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Norbert Kučerka is affiliated with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Russian Federation. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable contributions spanning molecular biology, physiology, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies

Some of the recent papers involving Norbert Kučerka are:

  • "Molecular Structure of Sphingomyelin in Fluid Phase Bilayers Determined by the Joint Analysis of Small-Angle Neutron and X-ray Scattering Data" (2020) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "The structures of polyunsaturated lipid bilayers by joint refinement of neutron and X-ray scattering data" (2020) published in Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
  • "Overlay databank unlocks data-driven analyses of biomolecules for all" (2024) published in Nature Communications
  • "Small-Angle Neutron Scattering at the Pulsed Reactor IBR-2: Current Status and Prospects" (2021) published in Crystallography Reports
  • "Gadolinium-oxide nanoparticles for cryogenic magnetocaloric applications" (2022) published in Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Norbert Kučerka include:

  • A. I. Kuklin
  • Oleksandr I. Ivankov
  • Е. В. Ермакова
  • T. N. Murugova
  • Ermuhammad Dushanov

The most frequent publication venues associated with Norbert Kučerka's works are:

  • Crystallography Reports
  • Scientific Reports
  • General Physiology and Biophysics
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • Biophysical Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Fluid Phase Lipid Areas and Bilayer Thicknesses of Commonly Used Phosphatidylcholines as a Function of Temperature

    Norbert Kučerka;Mu-Ping Nieh;John Katsaras;John Katsaras

  • Structure of Fully Hydrated Fluid Phase Lipid Bilayers with Monounsaturated Chains

    Norbert Kučerka;Stephanie Tristram-Nagle;John F. Nagle

  • Structure of Fully Hydrated Fluid Phase DMPC and DLPC Lipid Bilayers Using X-Ray Scattering from Oriented Multilamellar Arrays and from Unilamellar Vesicles

    Norbert Kučerka;Yufeng Liu;Nanjun Chu;Horia I. Petrache

  • Lipid bilayer structure determined by the simultaneous analysis of neutron and X-ray scattering data.

    Norbert Kučerka;John F. Nagle;Jonathan N. Sachs;Scott E. Feller

  • Temperature Dependence of Structure, Bending Rigidity, and Bilayer Interactions of Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayers

    Jianjun Pan;Stephanie Tristram-Nagle;Norbert Kučerka;Norbert Kučerka;John F. Nagle

  • Bilayer Thickness Mismatch Controls Domain Size in Model Membranes

    Frederick A. Heberle;Robin S. Petruzielo;Jianjun Pan;Paul Drazba

  • Bilayer thickness mismatch controls domain size in model membranes.

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  • Molecular structures of fluid phase phosphatidylglycerol bilayers as determined by small angle neutron and X-ray scattering.

    Jianjun Pan;Frederick A. Heberle;Stephanie Tristram-Nagle;Michelle Szymanski

  • Bilayer thickness and lipid interface area in unilamellar extruded 1,2-diacylphosphatidylcholine liposomes: a small-angle neutron scattering study.

    Pavol Balgavý;Martina Dubničková;Norbert Kučerka;Mikael A Kiselev

  • Simulation-Based Methods for Interpreting X-Ray Data from Lipid Bilayers

    Jeffery B. Klauda;Norbert Kučerka;Bernard R. Brooks;Richard W. Pastor

  • Closer look at structure of fully hydrated fluid phase DPPC bilayers.

    Norbert Kučerka;Stephanie Tristram-Nagle;John F. Nagle

  • Applications of neutron and X-ray scattering to the study of biologically relevant model membranes.

    G. Pabst;N. Kučerka;N. Kučerka;M.-P. Nieh;M.C. Rheinstädter;M.C. Rheinstädter

  • Determination of bilayer thickness and lipid surface area in unilamellar dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine vesicles from small-angle neutron scattering curves: a comparison of evaluation methods

    Norbert Kučerka;Mikhail A. Kiselev;Pavol Balgavý

  • Swelling of phospholipids by monovalent salt

    Horia I. Petrache;Stephanie Tristram-Nagle;Daniel Harries;Norbert Kučerka

  • The Effect of Cholesterol on Short- and Long-Chain Monounsaturated Lipid Bilayers as Determined by Molecular Dynamics Simulations and X-Ray Scattering

    Norbert Kučerka;Jason D. Perlmutter;Jianjun Pan;Stephanie Tristram-Nagle

  • Curvature Effect on the Structure of Phospholipid Bilayers

    Norbert Kučerka;Jeremy Pencer;Jonathan N. Sachs;John F. Nagle

  • Tocopherol Activity Correlates with Its Location in a Membrane: A New Perspective on the Antioxidant Vitamin E

    Drew Marquardt;Justin A. Williams;Norbert Kučerka;Jeffrey Atkinson

  • Cholesterol in Bilayers with PUFA Chains: Doping with DMPC or POPC Results in Sterol Reorientation and Membrane-Domain Formation

    Norbert Kucerka;Norbert Kucerka;Drew Marquardt;Thad A. Harroun;Mu-Ping Nieh

  • The Observation of Highly Ordered Domains in Membranes with Cholesterol.

    Clare L. Armstrong;Drew Marquardt;Drew Marquardt;Hannah Dies;Norbert Kučerka

  • Comparing Membrane Simulations to Scattering Experiments: Introducing the SIMtoEXP Software

    Norbert Kučerka;Norbert Kučerka;John Katsaras;John Katsaras;John Katsaras;John F. Nagle

  • Anomalous swelling of lipid bilayer stacks is caused by softening of the bending modulus.

    Nanjun Chu;Norbert Kucerka;Yufeng Liu;Stephanie Tristram-Nagle

Frequent Co-Authors

John Katsaras
John Katsaras Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Stephen R. Wassall
Stephen R. Wassall Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Stephanie Tristram-Nagle
Stephanie Tristram-Nagle Carnegie Mellon University
Jeffrey Atkinson
Jeffrey Atkinson Brock University
José A. Teixeira
José A. Teixeira University of Minho
D. Peter Tieleman
D. Peter Tieleman University of Calgary
Siewert J. Marrink
Siewert J. Marrink University of Groningen
Richard W. Pastor
Richard W. Pastor National Institutes of Health
Brian Leber
Brian Leber McMaster University
Heinz Amenitsch
Heinz Amenitsch Graz University of Technology

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