Professor, Physics and Biophysics
[email protected]Office Information:
4214 Homer A. Neal Lab
Labs: SB268 (764.2251) SB280, SB288, SB290 Homer A. Neal Lab
phone: 734.764.7383
Experimental Biological Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Experimental Complex Systems; Atomic, Molecular & Optical
Education/Degree:
Universitat Konstanz, Germany, Ph.D. 1997University of Delaware, M.S. 1994
Highlighted Work and Publications
Femtonewton Entropic Forces can Control the Formation of Protein-Mediated DNA Loops
Y.F. Chen, J.N. Milstein, J.C. Meiners
Name of Periodical: Phys. Rev. Lett.
Issue Number: 104
Year of Publication: 2010
Page Numbers: 048391
Stretching Submicron Biomolecules with Constant-Force Axial Optical Tweezers
Y.F. Chen, G.A. Blab, J.C. Meiners
Name of Periodical: Biophysical Journal
Issue Number: 96
Year of Publication: 2009
Page Numbers: 4701
Entropic Boundary Effects on the Elasticity of Short DNA Molecules
Y.F. Chen, D. P. Wilson, K. Raghunathan, J.C. Meiners
Name of Periodical: Phys. Rev.
Issue Number: 80
Year of Publication: 2009
Page Numbers: 020903
Mg2+-induced Compaction of Single RNA Molecules monitored by Tethered-Particle Microscopy
M. Lambert, E. Vcker, S. Redemann, S. Blumberg, A. Gajraj, J.C. Meiners, N.G. Walter
Name of Periodical: Biophysical Journal
Issue Number: 90
Year of Publication: 2006
Page Numbers: 3672
Do Femtonewton Forces Affect Genetic Function? A Review.
S. Blumberg, J.C. Meiners
Name of Periodical: Journal of Biological Physics
Year of Publication: 2006