Erkan Tuzel
Collaborating Member, Molecular Therapeutics
Associate Professor, College of Engineering, Temple University
Affiliate Associate Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Research Program
Research Program
Research Interests
- Cellular bioengineering
- Cytoskeletal mechanics
- Molecular motors
- Intracellular cargo transport
- Image processing
- Microfluidic cell sorting and capture
- Biosensing
- Computational fluid mechanics
- Machine learning
Selected Publications
Arpag, G., Norris, S.R., Mousavi, S.I., Soppina, V., Verhey, K.J., Hancock, W.O., & Tüzel, E. (2019). Motor Dynamics Underlying Cargo Transport by Pairs of Kinesin-1 and Kinesin-3 Motors. Biophysical Journal, 116(6), pp. 1115-1126. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.01.036
Kingsley, J.L., Bibeau, J.P., Mousavi, S.I., Unsal, C., Chen, Z., Huang, X., Vidali, L., & Tüzel, E. (2018). Characterization of Cell Boundary and Confocal Effects Improves Quantitative FRAP Analysis. Biophysical Journal, 114(5), pp. 1153-1164. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.01.013
Chinnasamy, T., Kingsley, J.L., Inci, F., Turek, P.J., Rosen, M.P., Behr, B., Tüzel, E., & Demirci, U. (2018). Guidance and Self-Sorting of Active Swimmers: 3D Periodic Arrays Increase Persistence Length of Human Sperm Selecting for the Fittest. Advanced Science, 5(2). doi: 10.1002/advs.201700531
Bibeau, J.P., Kingsley, J.L., Furt, F., Tüzel, E., & Vidali, L. (2018). F-actin mediated focusing of vesicles at the cell tip is essential for polarized growth. Plant Physiology, 176(1), pp. 352-363. doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00753
Bangasser, B.L., Shamsan, G.A., Chan, C.E., Opoku, K.N., Tüzel, E., Schlichtmann, B.W., Kasim, J.A., Fuller, B.J., McCullough, B.R., Rosenfeld, S.S., & Odde, D.J. (2017). Shifting the optimal stiffness for cell migration. Nature Communications, 8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15313
Greenberg, M.J., Arpag, G., Tüzel, E., & Ostap, E.M. (2016). A Perspective on the Role of Myosins as Mechanosensors. Biophysical Journal, 110(12), pp. 2568-2576. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.05.021
Pyrpassopoulos, S., Arpag, G., Feeser, E.A., Shuman, H., Tüzel, E., & Ostap, E.M. (2016). Force generation by membrane-associated myosin-I. Scientific Reports, 6. doi: 10.1038/srep25524
Contact Information
College of Engineering
Temple University
Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center includes faculty from throughout Temple Health and Temple University, including the Temple School of Engineering, Temple School of Pharmacy and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine.
Contact Information
College of Engineering
Temple University
Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center includes faculty from throughout Temple Health and Temple University, including the Temple School of Engineering, Temple School of Pharmacy and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine.
Collaborating Member, Molecular Therapeutics
Associate Professor, College of Engineering, Temple University
Affiliate Associate Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Research Program
Research Profile
Research Interests
- Cellular bioengineering
- Cytoskeletal mechanics
- Molecular motors
- Intracellular cargo transport
- Image processing
- Microfluidic cell sorting and capture
- Biosensing
- Computational fluid mechanics
- Machine learning
Publications
Selected Publications
Arpag, G., Norris, S.R., Mousavi, S.I., Soppina, V., Verhey, K.J., Hancock, W.O., & Tüzel, E. (2019). Motor Dynamics Underlying Cargo Transport by Pairs of Kinesin-1 and Kinesin-3 Motors. Biophysical Journal, 116(6), pp. 1115-1126. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.01.036
Kingsley, J.L., Bibeau, J.P., Mousavi, S.I., Unsal, C., Chen, Z., Huang, X., Vidali, L., & Tüzel, E. (2018). Characterization of Cell Boundary and Confocal Effects Improves Quantitative FRAP Analysis. Biophysical Journal, 114(5), pp. 1153-1164. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.01.013
Chinnasamy, T., Kingsley, J.L., Inci, F., Turek, P.J., Rosen, M.P., Behr, B., Tüzel, E., & Demirci, U. (2018). Guidance and Self-Sorting of Active Swimmers: 3D Periodic Arrays Increase Persistence Length of Human Sperm Selecting for the Fittest. Advanced Science, 5(2). doi: 10.1002/advs.201700531
Bibeau, J.P., Kingsley, J.L., Furt, F., Tüzel, E., & Vidali, L. (2018). F-actin mediated focusing of vesicles at the cell tip is essential for polarized growth. Plant Physiology, 176(1), pp. 352-363. doi: 10.1104/pp.17.00753
Bangasser, B.L., Shamsan, G.A., Chan, C.E., Opoku, K.N., Tüzel, E., Schlichtmann, B.W., Kasim, J.A., Fuller, B.J., McCullough, B.R., Rosenfeld, S.S., & Odde, D.J. (2017). Shifting the optimal stiffness for cell migration. Nature Communications, 8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15313
Greenberg, M.J., Arpag, G., Tüzel, E., & Ostap, E.M. (2016). A Perspective on the Role of Myosins as Mechanosensors. Biophysical Journal, 110(12), pp. 2568-2576. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.05.021
Pyrpassopoulos, S., Arpag, G., Feeser, E.A., Shuman, H., Tüzel, E., & Ostap, E.M. (2016). Force generation by membrane-associated myosin-I. Scientific Reports, 6. doi: 10.1038/srep25524