Teuta Pilizota
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 650 5331
- Email: Teuta.Pilizota@ed.ac.uk
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Rm. 1.09, Roger Land Building
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Background
2018 Reader in Biophysics
2013-2018 Chancellors Fellow
2008-2012 Postdoctoral research fellow, Princeton University
2007-2008 Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oxford, Department of Physics
2002-2007 Ph.D. in Biological Physics, University of Oxford, Department of Physics
1997-2002 Diploma in Physics, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
Undergraduate teaching
Membrane Biology
Molecular Microbiology 3
Novel Approaches
Research summary
http://pilizotalab.bio.ed.ac.uk
The lab focuses on developing novel tools for quantitative observations of changes in physiological parameters in single bacterial cells. By integrating state-of-the-art fluorescence imaging techniques, microfluidic devices, optical trapping techniques and microbiology methodologies, we are striving to understand the direct influence different stress response networks have on each other and on the survival of bacterial cells.
We are particularly interested in bacterial response to changes in external osmolarities and antibiotic treatment.
Please visit our website to learn more http://pilizotalab.bio.ed.ac.uk.
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Single-cell bacterial electrophysiology reveals mechanisms of stress-induced damage
In:
Biophysical Journal, vol. 116, no. 12, pp. 2390-2399
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2019.04.039
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Dynamics-dependent density distribution in active suspensions
In:
Nature Communications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10283-0
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A general work-flow for the characterization of Nernstian dye candidates and their
In:
Biophysical Journal
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Painting with light-powered bacteria
(7 pages)
In:
Nature Communications, vol. 9, no. 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03161-8
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Osmotaxis in Escherichia coli through changes in motor speed
(8 pages)
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 114, no. 38, pp. 7969-7976
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1620945114
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General calibration of microbial growth in microplate readers
In:
Scientific Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38828
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Inferring time-derivatives including cell growth rates using Gaussian processes
(8 pages)
In:
Nature Communications, vol. 7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13766
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Characterization of the effects of n-butanol on the cell envelope of E. coli
(7 pages)
In:
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 100, no. 22, pp. 9653-9659
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-016-7771-6
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Dynamics of Escherichia coli's passive response to a sudden decrease in external osmolarity
(10 pages)
In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1522185113
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Escherichia coli as a model active colloid : A practical introduction
(15 pages)
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Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 137, pp. 2-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.07.048
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Origins of escherichia coli growth rate and cell shape changes at high external osmolality
(8 pages)
In:
Biophysical Journal, vol. 107, no. 8, pp. 1962-1969
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2014.08.025
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Mechanism and kinetics of a sodium-driven bacterial flagellar motor
(8 pages)
In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 110, no. 28, pp. E2544-E2551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1301664110
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Plasmolysis and cell shape depend on solute outer-membrane permeability during hyperosmotic shock in E. coli
(10 pages)
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Biophysical Journal, vol. 104, no. 12, pp. 2733-42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2013.05.011
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High-resolution single-molecule characterization of the enzymatic states in Escherichia coli F-1-ATPase
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 368, no. 1611
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0023
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Fast, Multiphase Volume Adaptation to Hyperosmotic Shock by Escherichia coli
(10 pages)
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PLoS ONE, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. -
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035205
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Multiphase Recovery of Escherichia Coli to Hyperosmotic Shock
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Biophysical Journal, vol. 102, no. 3, S1, pp. 151a
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.825
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Bacteria Regulate Turgor Pressure in Order to Grow
(1 page)
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Biophysical Journal, vol. 100, no. 3 (Suppl 1), pp. 281a
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.1741
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Conformational Spread as a Mechanism for Cooperativity in the Bacterial Flagellar Switch
(5 pages)
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Science, vol. 327, no. 5966, pp. 685-689
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1182105
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The Response of Single E. Coli Cells to Changes in External Osmolarity
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Biophysical Journal, vol. 98, no. 3
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A molecular brake, not a clutch, stops the Rhodobacter sphaeroides flagellar motor
(6 pages)
In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 106, no. 28, pp. 11582-11587
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0813164106
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