: dirusso.rwth-aachen.de
Link to Teodora's preLighter profile: prelights.biologists.com/profiles/teodorapiskova

spotLight recorded and edited by: Reinier Prosée, Preprints Community Manager, The Company of Biologists

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