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Measuring irreversibility from learned representations of biological patterns
J. Li*, C.W.J. Liu*, M. Szurek, N. Fakhri
arXiv:2305.19983

Dissipative timescales from coarse-graining irreversibility
F.A. Cisneros, N. Fakhri, J.M. Horowitz
Journal of Statistical Mechanics 2023

Inferring scale-dependent non-equilibrium activity using carbon nanotubes
A. Bacanu, J.F. Pelletier, Y. Jung, N. Fakhri
Nature Nanotechnology 2023
Nature News & Views: Measurement of scale-dependent time-reversal asymmetry in biological systems

ATP-induced crosslinking of a biomolecular condensate
S.T. Coupe, N. Fakhri
Biophysical Journal 2023
[link to bioRxiv] [link to PDF] [link to SI]
 
Odd dynamics of living chiral crystals
T.H. Tan*, A. Mietke*, J. Li, Y. Chen, H. Higinbotham, P.J. Foster, S. Gokhale, J. Dunkel, N. Fakhri
Nature  2022
Nature News & Views: Odd living matter defies the golden rule of mechanics
Nature Video: Watch starfish embryos become living crystals​

Dynamic clustering of passive colloids in dense suspensions of motile bacteria
S. Gokhale, J. Li, A. Solon, J. Gore, N. Fakhri
Physical Review E  2022

Symmetry, thermodynamics, and topology in active matter
M.J. Bowick, N. Fakhri, M.C. Marchetti, S. Ramaswamy
Physical Review X  2022

Active mechanics of sea star oocytes
P.J. Foster, S. Fürthauer, N. Fakhri
bioRxiv, 2022.04. 22.489189

Polarized Dishevelled dissolution and reassembly drives embryonic axis specification in sea star oocytes
SZ Swartz, TH Tan, M Perillo, N Fakhri, GM Wessel, AH Wikramanayake, ...
Current biology  2021
 
Scale-dependent irreversibility in living active matter
T. H. Tan*, G. A. Watson*, Y. Chen*, T. R. Gingrich, J. M. Horowitz, N. Fakhri
arXiv:2107.05701

Topological braiding and virtual particles on the cell membrane
J. Liu, J. F. Totz, P. W. Miller, A. D. Hastewell, Y. Chao, J. Dunkel, N. Fakhri
PNAS 2021

A hierarchy of protein patterns robustly decodes cell shape information
M. C. Wigbers*, T. H. Tan*, F. Brauns, J. Liu, S. Z. Swartz, E. Frey, N. Fakhri
Nature Physics  2021

Topological turbulence in the membrane of a living cell
T. H. Tan*, J. Liu*, P. W. Miller*, M. Tekant, J. Dunkel, N. Fakhri
Nature Physics 2020 
Cover: June Issue​
Nature Research Highlights: How a starfish egg is like a quantum system

Quantifying dissipation using fluctuating currents
J. Li, J. M. Horowitz, T. R. Gingrich, N. Fakhri
Nature Communications 2019 (also: arXiv:1809.02118)

The science of living matter for tomorrow
G. Bauer, N. Fakhri, A. Kicheva, J. Kondev, K. Kruse, H. Noji, D. Riveline, T. E. Saunders, M. Thattai, E. Wieschaus.  
Cell Systems 2018

Self-organization of stress patterns drives state transitions in actin cortices
T. H. Tan*, M. M. Garbi*, E. Abu-Shah*, J. Li, A. Sharma, F. C. MacKintosh, K. Keren, C. F. Schmidt, N. Fakhri
Science Advances 2018 (also: arXiv:1603.07600)

Broken detailed balance of filament dynamics in active networks
J. Gladrow, N. Fakhri, F. C. MacKintosh, C. F. Schmidt, C. P. Broedersz
Physical Review Letters 2016 (also: arXiv:1603.04783)

Broken detailed balance at mesoscopic scales in active biological systems
C. Battle*, C. P. Broedersz*, N. Fakhri*, V. F. Geyer, J. Howard, C. F. Schmidt, F. C. MacKintosh (* equal contribution)
Science 2016   
Perspective: A fresh eye on nonequilibrium systems

Vinculin is required for cell polarization, migration, and extracellular matrix remodeling in 3D collagen
I. Thievessen, N. Fakhri, J. Steinwachs, V. Kraus, R. S. McIsaac, L. Gao, B. Chen, M. A. Baird, M. W. Davidson, E. Betzig, R. Oldenbourg, C. M. Waterman, B. Fabry
The FASEB Journal 2015

Drebrin-like protein DBN-1 is a sarcomere component that stabilizes actin filaments during muscle contraction
E. Butkevich, K. Bodensiek, N. Fakhri, K. Roden, I. A. T. Schaap, I. Majoul, C. F. Schmidt, D. R. Klopfenstein
Nature Communications 2015

High resolution mapping of intracellular fluctuations using carbon nanotubes
N. Fakhri, A. D. Wessel, C. Willms, M. Pasquali, D. Klopfenstein, F. C. MacKintosh, C. F. Schmidt
Science 2014

A surprising twist
N. Fakhri, C. F. Schmidt
eLife 2014

Axial thermal rotation of slender rods
D. Li, N. Fakhri, M. Pasquali, S. L. Biswal
Physical Review Letters 2011

Brownian motion of stiff filaments in a crowded environment
N. Fakhri, F. C. MacKintosh, B. Lounis, L. Cognet, M. Pasquali
Science 2010

Do inner shells of double-walled carbon nanotubes fluoresce?
D. A. Tsyboulski, Y. Hou, N. Fakhri, S. Ghosh, R. Zhang, S. M. Bachilo, M. Pasquali, L. Chen, J. Liu, R. B. Weisman
Nano Letters 2009

Diameter-dependent bending dynamics of single-walled carbon nanotubes in liquids
N. Fakhri, D. A. Tsyboulski, L. Cognet, R. B. Weisman, M. Pasquali
PNAS 2009
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Self-assembly of ordered nanowires in biological suspensions of single- walled carbon nanotubes
E. K. Hobbie, J. A. Fagan, M. L. Becker, S. D. Hudson, N. Fakhri, M. Pasquali
ACS Nano 2009
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