Mitotic chromosome formation in mammalian cells: new intermediates and mechanical mechanisms.

Exploration of nanocrystal behaviors in mammalian nuclei (with M. Mukhina).

The physics of chromosomes.  Development of a nanoscale mechanoluminescent sensor for detection of in vivo mechanical stress  patterns in mammalian cells. The physical basis of global E.coli nucleoid expansion/compaction cycles (with M. Stouf and M.Men).

Biology of E.coli nucleoid dynamics.  The nature and roles of global E.coli nucleoid expansion/compaction cycles:  a growth rate-independent cellular heartbeat.