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A. Cutolo is a researcher whose work bridges the mechanics of living systems and soft structures, with a focus on how elasticity, adhesion, and buckling govern biological and bio-inspired behaviors. Their key research areas include the biomechanics of locomotion, the stability of soft tensegrities, and the bifurcation of elastic rods under various loading conditions. Cutolo’s major contributions include uncovering how “fickle elasticity” and configurational switching in buckling soft tensegrities relate to living cells (42 citations), and revealing the competition between elasticity and adhesion in caterpillar locomotion—work that informs the design of bio-inspired micro-robots for navigating confined spaces. They have also advanced understanding of how different loading conditions affect the bifurcation of annular elastic rods, and identified bimodal buckling as a mechanism governing human finger luxation, offering new insights into stress shielding in natural systems. With over 50 citations across their most-cited works, Cutolo’s research is notable for its integration of theory and experiment, and for revealing novel buckling phenomena in both engineered and living structures.