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  1. Article: STEAM: Using the Arts to Train Well-Rounded and Creative Scientists.

    Segarra, Verónica A / Natalizio, Barbara / Falkenberg, Cibele V / Pulford, Stephanie / Holmes, Raquell M

    Journal of microbiology & biology education

    2018  Volume 19, Issue 1

    Abstract: While the demand for a strong STEM workforce continues to grow, there are challenges that threaten our ability to recruit, train, and retain such a workforce in a way that is effective and sustainable and fosters innovation. One way in which we are ... ...

    Abstract While the demand for a strong STEM workforce continues to grow, there are challenges that threaten our ability to recruit, train, and retain such a workforce in a way that is effective and sustainable and fosters innovation. One way in which we are meeting this challenge is through the use of the arts in the training of scientists. In this Perspectives article, we review the use of the arts in science education and its benefits in both K-12 and postsecondary education. We also review the use of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) programs in science outreach and the development of professional scientists.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-04-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1935-7877
    ISSN 1935-7877
    DOI 10.1128/jmbe.v19i1.1360
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  2. Article ; Online: STEAM

    Verónica A. Segarra / Barbara Natalizio / Cibele V. Falkenberg / Stephanie Pulford / Raquell M. Holmes

    Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 19, Iss

    Using the Arts to Train Well-Rounded and Creative Scientists

    2018  Volume 1

    Abstract: While the demand for a strong STEM workforce continues to grow, there are challenges that threaten our ability to recruit, train, and retain such a workforce in a way that is effective and sustainable and fosters innovation. One way in which we are ... ...

    Abstract While the demand for a strong STEM workforce continues to grow, there are challenges that threaten our ability to recruit, train, and retain such a workforce in a way that is effective and sustainable and fosters innovation. One way in which we are meeting this challenge is through the use of the arts in the training of scientists. In this Perspectives article, we review the use of the arts in science education and its benefits in both K–12 and postsecondary education. We also review the use of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) programs in science outreach and the development of professional scientists.
    Keywords Special aspects of education ; LC8-6691 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher American Society for Microbiology
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  3. Article ; Online: STEAM

    Verónica A. Segarra / Barbara Natalizio / Cibele V. Falkenberg / Stephanie Pulford / Raquell M. Holmes

    Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 19, Iss

    Using the Arts to Train Well-Rounded and Creative Scientists

    2018  Volume 1

    Abstract: While the demand for a strong STEM workforce continues to grow, there are challenges that threaten our ability to recruit, train, and retain such a workforce in a way that is effective and sustainable and fosters innovation. One way in which we are ... ...

    Abstract While the demand for a strong STEM workforce continues to grow, there are challenges that threaten our ability to recruit, train, and retain such a workforce in a way that is effective and sustainable and fosters innovation. One way in which we are meeting this challenge is through the use of the arts in the training of scientists. In this Perspectives article, we review the use of the arts in science education and its benefits in both K–12 and postsecondary education. We also review the use of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) programs in science outreach and the development of professional scientists.
    Keywords Diversity ; inclusion ; improvisational learning ; science pedagogy ; classroom science communication ; STEAM ; Special aspects of education ; LC8-6691 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher American Society for Microbiology
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  4. Article ; Online: A biophysical model for integration of electrical, osmotic, and pH regulation in the human bronchial epithelium.

    Falkenberg, Cibele V / Jakobsson, Eric

    Biophysical journal

    2010  Volume 98, Issue 8, Page(s) 1476–1485

    Abstract: A dynamical biophysical model for the functioning of an epithelium is presented. This model integrates the electrical and osmotic behaviors of the epithelium, taking into account intracellular conditions. The specific tissue modeled is the human ... ...

