Dave Burbank
Jan Lammerding
Associate Professor
Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering/Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology
Contact Information
235 Weill Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
p:
(607) 255-1700
Jan Lammerding
Associate Professor
Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering/Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology
Expertise
Cancer; muscular dystrophy and heart disease; cellular biomechanics and mechanotransduction; mechanobiology; microfluidics; cell biology; cell nucleus
Current Research Interest
Biophysical processes in cancer cell invasion and metastasis; disease mechanisms by which mutations in nuclear envelope proteins cause muscular dystrophy and dilated cardiomyopathy; in vitro models to study muscle regeneration and cell migration; how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces
Distinction
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Scientist Development Grant, American Heart Association
Cardiovascular Leadership Group Investigation Award, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Lerner Symposium Young Investigator Award, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Hearst Young Researchers Award, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Young Innovator in the 2014 Young Innovators Special Edition of Cell and Molecular Bioengineering Journal
Selected Publications
Denais, Celine M., Rachel M. Gilbert, Philipp Isermann, Alexandra L. McGregor, Mariska te Lindert, Bettina Weigelin, Patricia M. Davidson, Peter Friedl, Katarina Wolf, and Jan Lammerding. “Nuclear Envelope Rupture and Repair During Cancer Cell Migration.” Science 352, no. 6283 (2016): 353-8.
Ho Chin Yee, Diana E. Jaalouk, Maria K. Vartiainen, and Jan Lammerding. “Lamin A/C and Emerin Regulate MKL1/SRF Activity by Modulating Actin Dynamics.” Nature 497, no. 7450 (2013): 507-11.