Dr Rhoda Hawkins
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Senior Lecturer in Biological Physics Theory
rhoda.hawkins@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4524
+44 114 222 4524
F36, Hicks Building
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Dr Rhoda Hawkins
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
F36
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
F36
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
- Research interests
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I use tools from theoretical physics (similar to applied maths & mathematical modelling) applied to the following areas I am interested in:
- Biological physics
- Active matter
- Cell movement & deformation
- Soft matter physics
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Mechanical Heterogeneity in the Bone Microenvironment as Characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy. Biophysical Journal, 119(3), 502-513.
- Instabilities, motion and deformation of active fluid droplets. New Journal of Physics, 18(12). View this article in WRRO
- Immersed Boundary Simulations of Active Fluid Droplets. PLoS ONE, 11(9). View this article in WRRO
- Stress reorganization and response in active solids.. Phys Rev Lett, 113(2), 028102.
All publications
Journal articles
- The structure and mechanics of the cell cortex depend on the location and adhesion state. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(31).
- Calculation of the force field required for nucleus deformation during cell migration through constrictions.. PLoS Comput Biol, 17(5), e1008592.
- Osteoblast-derived paracrine and juxtacrine signals protect disseminated breast cancer cells from stress. Cancers, 13(6), 1-19.
- Modelling cytoskeletal transport by clusters of non-processive molecular motors with limited binding sites. Royal Society Open Science, 7(8).
- Mechanical Heterogeneity in the Bone Microenvironment as Characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy. Biophysical Journal, 119(3), 502-513.
- Do migrating cells need a nucleus?. Journal of Cell Biology, 217(3), 799-801. View this article in WRRO
- Instabilities, motion and deformation of active fluid droplets. New Journal of Physics, 18(12). View this article in WRRO
- Immersed Boundary Simulations of Active Fluid Droplets. PLoS ONE, 11(9). View this article in WRRO
- Physical role for the nucleus in cell migration. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 28(36). View this article in WRRO
- Active polar fluid flow in finite droplets. The European Physical Journal E - Soft Matter and Biological Physics, 37(2). View this article in WRRO
- Stress reorganization and response in active solids.. Phys Rev Lett, 113(2), 028102.
- Evidence of a large-scale mechanosensing mechanism for cellular adaptation to substrate stiffness.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 109(18), 6933-6938.
- ANALYSIS OF A NONLOCAL MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS CELL POLARIZATION. SIAM JOURNAL ON APPLIED MATHEMATICS, 72(2), 594-622.
- Spontaneous contractility-mediated cortical flow generates cell migration in three-dimensional environments.. Biophys J, 101(5), 1041-1045.
- Model for the orientational ordering of the plant microtubule cortical array. PHYS REV E, 82(1).
- Survival of the Aligned: Ordering of the Plant Cortical Microtubule Array. PHYS REV LETT, 104(5).
- Mechanisms of Cell Motion in Confined Geometries. MATH MODEL NAT PHENO, 5(1), 84-105.
- Rebuilding cytoskeleton roads: Active-transport-induced polarization of cells. PHYS REV E, 80(4).
- Pushing off the Walls: A Mechanism of Cell Motility in Confinement. PHYS REV LETT, 102(5).
- Structures of smooth muscle myosin and heavy meromyosin in the folded, shutdown state. J MOL BIOL, 372(5), 1165-1178.
- Coupling of global and local vibrational modes in dynamic allostery of proteins. BIOPHYS J, 91(6), 2055-2062.
- Dynamic allostery of protein alpha helical coiled-coils. J ROY SOC INTERFACE, 3(6), 125-138.
- Coarse-grained model of entropic allostery. PHYS REV LETT, 93(9).
- Rheology of three-arm asymmetric star polymer melts. Macromolecules, 35(12), 4801-4820.
- Linear rheology of diluted linear, star and model long chain branched polymer melts. RHEOL ACTA, 40(5), 403-415.
- Linear rheology of diluted linear, star and model long chain brached polymer melts. Rheologica Acta, 40(5), 413-415.
- Linear melt rheology and small-angle X-ray scattering of AB diblocks vs A(2)B(2) four arm star block copolymers. MACROMOLECULES, 33(22), 8399-8414.
- Compton scattering of electrons from optical pulses for quantum nondemolition measurements. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 12(1), 166-166.
- Effect of the detailed Raman cross section on soliton evolution. Optics Letters, 18(23), 1999-1999.
- High-speed heterodyne operation of monolithically integrated balanced, polarisation diversity photodetectors. Electronics Letters, 28(25), 2332-2334.
- Quenching of resonantly enhanced absorption by multimode interference in vertically coupled waveguide photodetectors. Optics Letters, 17(9), 667-667.
- Ultracompact, low-loss directional couplers on InP based on self-imaging by multimode interference. Applied Physics Letters, 59(16), 1926-1928.
