People

Professor

Margaret GardelMargaret Gardel (homepage) (cv)
Ph.D. Physics, Harvard University, 2004
Department of Physics, James Franck Institute &
Institute for Biophysical Dynamics
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Research Scientist

Yvonne BeckhamYvonne Beckham
Ph.D. Developmental Biology, University of Toronto, 2003
Molecular Biology Godsend, Actin Cross-linking Proteins, Gene Expression
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Postdocs

Yvonne Aratyn-SchausTae Yoon Kim
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,2010
 Computational simulation of cytoskeleton
email: kimty@uchicago.edu

 

Todd ThoresenChris Harland
Ph.D., Physics,
University of Oregon 2010
Cortex Mechanics in Early C. Elegans Embryos
email: cwharland@uchicago.edu
Michael MurrellMartin Lenz (homepage) (cv)
Ph.D., Theoretical Biophysics,
Institut Curie, Université Paris, 2009
Theoretical physics of biological (soft) matter
email: martinlenz @uchicago.edu		 Venkat MaruthamuthuVenkat Maruthamuthu
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009
Forces and Mechanics of Adherens Junctions
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Michael MurrellMichael Murrell
Ph.D., Biological Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009
Building Something that Moves and Divides
email: 		Moshe NaozMoshe Naoz
Ph.D., Physics,
Weizmann Institute, 2009
Cortex Mechanics
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Melanie NorstromMelanie Norstrom
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Chicago, 2009
Mechanics of Non-muscle Myosin II Structures
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Patrick OakesPatrick Oakes
Ph.D., Physics,
Brown University, 2009
How do Cells sense Stiffness?
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Todd ThoresenTodd Thoresen
Ph.D., Biophysics,
Brandeis University, 2007
In vitro Reconstitution of Model Contractile Systems
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Graduate Students

Thomas CaswellThomas Caswell (homepage)
Physics Department
B.A., Physics, Cornell University, 2007
Jammed Colloidal Materials, High Speed Confocal Microscopy
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Tobias FalzoneTobias Falzone
Biophysics Program
B.S., Biophysics, UCLA, 2007
In Vitro Models of Bundled Systems
email: tobias@uchicago.edu

Jonathan StrickerJonathan Stricker
Physics Department
B.A., Physics, Vanderbilt University, 2005
Micro-contact Printing of Extracellular Matrix Proteins to Control Focal Adhesion Size and Stress Fiber Architecture
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Steve Winter
Medical Science Training Program
B.S., Chemistry, University of Michigan
Integrins and Adhesion
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Undergraduates

 

 

Alumni


Yvonne Aratyn-Schaus
Post-Doc, 2007-2010,Regulation of Cellular Traction Forces by F-actin Dynamics

Zach Feiger
Technician, 2007-2010,
Currently: Biology Graduate Student at Brandeis

Eric Hsuing
Summers 2008,2009, Cell Adhesion, Exerting Stresses and Strains on Stress Fibers

Chris Kelso
Spring 2008, Course PH335, Exerting Stresses and Strains on Stress Fibers

Uri Morone
Summer 2009, REU Summer Student, Myosin II Tracking

Shivani Pathak
Summer 2009, REU Summer Student, Substrate Stiffness Sensing

Jon Sellon
2007-2010, Undergraduate Researcher, Cellular Mechanosensation
Currently: H.S.T. Graduate Student at M.I.T.

Samantha Stam
Summer 2009, REU Summer Student, Contractile in vitro Networks

Lawrence Uricchio
2008-2009, Biophysics Program, Myosin II

Nora Tramm
Spring 2009, Course PH335, Strain Propogation in Stress Fibers

 

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