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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2008 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Mohammad R. K. Mofrad is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Immunology.

The scientist has published extensively in various journals with major publication venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biophysical Journal, Bioinformatics, RSC Advances, and APL Bioengineering.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory): 16 publications
  • Biophysical Journal: 14 publications
  • Bioinformatics: 4 publications
  • RSC Advances: 4 publications
  • APL Bioengineering: 3 publications

Their research covers a range of topics such as RNA Research and Splicing, Nuclear Structure and Function, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, and Computational Drug Discovery Methods.

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods

Mofrad's recent notable papers include:

  • "Nanoscale integrin cluster dynamics controls cellular mechanosensing via FAKY397 phosphorylation," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Genome modeling and design across all domains of life with Evo 2," 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Gut-on-a-chip models for dissecting the gut microbiology and physiology," 2023, APL Bioengineering
  • "EpitopeVec: linear epitope prediction using deep protein sequence embeddings," 2021, Bioinformatics
  • "Molecular models of LINC complex assembly at the nuclear envelope," 2021, Journal of Cell Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, reflecting a collaborative approach to research. Frequent collaborators include Mohammad Khavani (15 co-authored papers), Andrew Dickson (10 papers), Zeinab Jahed (10 papers), Javad Aminian-Dehkordi (8 papers), and Ghafar Yerima (7 papers).

Among distinctions, Mohammad R. K. Mofrad is recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) since 2015 and was awarded the Hellman Fellowship in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Continuous Distributed Representation of Biological Sequences for Deep Proteomics and Genomics.

    Ehsaneddin Asgari;Mohammad R. K. Mofrad;Mohammad R. K. Mofrad

  • Fast and accurate view classification of echocardiograms using deep learning.

    Ali Madani;Ramy Arnaout;Mohammad Mofrad;Rima Arnaout

  • The CAFA challenge reports improved protein function prediction and new functional annotations for hundreds of genes through experimental screens

    Naihui Zhou;Yuxiang Jiang;Timothy R. Bergquist;Alexandra J. Lee

  • Biomechanical properties of native and tissue engineered heart valve constructs

    Anwarul Hasan;Kim Ragaert;Wojciech Swieszkowski;Šeila Selimović;Šeila Selimović

  • Cytoskeletal Mechanics : Models and Measurements in Cell Mechanics

    Mohammad R. K. Mofrad;Roger D. Kamm

  • Deep echocardiography: data-efficient supervised and semi-supervised deep learning towards automated diagnosis of cardiac disease

    Ali Madani;Jia Rui Ong;Anshul Tibrewal;Mohammad R K Mofrad;Mohammad R K Mofrad

  • Cytoskeletal mechanics : models and measurements

    Mohammad R. K. Mofrad;Roger D. Kamm

  • Tissue Elasticity Estimation with Optical Coherence Elastography: Toward Mechanical Characterization of In Vivo Soft Tissue

    Ahmad S. Khalil;Raymond C. Chan;Alexandra H. Chau;Brett E. Bouma

  • Force-induced activation of talin and its possible role in focal adhesion mechanotransduction.

    Seung E. Lee;Roger D. Kamm;Mohammad R.K. Mofrad

  • Mechanics and deformation of the nucleus in micropipette aspiration experiment

    Ashkan Vaziri;Mohammad R. Kaazempur Mofrad

  • Predicting antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with machine learning-enabled molecular diagnostics.

    Ariane Khaledi;Aaron Weimann;Monika Schniederjans;Ehsaneddin Asgari

  • Transient, Three-dimensional, Multiscale Simulations of the Human Aortic Valve

    Eli J. Weinberg;Eli J. Weinberg;Eli J. Weinberg;Mohammad Reza Kaazempur Mofrad

  • A multiscale computational comparison of the bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves in relation to calcific aortic stenosis.

    Eli J. Weinberg;Mohammad R. Kaazempur Mofrad

  • Protein thermostability engineering

    H. Pezeshgi Modarres;H. Pezeshgi Modarres;M. R. Mofrad;M. R. Mofrad;A. Sanati-Nezhad

  • Rheology of the Cytoskeleton

    Mohammad R.K. Mofrad

  • Mechanotransduction pathways linking the extracellular matrix to the nucleus.

    Zeinab Jahed;Hengameh Shams;Mehrdad Mehrbod;Mohammad R K Mofrad

  • Computational Modeling of Axonal Microtubule Bundles under Tension

    Stephen J. Peter;Mohammad R.K. Mofrad

  • Nanoscale integrin cluster dynamics controls cellular mechanosensing via FAKY397 phosphorylation

    Bo Cheng;Wanting Wan;Guoyou Huang;Yuhui Li

  • Emerging Trends in Heart Valve Engineering: Part I. Solutions for Future

    Arash Kheradvar;Elliott M. Groves;Lakshmi P. Dasi;S. Hamed Alavi

  • Cytoskeletal Mechanics: List of Contributors

    Mohammad R. K. Mofrad;Roger D. Kamm

  • A Computational Model of Aging and Calcification in the Aortic Heart Valve

    Eli J. Weinberg;Frederick Jack Schoen;Frederick Jack Schoen;Mohammad R. K. Mofrad

Frequent Co-Authors

Alice C. McHardy
Alice C. McHardy Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Frederick J. Schoen
Frederick J. Schoen Brigham and Women's Hospital
Frank X. Gu
Frank X. Gu University of Toronto
Sanjay Govindjee
Sanjay Govindjee University of California, Berkeley
Christophe Dessimoz
Christophe Dessimoz University College London
Robert T. Tranquillo
Robert T. Tranquillo University of Minnesota
Boyce E. Griffith
Boyce E. Griffith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David T. Jones
David T. Jones University College London
Sunčica Čanić
Sunčica Čanić University of California, Berkeley

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