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Overview

Henry Hess is a researcher affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their academic work spans several interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Physics and Astronomy, and Engineering.

The principal research subfields include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Henry Hess's research interests cover a wide range of scientific topics such as:

  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications

Their recent publications demonstrate active contributions to the fields of molecular machines and cellular dynamics. Notable papers include:

  • Chemically-powered swimming and diffusion in the microscopic world, 2021, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • Cooperative cargo transportation by a swarm of molecular machines, 2022, Science Robotics
  • Microscale Colocalization of Cascade Enzymes Yields Activity Enhancement, 2022, ACS Nano
  • Deformation of microtubules regulates translocation dynamics of kinesin, 2021, Science Advances
  • Optical Control of Mitosis with a Photoswitchable Eg5 Inhibitor, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Henry Hess frequently publishes in specialized venues reflecting their research focus. These venues include:

  • Science Robotics
  • Scientific Reports
  • Langmuir
  • ACS Nano
  • Nature Reviews Chemistry

Collaboration forms an important aspect of Hess's research, with multiple co-authors appearing repeatedly in their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yifei Zhang
  • Gadiel Saper
  • Stanislav Tsitkov
  • Juan B. Rodríguez
  • Akira Kakugo

Best Publications

  • Light-Controlled Molecular Shuttles Made from Motor Proteins Carrying Cargo on Engineered Surfaces

    Henry Hess;John Clemmens;Dong Qin;Jonathon Howard

  • Powering Nanodevices with Biomolecular Motors

    Henry Hess;George D. Bachand;Viola Vogel

  • Molecular shuttles based on motor proteins: active transport in synthetic environments

    Henry Hess;Viola Vogel

  • A smart dust biosensor powered by kinesin motors

    Thorsten Fischer;Ashutosh Agarwal;Henry Hess

  • Toward Rational Design of High-efficiency Enzyme Cascades

    Yifei Zhang;Henry Hess

  • Non-equilibrium assembly of microtubules: from molecules to autonomous chemical robots.

    H. Hess;Jennifer L. Ross

  • Molecular Self-Assembly of “Nanowires” and “Nanospools” Using Active Transport

    Henry Hess;John Clemmens;Christian Brunner;Robert Doot

  • Mechanisms of Microtubule Guiding on Microfabricated Kinesin-Coated Surfaces: Chemical and Topographic Surface Patterns

    John Clemmens;Henry Hess;Ryan Lipscomb;Yael Hanein

  • Biomolecular motors at the intersection of nanotechnology and polymer science

    Ashutosh Agarwal;Henry Hess

  • Molecular Shuttles Operating Undercover: A New Photolithographic Approach for the Fabrication of Structured Surfaces Supporting Directed Motility

    Henry Hess;Carolyn M. Matzke;Robert K. Doot;John Clemmens

  • The distance that kinesin-1 holds its cargo from the microtubule surface measured by fluorescence interference contrast microscopy.

    Jacob Kerssemakers;Jonathon Howard;Henry Hess;Stefan Diez

  • Selective loading of kinesin-powered molecular shuttles with protein cargo and its application to biosensing.

    Sujatha Ramachandran;Karl-Heinz Ernst;George D. Bachand;Viola Vogel

  • Substrate-driven chemotactic assembly in an enzyme cascade.

    Xi Zhao;Henri Palacci;Vinita Yadav;Michelle M. Spiering

  • Motor-protein "roundabouts": microtubules moving on kinesin-coated tracks through engineered networks.

    John Clemmens;Henry Hess;Robert Doot;Carolyn M. Matzke

  • Origins of activity enhancement in enzyme cascades on scaffolds.

    Ofer Idan;Henry Hess

  • Analysis of Microtubule Guidance in Open Microfabricated Channels Coated with the Motor Protein Kinesin

    John Clemmens;Henry Hess;Jonathon Howard;Viola Vogel

  • DNA-assisted swarm control in a biomolecular motor system

    Jakia Jannat Keya;Ryuhei Suzuki;Arif Md Rashedul Kabir;Daisuke Inoue

  • Engineering Applications of Biomolecular Motors

    Henry Hess

  • Active capture and transport of virus particles using a biomolecular motor-driven, nanoscale antibody sandwich assay.

    George D Bachand;Susan B Rivera;Amanda Carroll-Portillo;Henry Hess;Henry Hess

  • Synthetic Systems Powered by Biological Molecular Motors

    Gadiel Saper;Henry Hess

  • Surface Imaging by Self-Propelled Nanoscale Probes

    Henry Hess;John Clemmens;Jonathon Howard;Viola Vogel

  • A piconewton forcemeter assembled from microtubules and kinesins

    Henry Hess;Jonathon Howard;Viola Vogel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathon Howard
Jonathon Howard Yale University
Joerg Lahann
Joerg Lahann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Karl-Heinz Ernst
Karl-Heinz Ernst Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Edgar Schmitt
Edgar Schmitt Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Kazuki Sada
Kazuki Sada Hokkaido University
Maurice K. Gately
Maurice K. Gately Roche (Switzerland)
Ludger Wöste
Ludger Wöste Freie Universität Berlin
Yael Hanein
Yael Hanein Tel Aviv University
Peter Satir
Peter Satir Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Simon R. Phillpot
Simon R. Phillpot University of Florida

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