    Abstract A dynamical biophysical model for the functioning of an epithelium is presented. This model integrates the electrical and osmotic behaviors of the epithelium, taking into account intracellular conditions. The specific tissue modeled is the human bronchial epithelium, which is of particular interest, as it is the location of the most common lethal symptoms of cystic fibrosis. The model is implemented in a modular form to facilitate future application of the code to other epithelial tissue by inputting different transporters, channels, and geometric parameters. The model includes pH regulation as an integral component of overall regulation of epithelial function, through the interdependence of pH, bicarbonate concentration, and current. The procedures for specification, the validation of the model, and parametric studies are presented using available experimental data of cultured human bronchial epithelium. Parametric studies are performed to elucidate a), the contribution of basolateral chloride channels to the short-circuit current functional form, and b), the role that regulation of basolateral potassium conductance plays in epithelial function.
    MeSH term(s) Biophysical Phenomena ; Bronchi/physiology ; Computer Simulation ; Electricity ; Epithelium/physiology ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Membrane Potentials/physiology ; Models, Biological ; Osmosis/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-04-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 218078-9
    ISSN 1542-0086 ; 0006-3495
    ISSN (online) 1542-0086
    ISSN 0006-3495
    DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.11.045
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  5. Article ; Online: Pleomorphic ensembles: formation of large clusters composed of weakly interacting multivalent molecules.

    Falkenberg, Cibele V / Blinov, Michael L / Loew, Leslie M

    Biophysical journal

    2013  Volume 105, Issue 11, Page(s) 2451–2460

    Abstract: Molecular interactions of importance to cell biology are subject to sol-gel transitions: large clusters of weakly interacting multivalent molecules (gel phase) are produced at a critical concentration of monomers. Examples include cell-cell and cell- ... ...

    Abstract Molecular interactions of importance to cell biology are subject to sol-gel transitions: large clusters of weakly interacting multivalent molecules (gel phase) are produced at a critical concentration of monomers. Examples include cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions, nucleoprotein bodies, and cell signaling platforms. We use the term pleomorphic ensembles (PEs) to describe these clusters, because they have dynamic compositions and sizes and have rapid turnover of their molecular constituents; this plasticity can be highly responsive to cellular signals. The classical polymer physical chemistry theory developed by Flory and Stockmayer provides a brilliant framework for treating multivalent interactions for simple idealized systems. But the complexity and variability of PEs challenges existing modeling approaches. Here we describe and validate a computational algorithm that extends the Flory-Stockmayer formalism to overcome the limitations of analytic theories. We divide the problem by deterministically calculating the fraction of bound sites for each type of binding site, followed by the stochastic assignment of the bonds to a finite number of molecules. The method allows for high valency within many different kinds of interacting molecules and site types, permits simulation of steady-state distributions, as well as assembly kinetics, and can treat cooperative binding within one of the interacting molecules. We then apply our method to the analysis of interactions in the nephrin-Nck-N-Wasp signaling system, demonstrating how multivalent layered scaffolds produce PEs at low monomer concentrations despite weak binding interactions. We show how the experimental data for this system are most consistent with synergistic cooperative interactions between Nck and N-Wasp.
    MeSH term(s) Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/chemistry ; Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism ; Algorithms ; Animals ; Biopolymers/chemistry ; Gels/chemistry ; Humans ; Kinetics ; Membrane Proteins/chemistry ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Models, Biological ; Oncogene Proteins/chemistry ; Oncogene Proteins/metabolism ; Protein Binding ; Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family/chemistry ; Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ; Biopolymers ; Gels ; Membrane Proteins ; Nck protein ; Oncogene Proteins ; Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family ; nephrin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-12-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 218078-9
    ISSN 1542-0086 ; 0006-3495
    ISSN (online) 1542-0086
    ISSN 0006-3495
    DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.10.016
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  6. Article: Pleomorphic Ensembles: Formation of Large Clusters Composed of Weakly Interacting Multivalent Molecules

    Falkenberg, Cibele V / Blinov, Michael L / Loew, Leslie M

    Biophysical journal. 2013 Dec. 3, v. 105, no. 11

    2013  

    Abstract: Molecular interactions of importance to cell biology are subject to sol-gel transitions: large clusters of weakly interacting multivalent molecules (gel phase) are produced at a critical concentration of monomers. Examples include cell-cell and cell- ... ...

