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Feigenson, Gerald W
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- TRAINING IN MOLECULAR PHYSICS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS awarded by NATL INST OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES, NIH 2012 - 2017
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- Bilayer thickness Mismatch Controls domain Size in Model Membranes. J. Am. Chem. Soc.. 2013
- Competition between line tension and curvature stabilizes modulated phase patterns on the surface of giant unilamellar vesicles. A simulation study. . Physical Review E. 87. 2013
- Phase Behavior and Domain Size in Sphingomyelin-Containing Lipid Bilayers. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1828:1302-1313. 2013
- Towards a better raft model: Modulated phases in the 4-component bilayer, DSPC/DOPC/POPC/CHOL. Biophysical Journal. 104:853-862. 2013
- HIV-1 Gag protein can sense the cholesterol and acyl chain environment in model membranes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109:18761-18766. 2012
- Control of a Nanoscopic-to-Macroscopic Transition: Modulated Phases in 4-Component DSPC/DOPC/POPC/chol Giant Unilamellar Vesicles. Biophysical Journal. 101. 2011
- Phase separation in lipid membranes.. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 3. 2011
- Simulation of the lo-ld phase boundary in DSPC/DOPC/cholesterol ternary mixtures using pairwise interactions. Journal of Physical Chemistry. 115:1662-1671. 2011
- Effects of Cholesterol and Unsaturated DOPC Lipid on Chain Packing of Saturated Gel-Phase DPPC Bilayers. General Physiology and Biophysics. 28:126-139. 2009
- Phase diagrams and lipid domains in multicomponent lipid bilayer mixtures. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1788:47-52. 2009
- Membrane lipids: where they are and how they behave. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 9:112-124. 2008
- Orientational Order Parameters and Areas in Fluid-Phase Oriented Lipid Membranes Using Wide Angle X-ray Scattering. Biophysical Journal. 95:669-681. 2008
- Fluorescence probe partitioning between L(o)/L(d) phases in lipid membranes. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes. 1768:2182-2194. 2007
- Phase boundaries and biological membranes. Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure. 36:63-77. 2007
- Phase studies of model biomembranes: Complex behavior of DSPC/DOPC/Cholesterol. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1768:2764-2776. 2007
- Phase studies of model biomembranes: macroscopic coexistence of Lα+Lβ, with light-induced coexistence of Lα+Lo phases . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1768:2777-2786. 2007
- Phase behavior of lipid mixtures. Nature Chemical Biology. 2:560-563. 2006
- Crosslinking a Lipid Raft Component Triggers Liquid Ordered–Liquid Disordered Phase Separation in Model Plasma Membranes. Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA. 102:6320-6325. 2005
- Detection of motional heterogeneities in lipid bilayer membranes by dual probe fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1668:158-163. 2005
- Fluorescence methods to detect phase boundaries in lipid bilayer mixtures. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1746:186-192. 2005
- New method of determining tie-lines in coexisting membrane phases using spin-label ESR. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1668:99-105. 2005
- Palmitoylation and intracellular-domain interactions both contribute to raft targeting of linker for activation of T cells (LAT). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280. 2005
- Phospholipid solubility determined by equilibrium distribution between surface and bulk phases. Langmuir. 21:6296-6301. 2005
- Dynamic molecular structure of DPPC-DLPC-Cholesterol ternary lipid system by spin-label electron spin resonance. Biophysical Journal. 87:2483-2496. 2004
- Atomic Force Microscopy of Nanometric Liposome Adsorption and Nanoscopic Membrane Domain Formation. Ultramicroscopy. 97:217-227. 2003
