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Simon G. J. Mochrie

Simon G. J. Mochrie

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
48
Citations
9689
World Ranking
10773
National Ranking
2549

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Simon G. J. Mochrie is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Plant Science, Genetics, and Structural Biology. The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Mochrie has published in a variety of scientific venues, with notable frequency in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. E
  • Communications Biology
  • Nature Communications

The following recent papers exemplify their research output:

  • LIVE-PAINT allows super-resolution microscopy inside living cells using reversible peptide-protein interactions, 2020, Communications Biology
  • WASP family proteins regulate the mobility of the B cell receptor during signaling activation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • PAINT using proteins: A new brush for super-resolution artists, 2020, Protein Science
  • Loops and the activity of loop extrusion factors constrain chromatin dynamics, 2023, Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • The condensation of HP1-α/Swi6 imparts nuclear stiffness, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators in Mochrie's research include:

  • Megan C. King
  • Ivan V. Surovtsev
  • Claudia De Grandi
  • Mary Lou P. Bailey
  • Tianyu Yuan

Throughout their career, Mochrie's work integrates advanced microscopy and biophysical techniques to investigate chromatin dynamics and molecular interactions within cells, contributing to a broad understanding of cellular and genetic processes.

Simon G. J. Mochrie was awarded the Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1990.

Best Publications

  • Structure, function, and self-assembly of single network gyroid (I4132) photonic crystals in butterfly wing scales

    Vinodkumar Saranathan;Chinedum O. Osuji;Simon G. J. Mochrie;Heeso Noh

  • Polymers on nanoperiodic, heterogeneous surfaces

    L. Rockford;Y. Liu;P. Mansky;T. P. Russell

  • Polymer-stabilized gold nanoparticles and their incorporation into polymer matrices.

    M K Corbierre;N S Cameron;M Sutton;S G Mochrie

  • Biomimetic isotropic nanostructures for structural coloration.

    Jason D. Forster;Heeso Noh;Seng Fatt Liew;Vinodkumar Saranathan

  • Structure and phases of the Au(111) surface: X-ray-scattering measurements

    A. R. Sandy;S. G. J. Mochrie;D. M. Zehner;K. G. Huang

  • How Noniridescent Colors Are Generated by Quasi‐ordered Structures of Bird Feathers

    Heeso Noh;Seng Fatt Liew;Vinodkumar Saranathan;Simon G. J. Mochrie

  • Self-assembly of amorphous biophotonic nanostructures by phase separation

    Eric R. Dufresne;Heeso Noh;Vinodkumar Saranathan;Simon G. J. Mochrie

  • Evolution of particle-scale dynamics in an aging clay suspension.

    R. Bandyopadhyay;D. Liang;H. Yardimci;D. A. Sessoms

  • Rapid compaction during RNA folding

    Rick Russell;Ian S. Millett;Mark W. Tate;Lisa W. Kwok

  • Surface dynamics of polymer films.

    Hyunjung Kim;A. Rühm;L. B. Lurio;J. K. Basu

  • Observed Substrate Topography-Mediated Lateral Patterning of Diblock Copolymer Films

    M. J. Fasolka;D. J. Harris;A. M. Mayes;M. Yoon

  • Hydrogen desorption mechanism in MgH 2 -Nb nanocomposites

    J. F. Pelletier;J. Huot;M. Sutton;R. Schulz;R. Schulz

  • Time Resolved Collapse of a Folding Protein Observed with Small Angle X-Ray Scattering

    L. Pollack;M. W. Tate;A. C. Finnefrock;C. Kalidas

  • Dynamics of Block Copolymer Micelles Revealed by X-Ray Intensity Fluctuation Spectroscopy

    S. G. J. Mochrie;A. M. Mayes;A. R. Sandy;M. Sutton

  • Phase behavior of the Au(111) surface: Discommensurations and kinks.

    K. G. Huang;Doon Gibbs;D. M. Zehner;A. R. Sandy

  • Propagation of nanopatterned substrate templated ordering of block copolymers in thick films

    L. Rockford;S. G. J. Mochrie;T. P. Russell

  • Structure and optical function of amorphous photonic nanostructures from avian feather barbs: a comparative small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis of 230 bird species

    Vinodkumar Saranathan;Vinodkumar Saranathan;Jason D. Forster;Heeso Noh;Seng-Fatt Liew

  • X-ray intensity fluctuation spectroscopy observations of critical dynamics in Fe3Al.

    S. Brauer;G. B. Stephenson;M. Sutton;R. Brüning

  • Structure and phases of the Au(001) surface: In-plane structure

    Doon Gibbs;B. M. Ocko;D. M. Zehner;S. G. J. Mochrie

  • The Fastest Global Events in RNA Folding: Electrostatic Relaxation and Tertiary Collapse of the Tetrahymena Ribozyme ☆

    Rhiju Das;Lisa W. Kwok;Ian S. Millett;Yu Bai

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne Regan
Lynne Regan University of Edinburgh
Richard O. Prum
Richard O. Prum Yale University
Hui Cao
Hui Cao Yale University
Robert J. Birgeneau
Robert J. Birgeneau Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nitash P. Balsara
Nitash P. Balsara University of California, Berkeley
Thomas P. Russell
Thomas P. Russell University of Massachusetts Amherst
Xinhui Lu
Xinhui Lu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Sol M. Gruner
Sol M. Gruner Cornell University
Hiroshi Watanabe
Hiroshi Watanabe Kyoto University

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