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Buzz Baum is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions across cellular mechanics, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, cellular transport and secretion, and bacterial genetics and biotechnology.

The scientist has published extensively in the field of cell biology, molecular biology, and genetics, including work related to ecology and biomedical engineering. Their research topics include:

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Buzz Baum has collaborated frequently with several co-authors in their research. Notable frequent collaborators include:

  • Anđela Šarić (20 publications)
  • Xiuyun Jiang (11 publications)
  • Aurélien Roux (9 publications)
  • Helen K. Matthews (8 publications)
  • Diorge P. Souza (8 publications)

Their work has been published in several scientific venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in the following:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 26 publications
  • Current Biology - 5 publications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - 4 publications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 4 publications
  • Science Advances - 3 publications

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Buzz Baum include:

  • "An ESCRT-III Polymerization Sequence Drives Membrane Deformation and Fission," 2020, Cell
  • "The Mechanics of Mitotic Cell Rounding," 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Bacterial Vipp1 and PspA are members of the ancient ESCRT-III membrane-remodeling superfamily," 2021, Cell
  • "The proteasome controls ESCRT-III-mediated cell division in an archaeon," 2020, Science
  • "The cell biology of archaea," 2022, Nature Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Dynamics of adherens junctions in epithelial establishment, maintenance, and remodeling

    Buzz Baum;Marios Georgiou

  • Minimizing the risk of reporting false positives in large-scale RNAi screens

    Christophe J Echeverri;Philip A Beachy;Buzz Baum;Michael Boutros

  • Transitions between epithelial and mesenchymal states in development and disease.

    Buzz Baum;Jeffrey Settleman;Margaret P. Quinlan

  • A functional genomic analysis of cell morphology using RNA interference

    AA Kiger;B Baum;B Baum;S S Jones;Jones

  • Moesin Controls Cortical Rigidity, Cell Rounding, and Spindle Morphogenesis during Mitosis

    Patricia Kunda;Andrew E. Pelling;Tao Liu;Buzz Baum

  • Live-cell delamination counterbalances epithelial growth to limit tissue overcrowding

    Eliana Marinari;Aida Mehonic;Scott Curran;Jonathan Gale

  • Abi, Sra1, and Kette Control the Stability and Localization of SCAR/WAVE to Regulate the Formation of Actin-Based Protrusions

    Patricia Kunda;Gavin Craig;Veronica Dominguez;Buzz Baum

  • Characterizing the mechanics of cultured cell monolayers

    Andrew R. Harris;Loic Peter;Loic Peter;Julien Bellis;Buzz Baum

  • Mitotic rounding alters cell geometry to ensure efficient bipolar spindle formation.

    Oscar M. Lancaster;Maël Le Berre;Andrea Dimitracopoulos;Daria Bonazzi

  • Myosin II-dependent cortical movement is required for centrosome separation and positioning during mitotic spindle assembly

    Jody Rosenblatt;Louise P Cramer;Buzz Baum;Karen M McGee

  • Cdc42, Par6, and aPKC Regulate Arp2/3-Mediated Endocytosis to Control Local Adherens Junction Stability

    Marios Georgiou;Eliana Marinari;Jemima Burden;Buzz Baum

  • Dynamic Filopodia Transmit Intermittent Delta-Notch Signaling to Drive Pattern Refinement during Lateral Inhibition

    Michael Cohen;Marios Georgiou;Nicola L. Stevenson;Mark Miodownik

  • The actin cytoskeleton in spindle assembly and positioning

    Patricia Kunda;Buzz Baum

  • A genome-wide RNAi screen to dissect centriole duplication and centrosome maturation in Drosophila.

    Jeroen Dobbelaere;Filipe Josué;Saskia Suijkerbuijk;Buzz Baum

  • Regulation of apicomplexan actin-based motility

    Jake Baum;Anthony T Papenfuss;Buzz Baum;Terence P Speed

  • FMNL2 drives actin-based protrusion and migration downstream of Cdc42.

    Jennifer Block;Dennis Breitsprecher;Sonja Kühn;Moritz Winterhoff

  • Size control in mammalian cells involves modulation of both growth rate and cell cycle duration

    Clotilde Cadart;Sylvain Monnier;Sylvain Monnier;Jacopo Grilli;Jacopo Grilli;Pablo J. Sáez

  • Identification and characterization of a set of conserved and new regulators of cytoskeletal organization, cell morphology and migration.

    Siau Wei Bai;Siau Wei Bai;Maria Teresa Herrera-Abreu;Jennifer L Rohn;Victor Racine

  • Changes in Ect2 localization couple actomyosin-dependent cell shape changes to mitotic progression.

    Helen K. Matthews;Ulysse Delabre;Ulysse Delabre;Jennifer L. Rohn;Jochen Guck

  • Emergence of homeostatic epithelial packing and stress dissipation through divisions oriented along the long cell axis.

    Tom P. J. Wyatt;Andrew R. Harris;Maxine Lam;Qian Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillaume Charras
Guillaume Charras London Centre for Nanotechnology
Norbert Perrimon
Norbert Perrimon Harvard University
Matthieu Piel
Matthieu Piel Institute Curie
Peter J. Bentley
Peter J. Bentley University College London
Daniel Louvard
Daniel Louvard Institute Curie
David A. Baum
David A. Baum University of Wisconsin–Madison
Marketa Zvelebil
Marketa Zvelebil University of Basel
Sonja-Verena Albers
Sonja-Verena Albers University of Freiburg
Anne J. Ridley
Anne J. Ridley University of Bristol
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia

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