- Ultracompact monolithic integration of polarization diversity waveguide/photodiodes. Applied Physics Letters, 59(15), 1823-1825.
- Efficient vertical coupling of photodiodes to InGaAsP rib waveguides. Applied Physics Letters, 58(24), 2749-2751.
- Optical power transfer in vertically integrated impedance-matched waveguide/photodetectors: physics and implications for diode-length reduction. Optics Letters, 16(7), 470-470.
- Introduction. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 8(2), 386-386.
- Integrated waveguide/photodiodes using vertical impedance matching. Applied Physics Letters, 56(18), 1737-1739.
- Soliton-collision interferometer for the quantum nondemolition measurement of photon number: numerical results. Optics Letters, 15(4), 239-239.
- Temporal and spectral self-shifts of dark optical solitons. Optics Letters, 14(16), 868-868.
- Dark optical solitons with finite-width background pulses. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 6(3), 329-329.
- Rib profile effects on scattering in semiconductor optical waveguides. Applied Physics Letters, 53(16), 1483-1485.
- The osmotic bulk modulus of a colloid crystal of infinite rod-like molecules. Chemical Physics Letters, 137(1), 83-85.
- The Planar Deformation Behavior of Skinned Striated Muscle Fibers. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 101(3-4), 315-328.
- LIQUID-CRYSTALS IN LIVING TISSUES. ADVANCES IN LIQUID CRYSTALS, 6, 243-264.
- X-ray Measurements of the Bulk Modulus of the Myofilament Liquid Crystal in Striated Muscle. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 75(1), 211-216.
- Simplicity, Resemblance and Contrariety in Hume's Treatise. The Philosophical Quarterly, 26(102), 24-24.
- A study of cation diffusion in UO2 + x and ThO2 using α-ray spectrometry. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 26(1), 112-122.
- Regulation of cellular contractile force, shape and migration of fibroblasts by oncogenes and Histone deacetylase 6. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 10.
- Atomic force microscopy reveals the mechanical properties of breast cancer bone metastases. Nanoscale, 13(43), 18237-18246.
- Mechanical Heterogeneity in the Bone Microenvironment as Characterised by Atomic Force Microscopy. View this article in WRRO
- Spontaneous motility of passive emulsion droplets in polar active gels. Soft Matter, 10(39), 7826-7837.
- Experimental Observation of the Fundamental Dark Soliton in Optical Fibers. Physical Review Letters, 61(21), 2445-2448.
- Calculation of the force field required for nucleus deformation during cell migration through constrictions.
Conference proceedings papers
- Pattern formation in the axon: self-assembly of actin rings. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS, Vol. 50(SUPPL 1) (pp 167-167)
- Coarse grained simulations of amyloidogenic proteins in the context of Alzheimer's disease. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS, Vol. 50(SUPPL 1) (pp 123-123)
- Pushing Off The Walls: A Mechanism Of Cell Motility In Confinement. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 96(3) (pp 197A-197A)
- FAST FIRING OF STRUCTURAL CLAY UNITS IN A MODERN TUNNEL KILN. AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY BULLETIN, Vol. 46(4) (pp 437-&)
Preprints
- The role of actin and myosin II in the cell cortex of adhered and suspended cells, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Instabilities, motion and deformation of active fluid droplets, arXiv.
- Immersed Boundary Simulations of Active Fluid Droplets, arXiv.
- Stress reorganisation and response in active solids, arXiv.
- Active polar fluid flow in finite droplets, arXiv.
- Analysis of a non local model for spontaneous cell polarisation, arXiv.
- Spontaneous contractility--mediated cortical flow generates cell
migration in 3-dimensional environments, arXiv.
- Rebuilding cytoskeleton roads: Active-transport-induced polarization of
cells, arXiv.
- Survival of the aligned: ordering of the plant cortical microtubule
array, arXiv.
- A model for the orientational ordering of the plant microtubule cortical
array, arXiv.
- Pushing off the walls: a mechanism of cell motility in confinement, arXiv.
- Coarse-Grained Model of Entropic Allostery, arXiv.
- Atomic force microscopy reveals the mechanical properties of breast cancer bone metastases. View this article in WRRO
- Mechanical Heterogeneity in the Bone Microenvironment as Characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy. Biophysical Journal, 119(3), 502-513.
- Teaching activities
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- PHY221 Classical Physics
- PHY420 Biological Physics
- Second year tutorials
- Third and Fourth year projects
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Institute of Physics Science and Innovation Committee
- Institute of Physics Biological Physics Group Committee
- Visiting Lecturer at AIMS (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences)
- EPSRC review
Departmental administration
- Undergraduate recruitment committee
- Equality and Diversity group
- International student tutor
University administration
- Assistant Faculty Director for Postgraduate Research
- Faculty international relations group
- Faculty researcher development group
- University strategic development group