    Abstract Molecular interactions of importance to cell biology are subject to sol-gel transitions: large clusters of weakly interacting multivalent molecules (gel phase) are produced at a critical concentration of monomers. Examples include cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions, nucleoprotein bodies, and cell signaling platforms. We use the term pleomorphic ensembles (PEs) to describe these clusters, because they have dynamic compositions and sizes and have rapid turnover of their molecular constituents; this plasticity can be highly responsive to cellular signals. The classical polymer physical chemistry theory developed by Flory and Stockmayer provides a brilliant framework for treating multivalent interactions for simple idealized systems. But the complexity and variability of PEs challenges existing modeling approaches. Here we describe and validate a computational algorithm that extends the Flory-Stockmayer formalism to overcome the limitations of analytic theories. We divide the problem by deterministically calculating the fraction of bound sites for each type of binding site, followed by the stochastic assignment of the bonds to a finite number of molecules. The method allows for high valency within many different kinds of interacting molecules and site types, permits simulation of steady-state distributions, as well as assembly kinetics, and can treat cooperative binding within one of the interacting molecules. We then apply our method to the analysis of interactions in the nephrin-Nck-N-Wasp signaling system, demonstrating how multivalent layered scaffolds produce PEs at low monomer concentrations despite weak binding interactions. We show how the experimental data for this system are most consistent with synergistic cooperative interactions between Nck and N-Wasp.
    Keywords algorithms ; binding sites ; cell biology ; gels ; models ; polymers
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2013-1203
    Size p. 2451-2460.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 218078-9
    ISSN 1542-0086 ; 0006-3495
    ISSN (online) 1542-0086
    ISSN 0006-3495
    DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.10.016
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  7. Article ; Online: (with research data) Fragility of foot process morphology in kidney podocytes arises from chaotic spatial propagation of cytoskeletal instability.

    Falkenberg, Cibele V / Azeloglu, Evren U / Stothers, Mark / Deerinck, Thomas J / Chen, Yibang / He, John C / Ellisman, Mark H / Hone, James C / Iyengar, Ravi / Loew, Leslie M

    PLoS computational biology

    2017  Volume 13, Issue 3, Page(s) e1005433

    Abstract: Kidney podocytes' function depends on fingerlike projections (foot processes) that interdigitate with those from neighboring cells to form the glomerular filtration barrier. The integrity of the barrier depends on spatial control of dynamics of actin ... ...

    Abstract Kidney podocytes' function depends on fingerlike projections (foot processes) that interdigitate with those from neighboring cells to form the glomerular filtration barrier. The integrity of the barrier depends on spatial control of dynamics of actin cytoskeleton in the foot processes. We determined how imbalances in regulation of actin cytoskeletal dynamics could result in pathological morphology. We obtained 3-D electron microscopy images of podocytes and used quantitative features to build dynamical models to investigate how regulation of actin dynamics within foot processes controls local morphology. We find that imbalances in regulation of actin bundling lead to chaotic spatial patterns that could impair the foot process morphology. Simulation results are consistent with experimental observations for cytoskeletal reconfiguration through dysregulated RhoA or Rac1, and they predict compensatory mechanisms for biochemical stability. We conclude that podocyte morphology, optimized for filtration, is intrinsically fragile, whereby local transient biochemical imbalances may lead to permanent morphological changes associated with pathophysiology.
    MeSH term(s) Actin Cytoskeleton/pathology ; Actin Cytoskeleton/physiology ; Cell Polarity ; Cell Size ; Cell Surface Extensions/pathology ; Cell Surface Extensions/physiology ; Cells, Cultured ; Computer Simulation ; Humans ; Models, Biological ; Nonlinear Dynamics ; Podocytes/pathology ; Podocytes/physiology ; Spatio-Temporal Analysis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2193340-6
    ISSN 1553-7358 ; 1553-734X
    ISSN (online) 1553-7358
    ISSN 1553-734X
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005433
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  8. Article ; Online: Fragility of foot process morphology in kidney podocytes arises from chaotic spatial propagation of cytoskeletal instability.

