https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2864-6973
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Hertha Sponer Distinguished Professor of Physics
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2018 - Present
Physics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Physics
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2018 - Present
Physics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Co-Director of the Duke Materials Initiative
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2024 - Present
Physics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2019 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Professor of Biology
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2019 - Present
Biology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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2023 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Scholarly Works
Sarcomere dynamic instability and stochastic heterogeneity drive robust cardiomyocyte contraction
Preprint · May 7, 2026 Full text CiteSarcomere dynamic instability and stochastic heterogeneity drive robust cardiomyocyte contraction
Preprint · May 7, 2026 Full text CiteMyosin II-driven contractions of supporting cap cells promote sensory adaptation of Drosophila proprioceptors.
Journal article Current biology : CB · April 2026 Mechanoreceptors can be motile and actively amplify their mechanical input.1,2,3,4 We here found that the responses of mechanoreceptor cells can also be shaped actively by contrac ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1994 - 2027Mechanosensitivity of Membrane-Actin Cortex Adhesion
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2026Collaborative Research: Single-molecule in vivo analysis of mechanosensitive channels in bacteria using force spectroscopy
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2022 - 2026View All Grants
Education
Technical University of Munich (Germany) ·
1988
D.R.