Christopher R Jacobs
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Columbia University
United States of America
Biography
Christopher R Jacobs ia a proffesor at Coloumbia University in USA. His Ph.D in PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford in the year of 1994.
Research Interest
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that allow cells of the skeletal system to sense and respond to mechanical stimulation.
Publications
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Malone AM, Anderson CT, Tummala P, Kwon RY, Johnston TR, Stearns T, and Jacobs CR. Primary cilia mediate mechanosensing in bone cells by a calcium-independent mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S 104: 13325-13330.
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Kwon RY, Lew AJ, and Jacobs CR. A microstructurally informed model for the mechanical response of three-dimensional actin networks. Comp Met Bio Mech Bio Med Eng 11: 407-18.