    Cibele V Falkenberg / Evren U Azeloglu / Mark Stothers / Thomas J Deerinck / Yibang Chen / John C He / Mark H Ellisman / James C Hone / Ravi Iyengar / Leslie M Loew

    PLoS Computational Biology, Vol 13, Iss 3, p e

    2017  Volume 1005433

    Abstract: Kidney podocytes' function depends on fingerlike projections (foot processes) that interdigitate with those from neighboring cells to form the glomerular filtration barrier. The integrity of the barrier depends on spatial control of dynamics of actin ... ...

    Abstract Kidney podocytes' function depends on fingerlike projections (foot processes) that interdigitate with those from neighboring cells to form the glomerular filtration barrier. The integrity of the barrier depends on spatial control of dynamics of actin cytoskeleton in the foot processes. We determined how imbalances in regulation of actin cytoskeletal dynamics could result in pathological morphology. We obtained 3-D electron microscopy images of podocytes and used quantitative features to build dynamical models to investigate how regulation of actin dynamics within foot processes controls local morphology. We find that imbalances in regulation of actin bundling lead to chaotic spatial patterns that could impair the foot process morphology. Simulation results are consistent with experimental observations for cytoskeletal reconfiguration through dysregulated RhoA or Rac1, and they predict compensatory mechanisms for biochemical stability. We conclude that podocyte morphology, optimized for filtration, is intrinsically fragile, whereby local transient biochemical imbalances may lead to permanent morphological changes associated with pathophysiology.
    Keywords Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 612
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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  9. Article: Pleomorphic Ensembles: Formation of Large Clusters Composed of Weakly Interacting Multivalent Molecules

    Falkenberg, Cibele V. / Blinov, Michael L. / Loew, Leslie M.

    Biophysical journal

    Volume v. 105,, Issue no. 1

    Abstract: Molecular interactions of importance to cell biology are subject to sol-gel transitions: large clusters of weakly interacting multivalent molecules (gel phase) are produced at a critical concentration of monomers. Examples include cell-cell and cell- ... ...

    Abstract Molecular interactions of importance to cell biology are subject to sol-gel transitions: large clusters of weakly interacting multivalent molecules (gel phase) are produced at a critical concentration of monomers. Examples include cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions, nucleoprotein bodies, and cell signaling platforms. We use the term pleomorphic ensembles (PEs) to describe these clusters, because they have dynamic compositions and sizes and have rapid turnover of their molecular constituents; this plasticity can be highly responsive to cellular signals. The classical polymer physical chemistry theory developed by Flory and Stockmayer provides a brilliant framework for treating multivalent interactions for simple idealized systems. But the complexity and variability of PEs challenges existing modeling approaches. Here we describe and validate a computational algorithm that extends the Flory-Stockmayer formalism to overcome the limitations of analytic theories. We divide the problem by deterministically calculating the fraction of bound sites for each type of binding site, followed by the stochastic assignment of the bonds to a finite number of molecules. The method allows for high valency within many different kinds of interacting molecules and site types, permits simulation of steady-state distributions, as well as assembly kinetics, and can treat cooperative binding within one of the interacting molecules. We then apply our method to the analysis of interactions in the nephrin-Nck-N-Wasp signaling system, demonstrating how multivalent layered scaffolds produce PEs at low monomer concentrations despite weak binding interactions. We show how the experimental data for this system are most consistent with synergistic cooperative interactions between Nck and N-Wasp.
    Keywords models ; cell biology ; binding sites ; algorithms ; polymers ; gels
    Language English
    Document type Article
    ISSN 0006-3495
    Database AGRIS - International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology

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