Alison Patteson
Alison Patteson
Assistant Professor
CONTACT
Physics
209 Physics Building
Email: aepattes@syr.edu
A&S AFFILIATIONS
Biology
Degrees
- 2016 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- 2016 M.A. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- 2011 B.S. Physics and B.S. Mathematics, Kutztown University
Social/Academic Links
- How do cells sense and respond to their environment?
- Cell migration and cellular biomechanics
- Self-organization and collective motion in active biological materials
Research Spotlight
Immunofluorescence image of vimentin intermediate filaments (green) in mouse embryonic fibroblast.
- 2024 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award, American Physics Society
- 2023 NSF CAREER Award
- 2023 Sloan Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- 2023 Cottrell Scholar, Research Corporation
- 2018 Dissertation Award in Statistical and Non-linear Physics, American Physical Society
- 2012 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
R. Carroll, M. Thanh, A.E. Patteson. Dynamic remodeling of fiber networks with stiff inclusions under compressive loading. Acta Biomaterialia, 163, 106-116 (2023).
M. Asp, M. Ho, D. Germann, R.J. Carroll, A. Franceski, R. Welch, A. Gopinath, A. E. Patteson, Spreading rates of bacteria colonies depend on substrate stiffness and permeability. PNAS Nexus 1, pgac025 (2022)
Ł.Suprewicz*, M.Swoger*, S. Gupta, E. Piktel, F.J. Byfield, D.V. Iwamoto, D.A. Germann+, J. Reszeć, N. Marcińczyk, P.A. Janmey, J.M. Schwarz, R. Bucki, A.E. Patteson, Extracellular vimentin as a target against SARS-CoV-2 host cell invasion. Small 2105640 (2021).
S. Gupta, A.E. Patteson, J.M. Schwarz, The role of vimentin-nuclear interactions in persistent cell motility through confined spaces. New Journal of Physics. 23, 093042 (2021)
A.E. Patteson*, A. Vahabikashi*, K. Pogoda, S.A. Adam, K. Mandal, M. Kittisopikul, S. Siyagurunathan, A. Goldman, R.D. Goldman, and P.A. Janmey. Vimentin protects cells against nuclear rupture and DNA damage during migration. J. Cell Biol. 218 (12): 4079–4092 (2019)
*Denote equal contribution
(Oct. 24, 2023)
Physicist has received early-career award for her research on how the physical environment affects complex living systems.
(Aug. 10, 2023)
The Syracuse University Research in Physics program brings Syracuse City School District students to campus labs for six weeks of physics research.
(March 2, 2023)
EES professor Tripti Bhattacharya, physics professor Alison Patteson and chemistry professors Olga Makhlynets and Rachel Steinhardt are recognized for their innovative and noteworthy research.
(Aug. 10, 2022)
Syracuse City School District students get a taste for college-level research alongside A&S faculty through the Syracuse University Research in Physics (SURPh) paid internship.
(April 19, 2022)
Research could have implications on human health and medicine.
(Nov. 23, 2021)
The five-year awards will fund Alison Patteson’s and Davoud Mozhdehi’s protein research.
(Feb. 10, 2021)
A&S physicists are leading a team of researchers who are one of the first to pinpoint a novel method of using anti-vimentin antibodies to block cellular uptake of the coronavirus.
(May 2, 2018)
The new research assistant professor of physics comes to Syracuse from the University of Pennsylvania