My first paper, published in Biomaterials Science, was one of 2013’s most-accessed papers. In that work, I showed a synthetic niche capable of supported the viability and axon extension of embryonic stem cell-derived motor neurons and demonstrated the importance of matrix biochemical functionalization and mechanics. The full list can be seen at http://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/articlecollectionlanding?sercode=bm&themeid=993f9821-cb39-4208-91fe-b41c0fc25970.