Esther Gomez

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Research Summary

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 Membranes Myocardin Transcription Factors Biomimetics Block Copolymers Plant Cells Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition Microstructure X Rays X Ray Scattering Dehydration Thin Films Cell Walls Composite Membranes Cell Wall Myofibroblasts Neoplasms Epithelial Cells Protein Transforming Growth Factors Ions Molecules Composite Material Water

Most Recent Publications

Extracellular matrix viscoelasticity regulates TGFβ1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis via integrin linked kinase

Jessica L. Sacco, Zachary T. Vaneman, Esther W. Gomez, 2024, Journal of Cellular Physiology

Matrix polysaccharides affect preferred orientation of cellulose crystals in primary cell walls

Sintu Rongpipi, William J. Barnes, Oskar Siemianowski, Dan Ye, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Sydney Duncombe, Xiaoran Xin, Chenhui Zhu, Michael F. Toney, Ying Gu, Charles T. Anderson, Enrique D. Gomez, Esther W. Gomez, 2024, Cellulose on p. 1397-1415

Flexible Pectin Nanopatterning Drives Cell Wall Organization in Plants

Oskar Siemianowski, Sintu Rongpipi, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Guillaume Freychet, Mikhail Zhernenkov, Enrique D. Gomez, Esther W. Gomez, Charles T. Anderson, 2024, JACS Au on p. 177-188

Solution-processed graphene films for electrochemical monitoring of extracellular nitric oxide released by breast cancer cells

Derrick Butler, Chinmay S. Sankhe, Pouya Soltan Khamsi, Esther W. Gomez, Aida Ebrahimi, 2024, 2D Materials

Dynamic Structural Change of Plant Epidermal Cell Walls under Strain

Jingyi Yu, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Guillaume Freychet, Mikhail Zhernenkov, Eric Schaible, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Daniel J. Cosgrove, 2024, Small

2D Materials for Combination Therapy to Address Challenges in the Treatment of Cancer

Ava Self, Megan Farell, Laximicharan Samineni, Manish Kumar, Esther W. Gomez, 2023, Advanced NanoBiomed Research

Fully conjugated block copolymers enhance thermal stability of polymer blend solar cells

Zixuan Guo, Aaron Plant, Joshua Del Mundo, Josh H. Litofsky, Bangzhi Liu, Raymond J.L. Hallman, Esther W. Gomez, Michael Anthony Hickner, Youngmin Lee, Enrique D. Gomez, 2023, Polymer

Examining Gender Inclusivity through Sense of Belonging in a Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program at a Large Research University

Shawna Dory, Luis Roberto Delgado, Stephanie Cutler, Sarah E. Zappe, Esther Gomez, Stephanie Butler Velegol, 2023, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Biophysical regulation of TGFβ in the tumor microenvironment

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

Evolution of the Cellulose Microfibril through Gamma-Valerolactone-Assisted Co-Solvent and Enzymatic Hydrolysis

Elise B. Gilcher, Nathaniel Kuch, Joshua T. Del Mundo, Samantha F. Ausman, Leoncio Santiago-Martinez, Catherine F.M. Clewett, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Thatcher W. Root, Brian G. Fox, James A. Dumesic, 2023, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering on p. 3270-3283

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

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

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

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

Dehydration-induced physical strains of cellulose microfibrils in plant cell walls

Shixin Huang, Mohamadamin Makarem, S Kiemle, Yunzhen Zheng, Xin He, Dan Ye, Esther W. Gomez, Enrique D. Gomez, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Seong Kim, 2018, Carbohydrate Polymers on p. 337--348

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