Teuta Pilizota

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Biography

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

Teaching & PhD supervision

Undergraduate teaching

Membrane Biology

Molecular Microbiology 3

Novel Approaches

Publications

Single-cell bacterial electrophysiology reveals mechanisms of stress-induced damage 18 Jun 2019 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 24 May 2019 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 18 Oct 2019 In: Biophysical Journal
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Painting with light-powered bacteria (7 pages) 22 Feb 2018 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) 19 Sep 2017 In: 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 13 Dec 2016 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) 12 Dec 2016 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) 1 Nov 2016 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) 16 Sep 2016 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) 1 Jan 2016 In: 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) 21 Oct 2014 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) 9 Jul 2013 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) 18 Jun 2013 In: 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 5 Feb 2013 In: 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) 13 Apr 2012 In: 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 31 Jan 2012 In: Biophysical Journal, vol. 102, no. 3, S1, pp. 151a
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.825
Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract (Published)
Bacteria Regulate Turgor Pressure in Order to Grow (1 page) 2 Feb 2011 In: 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) 5 Feb 2010 In: 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 10 Jan 2010 In: Biophysical Journal, vol. 98, no. 3
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A molecular brake, not a clutch, stops the Rhodobacter sphaeroides flagellar motor (6 pages) 14 Jul 2009 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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This article was published on 17 Jan, 2020