Meredith Betterton
Associate Professor
Physics

Physics Department
390 UCB
University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309

Her research interests are in biophysics and soft condensed matter physics. Current projects focus on active soft matter and the physics of cell division.

  • Kinesin-8 motors and the alteration of microtubule polymerization dynamics by accessory proteins
  • Mechanisms of kinetochore capture by microtubules
  • Motion of chromosomes by microtubules during mitosis
  • Mitotic spindle assembly and stability
  • Suspensions of motor-driven and self-propelled filaments
  • Dynamic phases and phase transitions in active matter
  • Hidden Markov models of stochastic transitions with drift
  • Coupled polymerization and liquid crystal ordering