Louise Jawerth Lab
Research in the Jawerth lab focuses on using principles from soft condensed matter physics to understand important biological materials.
Currently, we are investigating proteins that de-mix from solution to form small liquid-like droplets called protein condensates. More information about the group and current vacancies can be found on the Jawerth group website.
Key publications
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Louise Jawerth et al, 'Protein condensates as aging Maxwell fluids',Science 11 Dec 2020: Vol. 370, Issue 6522, pp. 1317-1323 DOI:10.1126/science.aaw4951
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Louise M. Jawerth et al, 'Salt-Dependent Rheology and Surface Tension of Protein Condensates Using Optical Traps', Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 258101, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.258101
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A. Patel et al, 'A Liquid-to-Solid Phase Transition of the ALS Protein FUS Accelerated by Disease Mutation, Cell, 2015, doi:10.1016/j.cell.2015.07.047