Dr Mehmet Can Ucar
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Research Fellow in Physics of Life; Materials and Biological Physics Group
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School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
F39
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
- Profile
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I am a theoretical physicist exploring the physical principles that govern the behaviour of biological and living matter across scales - from cellular to tissue levels. My research focuses on uncovering the mechanisms that underpin (i) the development of complex tissue structures, (ii) the self-organised migration and patterning of multicellular systems, and (iii) active dynamics at the cellular scale that influence these systems.
To address these questions, I combine quantitative analysis of experimental data with mathematical modelling and numerical simulations, seeking to clarify how physical principles drive the dynamic organisation of living systems. For more information, see my personal webpage.
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Self-organized and directed branching results in optimal coverage in developing dermal lymphatic networks. Nature Communications, 14(1). View this article in WRRO
- CCR7 acts as both a sensor and a sink for CCL19 to coordinate collective leukocyte migration. Science Immunology, 8(87).
- Unconventional colloidal aggregation in chiral bacterial baths. Nature Physics, 19(11), 1680-1688. View this article in WRRO
- Theory of branching morphogenesis by local interactions and global guidance. Nature Communications, 12(1). View this article in WRRO
- Collective force generation by molecular motors is determined by strain-induced unbinding. Nano Letters, 20(1), 669-676. View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- Self-organized and directed branching results in optimal coverage in developing dermal lymphatic networks. Nature Communications, 14(1). View this article in WRRO
- CCR7 acts as both a sensor and a sink for CCL19 to coordinate collective leukocyte migration. Science Immunology, 8(87).
- Unconventional colloidal aggregation in chiral bacterial baths. Nature Physics, 19(11), 1680-1688. View this article in WRRO
- Theory of branching morphogenesis by local interactions and global guidance. Nature Communications, 12(1). View this article in WRRO
- Collective force generation by molecular motors is determined by strain-induced unbinding. Nano Letters, 20(1), 669-676. View this article in WRRO
- Force sharing and force generation by two teams of elastically coupled molecular motors. Scientific Reports, 9(1). View this article in WRRO
- Tug-of-war between two elastically coupled molecular motors: a case study on force generation and force balance. Soft Matter, 13(2), 328-344. View this article in WRRO
Preprints
- Remodeling of lipid-foam prototissues by network-wide tension fluctuations induced by active particles, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Self-organized and directed branching results in optimal coverage in developing dermal lymphatic networks. Nature Communications, 14(1). View this article in WRRO