Erdem Karatekin MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Cellular & Molecular Physiology
Research Interests
Membrane fusion, exocytosis, secretory vesicle dynamics, fluorescence microscopy, image analysis, microfluidics, supported bilayers, proteoliposomes more...
Education
- BS, University of Louisville, 1994
- M.Sc., Columbia University, 1996
- Ph.D., Columbia University, 1999
- Ph.D., Columbia University, 1999
Selected Publications
- Karatekin E and Rothman JE. Fusion of single proteoliposomes with planar, cushioned bilayers in microfluidic flow cells. Nature Protocols. in press.
- Smith MB, Karatekin E, Gohlke A, Mizuno H, Watanabe N, and Vavylonis D. Interactive, computer-assisted tracking of speckle trajectories in fluorescence microscopy: application to actin polymerization and membrane fusion. Biophys. J. 101:1794-1804, 2011.
- Meunier A, Jouannot O, Fulcrand R, Fanget I, Bretou M, Karatekin E, Arbault S, Guille M, Darchen F, Lemaître F, and Amatore C. Coupling amperometry and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy at ITO surfaces for monitoring exocytosis of single vesicles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50:5081-5084, 2011.
