Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Duke University 1998
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Research Professor of Cell Biology, Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments 2012 - 2017
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Structural Dynamics of Stretch Activation in Muscle awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2018
  • Myofibrillar Structure of Striated Muscle awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2018
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Journal Articles

    • Arakelian, C, Warrington, A, Winkler, H, Perz-Edwards, RJ, Reedy, MK, and Taylor, KA. "Myosin S2 origins track evolution of strong binding on actin by azimuthal rolling of motor domain." Biophysical Journal 108, no. 6 (March 2015): 1495-1502.  Full Text
    • Wu, S, Liu, J, Reedy, MC, Perz-Edwards, RJ, Tregear, RT, Winkler, H, Franzini-Armstrong, C, Sasaki, H, Lucaveche, C, Goldman, YE, Reedy, MK, and Taylor, KA. "Structural changes in isometrically contracting insect flight muscle trapped following a mechanical perturbation." PLoS ONE 7, no. 6 (2012).  Full Text
    • Perz-Edwards, RJ, and Reedy, MK. "Electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction evidence for two Z-band structural states." Biophys J 101, no. 3 (August 3, 2011): 709-717.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Perz-Edwards, RJ, Irving, TC, Baumann, BAJ, Gore, D, Hutchinson, DC, Kržič, U, Porter, RL, Ward, AB, and Reedy, MK. "X-ray diffraction evidence for myosin-troponin connections and tropomyosin movement during stretch activation of insect flight muscle." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108, no. 1 (January 4, 2011): 120-125.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Perz-Edwards, RJ, and Reedy, MK. "Erratum: Electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction evidence for two Z-band structural states (Biophysical Journal (2011) 101:(709-717))." Biophysical Journal 101, no. 5 (2011): 1285--.  Full Text
    • Perz-Edwards, RJ. "The basketweave form of the Z-band is expanded relative to the small-square form." Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility 31, no. 5-6 (2011): 307-308.  Full Text
    • Bekyarova, TI, Reedy, MC, Baumann, BAJ, Tregear, RT, Ward, A, Krzic, U, Prince, KM, Perz-Edwards, RJ, Reconditi, M, Gore, D, Irving, TC, and Reedy, MK. "Reverse actin sliding triggers strong myosin binding that moves tropomyosin." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105, no. 30 (2008): 10372-10377.  Full Text

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