- Nanoscopic Lipid Domain Dynamics Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy. Biophysical Journal. 84:2609-2618. 2003
- Ternary Phase Diagram of Dipalmitoyl-PC/dilauroyl-PC/cholesterol: Nanoscopic Domain Formation Driven by Cholesterol. Biophysical Journal. 80:2775-2788. 2001
- Detection of Coexisting Gel and Fluid Phases by Equilibrium Surface Pressure Analysis. Langmuir. 16:3606-3611. 2000
- A microscopic interaction model of maximum solubility of cholesterol in lipid bilayers. Biophysical Journal. 76:2142-2157. 1999
- A novel strategy for the preparation of liposomes: rapid solvent exchange. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 1417:232-245. 1999
- Characterization of lipid bilayer phases by confocal microscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. PNAS. 96:8461-8466. 1999
- Maximum solubility of cholesterol in phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine bilayers. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 1417:89-100. 1999
- Surface Tension Determination with an FEP Teflon Rod. Langmuir. 15:5444-5447. 1999
- Partitioning of a Fluorescent Phospholipid Between Fluid Bilayers: Dependence on Host Lipid Acyl Chains. Biophysical Journal. 36:3112-3121. 1997
- Regulatory Mechanisms of the Acrosome Reaction Revealed by Multiview Microscopy of Single Starfish Sperm. Journal of Cell Biology. 131:963-973. 1995
- Detection of Coexisting Fluid Phospholipid Coexistence in Gramicidin A'/Phospholipid Dispersions. Biochemistry. 33:12945-12953. 1994
- Detection of Phase Separation in Fluid Phosphatidylserine/Phosphatidylcholine Mixtures. Biophysical Journal. 67:1906-1911. 1994
- Monte Carlo Simulation of Lipid Mixtures: Finding Phase Separation. Biophysical Journal. 65:1788-1794. 1993
- Nonideal Mixing of Phosphatidylserine and Phosphatidylchlorine in the Fluid Lamellar Phase. Biophysical Journal. 64:412-425. 1993
- Partitioning of Gramicidin A' Between Coexisting Fluid and Gel Phospholipid Phases. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 1153:155-162. 1993
- Fluorescence Quenching in Model Membranes: Phospholipid Acyl Chain Distributions Around Small Fluorophores. Biochemistry. 29:4380-4392. 1990
- Partitioning Behavior of Indocarbocyanine Probes Between Coexisting Gel and Fluid Phases in Model Membranes. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 1023:25-33. 1990
- Thermodynamics of Mixing of Phosphatidylserine/Phosphatidylcholine from Measurements of High-Affinity Calcium Binding. Biochemistry. 29:8291-8297. 1990
- Calcium Ion Binding Between Lipid Bilayers: The 4-Component System for Phosphatidylserine, Phosphatidylcholine, Calcium Chloride, and Water. Biochemistry. 28:1270-1278. 1989
- Effect of Fluorophore Linkage Position of n-(9-anthroyloxy) Fatty Acids on Probe Distribution Between Coexisting Gel and Fluid Phospholipid Phases. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 939:124-130. 1988
- Location and Ion-Binding of Membrane-Associated Valinomycin, A Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 938:469-482. 1988
- On the Use of Partition Coefficients to Characterize the Distribution of Fluorescent Membrane Probes Between Coexisting Gel and Fluid Lipid Phases. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 941:102-106. 1988
- Influence of the Calcium-Induced Gel Phase on the Behavior of Small Molecules in Phosphatidylserine and Phosphatidylserine Phosphatidylcholine Multilamellar Vesicles. Biochemistry. 26:1757-1568. 1987
- Protein Redistribution in Model Membranes: Clearing of M13 Coat Protein from Calcium-Induced Gel Phase Regions in Phosphatidylserine/Phosphatidylcholine Multilamellar Vesicles. Biochemistry. 26:2978-2983. 1987
- Uranyl Acetate Induces Gel Phase Formation in Model Lipid and Biological Membranes. Biophysical Journal. 52:501-505. 1987
- On the Nature of Calcium Ion Binding between Phosphatidylserine Lamellae. Biochemistry. 25:5819-5825. 1986
- Reconstitution of M13 Bacteriophage Coat Protein. A New Strategy to Analyze Configuration of the Protein in the Membrane. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 815:369-379. 1985
