Full Publications List

Kaazempur Mofrad MR, Golji J, Abdul Rahim NA, and Kamm RD. Force-induced Unfolding of the Focal Adhesion Targeting Domain and the Influence of Paxillin Binding. Mech Chem Biosyst, 1(4):253-65, 2004.

Kamm RD, Kaazempur-Mofrad MR. On the molecular basis for mechanotransduction, Mech Chem Biosyst, 1(3):201-9, 2004.

Dai G, Kaazempur-Mofrad MR, Natarajan S, Zhang Y, Vaughn S, Blackman BR, Kamm RD, García-Cardeña G, and Gimbrone MA. Distinct endothelial phenotypes evoked by arterial waveforms derived from atherosclerosis-susceptible and -resistant regions of human vasculature. PNAS 101: 14871-14876; 2005.

Chau AH, Chan RC, Shishkov M, MacNeill B, Iftimia N, Tearney GJ, Kamm RD, Bouma BE, Kaazempur-Mofrad MR. Mechanical analysis of atherosclerotic plaques based on optical coherence tomography. Ann Biomed Eng. 2004 Nov;32(11):1494-503.

Yap B, Kamm RD. Mechanical deformation of neutrophils into narrow channels induces pseudopod projection and changes in biomechanical properties. J Appl Physiol. 2005 May;98(5):1930-9.

Davis ME, Motion JP, Narmoneva DA, Takahashi T, Hakuno D, Kamm RD, Zhang S, Lee RT. Injectable self-assembling peptide nanofibers create intramyocardial microenvironments for endothelial cells. Circulation. 2005 Feb 1;111(4):442-50.

Narmoneva DA, Oni O, Sieminski AL, Zhang S, Gertler JP, Kamm RD, Lee RT. Self-assembling short oligopeptides and the promotion of angiogenesis. Biomaterials. 2005 Aug;26(23):4837-46.

Zaman, MH, Kamm, RD, Matsudaira, P, Lauffenburger, DA. Computational model for cell migration in three dimensions. Biophys J 89: 1389-1397, 2005.

Yap B, Kamm RD. Cytoskeletal remodeling and cellular activation during deformation of neutrophils into narrow channels. J Appl Physiol 99(6):2323-30. Epub 2005 Aug 25.

Kaazempur Mofrad MR, Abdul-Rahim NA, Karcher H, Mack PJ, Yap B, Kamm RD. Exploring the molecular basis for mechanosensation, signal transduction, and cytoskeletal remodeling. Acta Biomater. 1(3):281-93, 2005.

Fredberg JJ, Kamm RD. Stress Transmission in the Lung: Pathways from Organ to Molecule. Annu Rev Physiol. 2005 Oct 31; [Epub ahead of print]

Tarbell JM, Weinbaum S, Kamm RD. Cellular fluid mechanics and mechanotransduction. Ann Biomed Eng. Dec;33(12):1719-23, 2005

Semino CE, Kamm RD, Lauffenburger DA. Autocrine EGF receptor activation mediates endothelial cell migration and vascular morphogenesis induced by VEGF under interstitial flow. Exp Cell Res. 2006 Feb 1;312(3):289-98. Epub 2005 Dec 7.

Park J, Kahng B, Kamm RD, Hwang W. Atomistic simulation approach to a continuum description of self-assembled [beta]-sheet filaments, Biophys J. 2006 Jan 13; [Epub ahead of print]

Davis ME, Hsieh PC, Takahashi T, Song Q, Zhang S, Kamm RD, Grodzinsky AJ, Anversa P, Lee RT. Local myocardial insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) delivery with biotinylated peptide nanofibers improves cell therapy for myocardial infarction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 May 23;103(21):8155-60. Epub 2006 May 12.

Karcher H, Lee SE, Mofrad MRK, Kamm RD. A coarse-grained model for force-induced protein deformation and kinetics. Biophys J. 2006 Apr 15;90(8):2686-97. Epub 2006 Jan 27.

Zaman MH, Trapani LM, Siemeski A, Mackellar D, Gong H, Kamm RD, Wells A, Lauffenburger DA, Matsudaira P. Migration of tumor cells in 3D matrices is governed by matrix stiffness along with cell-matrix adhesion and proteolysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Jul 18;103(29):10889-94. Epub 2006 Jul 10

Mofrad, K and Kamm RD. (eds.) Cytoskeletal Mechanics: Models and Measurements, Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Lee SE, Kamm RD, Mofrad MR. Force-induced activation of talin and its possible role in focal adhesion mechanotransduction. J Biomech. 2007;40(9):2096-106. PMID: 17544431

Lammerding J, Dahl KN, Discher DE, Kamm RD. Nuclear mechanics and methods. Methods Cell Biol. 2007;83:269-94. PMID: 17613312

Sieminski AL, Was AS, Kim G, Gong H, Kamm RD. The stiffness of three-dimensional ionic self-assembling peptide gels affects the extent of capillary like network formation. Cell Biochem Biophys, 49(2): 73-83, 2007.

Brau RR, Ferrer JM, Lee H, Castero CE, Tam BK, Tarsa PB, Matsudaira P, Boyce MC, Kammm RD, Lang MJ. Passive and active microrheology with optical tweezers. J Opt A: Pure Appl Opt 9:S103-S112, 2007.

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