Whiting School of Engineering




The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Denis Wirtz

Professor


Office: (410) 516-7006
Email: wirtz@jhu.edu
Cirriculum Vitae

Education

  • Postdoctoral, Physics, Biophysics. ESPCI, Paris. 1993 - 1994
  • Ph.D., Cemical Engineering. Stanford University. 1993
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering. Stanford University. 1989
  • B.S., Physics Engineering. Free University of Brussels. 1983-1988

Publications

  • J.S.H. Lee, Y. Tseng, and D. Wirtz, “Cdc42 mediates nucleus movement and MTOC polarization in Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts under shear”, Molecular Biology of the Cell 16:871-880(2005).
  • M.I. Chang, P. Panorchan, T. Dobrowsky, Y. Tseng, and D. Wirtz, “Single-molecule analysis of HIV-1 gp120-receptor interactions in living cells”, Journal of Virology 79: 14748-14755 (2005).
  • T.P. Kole, Y. Tseng, J.L. Katz, and D. Wirtz, “Intracellular mechanics of migrating fibroblasts”, Molecular Biology of the Cell 16: 328-338 (2005).
  • P. Panorchan, M. S. Thompson, K. J. Davis, Y. Tseng, K. Konstantopoulos, and D. Wirtz, “Single-molecule analysis of cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion”, Journal of Cell Science 119: 66-73 (2006).
  • J.S.H. Lee, C.M. Hale, P. Panorchan, S.B. Khatau, J.P. George, Y. Tseng, C. L. Stewart, D. Hodzic, and D. Wirtz, “Nuclear lamin A/C deficiency induces defects in cell mechanics, polarization and migration“, Biophysical Journal, to appear (2007).