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Loosely defined research areas: Molecular motors and mechanobiology, Bacterial motility and mechanics, Panarthropod walking, Locomotion in complex environments, Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems, Mathematical biology and biophysics.



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Fungal zoospores show contrasting swimming patterns specific to phylum and cytology
Luis Javier Galindo, Thomas A. Richards, Jasmine A Nirody†.
Submitted, 2024.
[ bioRxiv ] [ Motility Data + Code ] [Phylogenetic Datasets ]
Relevant research areas: Locomotion in complex environments, Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems, Mathematical biology and biophysics.

Quantifying vascularity in the frontoparietal dome of Stegoceras validum (Dinosauria: Pachycephalosauridae) from high resolution CT scans.
Jasmine A Nirody, Mark B. Goodwin, John R. Horner, Tony L. Huynh, Matthew W. Colbert, David K. Smith, David C. Evans.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2022.
[ Journal ] [GSA Abstract ] [ Data + Code ]
Relevant research areas: Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems.

Cortical bone laminar analysis reveals increased midcortical and periosteal porosity in type 2 postmenopausal women with history of fragility fractures compared to fracture-free diabetes.
Ursula Heilmeier, Karen Cheng, Robin Parrish, Courtney Pasco, Jasmine Nirody, Janina Patsch, Chiyuan A. Zhang, Gabby B. Joseph, Andrew J. Burghardt, Ann V. Schwartz, Thomas M. Link, Galateia J. Kazakia.
Osteoporosis International, 2016.
[ Journal ]
Relevant research areas: Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems.

Mechanics of torque generation in the bacterial flagellar motor.
Kranthi K. Mandadapu*, Jasmine A. Nirody*, Richard M. Berry, George Oster.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015.
[ Journal ] [ arXiv ]
Coverage: [ SIAM Connect ]
Relevant research areas: Molecular motors and mechanobiology, Bacterial motility and mechanics, Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems, Mathematical biology and biophysics.

Spatial distribution of intracortical porosity varies with age and sex.
Jasmine A. Nirody, Karen P. Cheng, Robin M. Parrish, Andrew J. Burghardt, Thomas Link, Sharmila Majumdar, Galateia J. Kazakia.
Bone, 2015.
[ Journal ]
Relevant research areas: Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems.

The influence of disuse on bone microstructure and mechanics assessed by HR-pQCT.
Galateia J. Kazakia, Willy Tjong, Jasmine A. Nirody, Andrew J. Burghardt, Julio Carballido-Gamio, Janina M. Patsch, Thomas Link, Brian T. Feeley, C. Benjamin Ma.
Bone, 2014.
[ Journal ]
Relevant research areas: Locomotion in complex environments, Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems.

Structural analysis of cortical porosity applied to HR-pQCT data.
Willy Tjong, Jasmine Nirody , Andrew J. Burghardt, Julio Carballido-Gamio, Galateia J. Kazakia.
Medical Physics, 2014.
[ Journal ]
Relevant research areas: Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems.

Age- and gender-related differences in cortical geometry and microstructure in the distal radius and tibia: improved sensitivity by regional analysis.
Galateia J. Kazakia, Jasmine A. Nirody, Gregory Bernstein, Miki Sode, Andrew J. Burghardt, Sharmila Majumdar.
Bone, 2013.
[ Journal ]
Relevant research areas: Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems.

Structural implications of conserved aspartate residues located in tropomyosin's coiled-coil core.
Jeffrey R. Moore, Xiaochuan Li, Jasmine Nirody, William Lehman.
BioArchitecture, 2011.
[ Journal ] [ Biophysics 2010 Abstract ]
Relevant research areas: Molecular motors and mechanobiology, Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems, Mathematical biology and biophysics.

The mechanics of slithering locomotion.
David L. Hu, Jasmine Nirody, Terri Scott, Michael J. Shelley.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009.
[ Journal ]
Coverage: [ NSF ScienceNation ] [ Other Press ]
Relevant research areas: Locomotion in complex environments, Structure-function relationships in biomechanical systems.