- Use of 31PNMR Spectroscopy to Follow the Time Course of Phosphatidylcholine Chemical Synthesis. Journal of Lipid Research. 26:882-888. 1985
- Influence of Metal Ions on the Phase Properties of Phosphatidic Acid in Combination with Natural and Synthetic Phosphatidylcholines: An X-Ray Diffraction Study Using Synchrotron Radiation. Biochemistry. 23:323-331. 1984
- Polypeptide Clearing in Model Membranes: An Analysis of the Partition of Gramicidin A' between Cadmium Ion Induced Gel and Liquid-Crystalline Phases of Phosphatidic Acid and Phosphatidylcholine. Biochemistry. 22:3106-3112. 1983
- 1H-NMR Study of the Location and Motion of Ubiquinones in Perdeuterated Phosphatidylcholine Bilayers. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 635:602-618. 1981
- Fluorescence Quenching in Model Membranes. 1. Characterization of Quenching Caused by a Spin-Labeled Phospholipid. Biochemistry. 20:1932-1938. 1981
- Fluorescence Quenching in Model Membranes. 2. Determination of the Local Lipid Environment of the Calcium Adenosine Triphosphatase from Sarcoplasmic Reticulum. Biochemistry. 20:1939-1948. 1981
- Fluorescence Quenching in Model Membranes. 3. Relationship between Calcium Adenosinetriphosphatase Enzyme Activity and the Affinity of the Protein for Phosphatidylcholines with Different Acyl Chains. Biochemistry. 20:1949-1961. 1981
- Fluorescence Quenching in Model Membranes. An Analysis of the Local Phospholipid Environments of Diphenylhexatriene and Gramicidin A'. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 649:89-87. 1981
- 1HNMR Study of Valinomycin Conformation in a Phospholipid Bilayer. Nature. 283:313-314. 1980
- 1HNMR Observation of Small Molecules in Perdeuterated Phosphatidylcholine Vesicles. FEBS Letters. 97:175-178. 1979
- Phosphorous NMR analysis of Phospholipids in Detergents. Journal of Lipid Research. 20:408-421. 1979
- The Synthesis of a Perdeuterated Phospholipid: 1,2-Dimyristoyl-sn-Glycero-3-Phosphocholine-d72. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 24:135-147. 1979
- Fluorescence Quenching of Ca2+-ATPase in Bilayer Vesicles by a Spin-Labeled Phospholipid. FEBS Letters. 96:51-54. 1978
- Purification of Gramicidin C. Analytical Biochemistry. 86:512-518. 1978
- NMR Observation of Gramicidin A' in Phosphatidylcholine Vesicles. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 471:487-491. 1977
- The Interpretation of Proton Magnetic Resonance Line-Widths for Lecithin Dispersions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 382:10-21. 1975
- Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Behavior of Lecithin Multilayers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 96:1312-1319. 1974
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Model Membrane Systems: The Effect of Surface Curvature. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 222:499-522. 1973
- Anisotropic and Restricted Molecular Motion in Lecithin Bilayers. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 46:1488-1493. 1972
- Delayed Fourier Transform PMR Spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94:2535-2537. 1972
- Nuclear Relaxation Studies of Lecithin Bilayers. Nature. 231:110-112. 1971
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- BIOMG-3330: Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, & Molecular Biology - Summer 2013-8wk
- BIOMG-3310: Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism - Fall 2012
- BIOMG-4310: Frontiers in Biophysics - Fall 2012
- BIOMG-7940: Current Topics in Biochemistry - Spring 2012
- BIOMG-3310: Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism - Fall 2011
- BIOMG-4310: Frontiers in Biophysics - Fall 2011
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- Advisory Panel for Biophysics, National Science Foundation Member 1985 - 1989
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- Ph.D. in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology 1974
- B.S. in Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1968