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Daniel J. Müller

Daniel J. Müller

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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
108
Citations
39681
World Ranking
1055
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Daniel J. Müller is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a research focus primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, contributing to 72 publications in this area. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, and Oncology.

The researcher's published work addresses diverse topics, prominently featuring Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies, and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Daniel J. Müller include:

  • The nucleus acts as a ruler tailoring cell responses to spatial constraints, 2020, Science
  • Scanning probe microscopy, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Force Spectroscopy and Multiparametric Imaging of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Structural basis of NINJ1-mediated plasma membrane rupture in cell death, 2023, Nature
  • Force spectroscopy of single cells using atomic force microscopy, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers

Daniel J. Müller frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Nico Strohmeyer
  • Chana A. Sacks
  • Gotthold Fläschner
  • Sharon-Lise T. Normand
  • Kristýna Pluháčková

The research outputs have appeared repeatedly in selected publication venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • NEJM Evidence
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Advanced Science

Best Publications

  • GSDMD membrane pore formation constitutes the mechanism of pyroptotic cell death

    Lorenzo Sborgi;Sebastian Rühl;Estefania Mulvihill;Joka Pipercevic

  • Imaging modes of atomic force microscopy for application in molecular and cell biology

    Yves F. Dufrêne;Toshio Ando;Ricardo García García;David Alsteens

  • Tensile forces govern germ-layer organization in zebrafish

    M. Krieg;Y. Arboleda-Estudillo;Y. Arboleda-Estudillo;P.-H. Puech;J. Käfer

  • Atomic force microscopy as a multifunctional molecular toolbox in nanobiotechnology

    Daniel J. Müller;Yves F. Dufrêne

  • Tau protein liquid–liquid phase separation can initiate tau aggregation

    Susanne Wegmann;Bahareh Eftekharzadeh;Katharina Tepper;Katarzyna M Zoltowska

  • Unfolding pathways of individual bacteriorhodopsins.

    F. Oesterhelt;D. Oesterhelt;M. Pfeiffer;Andreas Engel

  • Hydrostatic pressure and the actomyosin cortex drive mitotic cell rounding

    Martin P. Stewart;Jonne Helenius;Yusuke Toyoda;Subramanian P. Ramanathan

  • Observing single biomolecules at work with the atomic force microscope.

    Andreas Engel;Daniel J. Müller

  • Atomic force microscopy-based mechanobiology

    Michael Krieg;Gotthold Fläschner;David Alsteens;Benjamin M. Gaub

  • Single-cell force spectroscopy.

    Jonne Helenius;Carl-Philipp Heisenberg;Hermann E. Gaub;Daniel J. Muller

  • Proton-powered turbine of a plant motor

    Holger Seelert;Ansgar Poetsch;Norbert A. Dencher;Andreas Engel

  • Force probing surfaces of living cells to molecular resolution

    Daniel J Müller;Jonne Helenius;David Alsteens;Yves F Dufrêne

  • Imaging and manipulation of biological structures with the AFM

    Dimitrios Fotiadis;Simon Scheuring;Shirley A. Müller;Andreas Engel

  • Multiparametric imaging of biological systems by force-distance curve-based AFM.

    Yves F Dufrêne;David Martínez-Martín;Izhar Medalsy;David Alsteens

  • Atomic force microscopy: a nanoscopic window on the cell surface

    Daniel J. Müller;Yves F. Dufrêne

  • Electrostatically Balanced Subnanometer Imaging of Biological Specimens by Atomic Force Microscope

    Daniel J. Müller;Dimitrios Fotiadis;Simon Scheuring;Shirley A. Müller

  • Imaging purple membranes in aqueous solutions at sub-nanometer resolution by atomic force microscopy

    D. J. Muller;F. A. Schabert;G. Buldt;Andreas Engel

  • The nucleus acts as a ruler tailoring cell responses to spatial constraints

    A. J. Lomakin;C. J. Cattin;D. Cuvelier;Z. Alraies

  • Adsorption of biological molecules to a solid support for scanning probe microscopy.

    Daniel J. Müller;Mattihas Amrein;Andreas Engel

  • Tapping-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy Produces Faithful High-Resolution Images of Protein Surfaces

    Clemens Möller;Mike Allen;Virgil Elings;Andreas Engel

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Engel
Andreas Engel University of Basel
Dimitrios Fotiadis
Dimitrios Fotiadis University of Bern
Anthony A. Hyman
Anthony A. Hyman Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Yves F. Dufrêne
Yves F. Dufrêne Université Catholique de Louvain
Hermann E. Gaub
Hermann E. Gaub Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Simon Scheuring
Simon Scheuring Cornell University
Werner Kühlbrandt
Werner Kühlbrandt Max Planck Society
Eckhard Mandelkow
Eckhard Mandelkow German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Botond Roska
Botond Roska University of Basel
Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Dietmar W. Hutmacher Queensland University of Technology

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