Esther Gomez

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

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How the interplay of chemical and mechanical signals acts to control cell behavior and function and the progression of disease.

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Cellulose Transcription Factors Myocardin X Rays Membranes X Ray Scattering Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition Protein Epithelial Cells Cytoskeletal Proteins Myofibroblasts Cell Adhesion Block Copolymers Soft X Ray Biomimetics Polymers Proteins Microscopy Transforming Growth Factors Microstructure Atomic Force Microscopy Transmission Electron Microscopy Plant Cells Cell Wall Thin Films

Most Recent Publications

Biophysical regulation of TGFβ in the tumor microenvironment

Chinmay *Sankhe, Jessica *Sacco, Esther Gomez, 2023, on p. 159-200

Grazing-incidence diffraction reveals cellulose and pectin organization in hydrated plant primary cell wall

Joshua *Del Mundo, Sintu *Rongpipi, Hui Yang, Dan *Ye, Sarah Kiemle, Stephanie Moffit, Charles Troxel, Michael Toney, Chenhui Zhu, James Kubicki, D Cosgrove, Esther Gomez, E Gomez, 2023, Scientific Reports on p. 5421

Evolution of the cellulose microfibril through gamma-valerolactone assisted co-solvent and enzymatic hydrolysis

Elise Gilcher, Nathaniel Kuch, Joshua *Del Mundo, Samantha Ausman, Leoncio Santiago-Martinez, Catherine Clewett, Esther Gomez, E Gomez, Thatcher Root, Brian Fox, James Dumesic, 2023, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering on p. 3270-3283

Crosstalk between ERK and MRTF-A signaling regulates TGFβ1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Sandeep M. Nalluri, Chinmay S. Sankhe, Joseph W. O'Connor, Paul L. Blanchard, Joelle N. Khouri, Steven H. Phan, Gage Virgi, Esther W. Gomez, 2022, Journal of Cellular Physiology on p. 2503-2515

Extracting structural insights from soft X-ray scattering of biological assemblies

Sintu Rongpipi, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Enrique Gomez, Esther W. Gomez, 2022, Methods in Enzymology on p. 121-144

An insight into microscopy and analytical techniques for morphological, structural, chemical, and thermal characterization of cellulose

Ishita Chakraborty, Sintu Rongpipi, Indira Govindaraju, B. Rakesh, Sib Mal, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Ranjan Kalita, Yuthika Nath, Nirmal Mazumder, 2022, Microscopy Research and Technique on p. 1990-2015

Characterization of biological materials with soft X-ray scattering

Del Mundo, Joshua T., Joshua T. Del Mundo, Sintu Rongpipi, Enrique Gomez, Esther W. Gomez, 2022, SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING, PT A on p. 357-383

Corrigendum to “Rapid preparation of nanodiscs for biophysical studies” [Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 712 (2021) 109051] (Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (2021) 712, (S0003986121003003), (10.1016/j.abb.2021.109051))

Jeffrey A. Julien, Martin G. Fernandez, Katrina M. Brandmier, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Carol M. Bator, Lucie A. Loftus, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Kerney Jebrell Glover, 2021, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Rapid preparation of nanodiscs for biophysical studies

Jeffrey A. Julien, Martin G. Fernandez, Katrina M. Brandmier, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Joshua *Del Mundo, Carol M. Bator, Lucie A. Loftus, Esther Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Kerney Glover, 2021, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics on p. 109051

User-friendly chemical patterning with digital light projection polymer brush photolithography

Michele Fromel, Raymond L. Crisci, Chinmay *Sankhe, Chinmay S. Sankhe, Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey, Danielle Hickey, Timothy B. Tighe, Esther Gomez, Christian W. Pester, 2021, European Polymer Journal on p. 110652

Most-Cited Papers

Progress and opportunities in the characterization of cellulose – an important regulator of cell wall growth and mechanics

Sintu Rongpipi, Dan Ye, Enrique D. Gomez, Esther W. Gomez, 2019, Frontiers in Plant Science

Cell adhesion and shape regulate TGF-beta1-induced epithelial-myofibroblast transition via MRTF-A signaling

Joseph W. O'Connor, Esther W. Gomez, 2013, PLoS One

Matrix Rigidity Mediates TGFβ1-induced Epithelial-Myofibroblast Transition by Controlling Cytoskeletal Organization and MRTF-A Localization

Joseph W. O'Connor, Patrick N. Riley, Sandeep M. Nalluri, Parth K. Ashar, Esther Winter Gomez, 2015, Journal of Cellular Physiology on p. 1829-1839

Cytoskeletal signaling in TGFβ-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Sandeep M. Nalluri, Joseph W. O'Connor, Esther W. Gomez, 2015, Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton on p. 557-569

VE-Cadherin Disassembly and Cell Contractility in the Endothelium are Necessary for Barrier Disruption Induced by Tumor Cells

Virginia Aragon-Sanabria, Steven E. Pohler, Vikram J. Eswar, Matthew Bierowski, Esther W. Gomez, Cheng Dong, 2017, Scientific Reports

Biomimetic Separation of Transport and Matrix Functions in Lamellar Block Copolymer Channel-Based Membranes

Chao Lang, Dan Ye, Woochul Song, Chenhao Yao, Yu Ming Tu, Clara Capparelli, Jacob A. Lanasa, Michael A. Hickner, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Robert J. Hickey, Manish Kumar, 2019, ACS Nano on p. 8292-8302

Cell-cell contact and matrix adhesion promote αSMA expression during TGFβ1-induced epithelial-myofibroblast transition via Notch and MRTF-A

Joseph W. O'Connor, Krunal Mistry, Dayne Detweiler, Clayton Wang, Esther W. Gomez, 2016, Scientific Reports

Preferred crystallographic orientation of cellulose in plant primary cell walls

Dan Ye, Sintu Rongpipi, S Kiemle, William Barnes, Arielle Chaves, Chenhui Zhu, Victoria Norman, Liebman-Pel\'aez, Alexander, Alexander Liebman-Pelaez, Alexander Liebman-Peláez, Alexander Hexemer, Michael Toney, Alison Roberts, Charles Anderson, Daniel Cosgrove, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, 2020, Nature Communications on p. 1--10

Resonant soft X-ray scattering reveals cellulose microfibril spacing in plant primary cell walls

Dan Ye, Sarah N. Kiemle, Sintu Rongpipi, Xuan Wang, Cheng Wang, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, 2018, Scientific Reports

Probing the Internal Microstructure of Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes Using Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering

Tyler E. Culp, Dan Ye, Mou Paul, Abhishek Roy, Michael J. Behr, Steve Jons, Steve Rosenberg, Cheng Wang, Esther W. Gomez, Manish Kumar, Enrique D. Gomez, 2018, ACS Macro Letters on p. 927-932