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dividing biological droplets is published in PNAS

News: May 01, 2019

Our work with a UChicago team on dividing biological droplets is published in PNAS in May 2019 and has also made it to UChicago news with a catchy headline: For the first time, scientists recreate cell division—outside a cell!

Gargee Khaparde presents her work

News: August 02, 2019

Summer undergraduate researcher, Gargee Khaparde, from Creighton University, presents her work on image-based tracking of myosin motor movements at the UC Merced UROC symposium! Gargee presents her research at UC Merced’s UROC symposium (with some help from her adviser)!

Welcome, Andrei!

News: August 12, 2019

Postdoctoral researcher Andrei Zakharov joins the group. Welcome, Andrei! He will work with both Daniel Beller and me.

Welcome, Fabian!

News: September 01, 2019

Postdoctoral researcher Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl joins the group. Welcome, Fabian! He will work with both Daniel Beller and me.

Nucleation and shape dynamics of model nematic tactoids around adhesive colloids

Publication: Journal Article

Ludwig, Nicholas B, Kimberly L Weirch, Eli Alster, Thomas A Witten, Margaret L Gardel, Kinjal Dasbiswas, and Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan. 2020. “Nucleation and Shape Dynamics of Model Nematic Tactoids Around Adhesive Colloids”. The Journal of Chemical Physics 152 (8): 084901.

Liquid behavior of cross-linked actin networks

Publication: Journal Article

Weirich, K. L., S. Banerjee, K. Dasbiswas, S. Vaikuntanathan, and M. L. Gardel. 2017. “Liquid Behavior of Cross-Linked Actin Networks”. PNAS.

Stable colloids in molten inorganic salts

Publication: Journal Article

Zhang, H., K. Dasbiswas, N.B. Ludwig, B. Lee, G. Han, S. Vaikuntanathan, and D. V. Talapin. 2017. “Stable Colloids in Molten Inorganic Salts”. Nature 542: 328–331.

Gendered Activism: A Cross-National View on Gender Differences in Protest Activity.

Publication: Journal Article

Dodson, Kyle. 2015. “Gendered Activism: A Cross-National View on Gender Differences in Protest Activity.”. Social Currents 2: 377-92.

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My research interests include political sociology, social movements, stratification, and quantitative research methods. I earned my MA and PhD in sociology from Indiana University in 2005 and 2010. I received my BA in sociology from The University of Texas in 2002.