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Elliot L. Elson

Emeritus

Washington University in St. Louis

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School of Medicine

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Elliot L. Elson is currently serving as a Biochemistry And Molecular Biophysics Emeritus at Washington University In St. Louis.

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Elliot L. Elson

Washington University in St. Louis

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biophysics cell biology cellular physiology biomechanics molecular biology mechanobiology physiology cell biomechanics membrane biology fluorescence tissue engineering matrix biology fluorescence spectroscopy protein science cell research structural biology cell motility spectroscopy fluorescence correlation spectroscopy molecular cell biology mechanotransduction vascular biology cell physiology cell-matrix interactions structural molecular biology experimental biophysics membrane transport membrane science cell biophysics biopolymers biomedical imaging biofabrication biophysical modeling molecular science molecular spectroscopy single-molecule detection cell migration protein assembly intracellular trafficking circulatory physiology protein transport mechanical behavior tissue physiology liver physiology bone research optical spectroscopy tissue constructs cellular biology biomedical modeling phase separation quantum chemistry biomedical photonics protein function orthopedic biomechanics fragmentation effect bioprospecting inhibitory activity cell interactions spectra-structure correlation optical engineering myosin ii correlation spectroscopy sequential model tissue strain contractile fibroblasts matrix contributions vesicular stomatitis virus molecular characterization mucosal immunology fluorescence methods bio-artificial tissues lipolysaccharide-induced monocyte retention cellular concentration single-particle tracking fluorescence photobleaching atomic force microscopy photomedicine fluorescence photobleaching recovery biomolecular engineering cell surface proteins biophysical review

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3D-Printing-Assisted, Microfabricated Devices Reveal Hierarchical and Temporal Mechanosensing in High-Density Fibroblast Culture. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

microfabricationmechanobiology3d bioprintingtissue engineeringadvanced manufacturing technologiesbiomaterials designbiological engineering3d printingbiomaterialsbiomechanical engineeringadditive manufacturingtemporal mechanosensingfunctional tissue engineeringmicrofabricated devicescell biomechanicshigh-density fibroblast culturebiomedical engineeringbiofabrication

Cell–Matrix Feedback Controls Stretch-Induced Cellular Memory and Fibroblast Activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

Yuan HongXiangjun PengHaomin YuMohammad JafariDelaram ShakibaYuxuan HuangChengqing QuErmia E. MelikaAndrew K. TawadrosAliza MujahidYin-Yuan HuangJacob A. SandlerKenneth M. PryseJustin M. SacksElliot L. ElsonGuy M. GeninFarid Alisafaei

fibroblast activationextracellular matrixcell-matrix feedbackcell biologycell-matrix interactionsstretch-induced cellular memory

Fiber Recruitment Drives a Phase Transition of Cell Polarization at a Critical Cell Spacing in Matrix-Mediated Tissue Remodeling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

extracellular matrixcell polarizationcell researchcell polaritycell biologytissue (biology)matrix biologyfiber recruitmentcell-matrix interactionsbiomedical engineeringphase transitions

Tension Anisotropy Drives Fibroblast Phenotypic Transition by Self-Reinforcing Cell–Extracellular Matrix Mechanical Feedback. Nature Materials (2025)

Farid AlisafaeiDelaram ShakibaYuan HongGhiska RamahditaYuxuan HuangLeanne E. IannucciMatthew D. DavidsonMohammad JafariJin QianChengqing QuDavid JuDashiell R. FloryYin-Yuan HuangPrashant GuptaShumeng JiangAliza MujahidSrikanth SingamaneniKenneth M. PrysePen-hsiu Grace ChaoJason A. BurdickSpencer P. LakeElliot L. ElsonNathaniel HuebschVivek B. ShenoyGuy M. Genin

mechanobiologytension anisotropy drivesextracellular matrixbiophysicsbiomechanicscell biomechanicsmatrix biologycell-matrix interactionsphenotypic transition

Tension-Induced Stiffening of Cytoskeletal Components Regulates Cardiomyocyte Contractility. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

mechanobiologyextracellular matrixcellular physiologyphysiologymolecular physiologycell biologybiomechanicstension-induced stiffeningcell biomechanicsmatrix biologycytoskeletonmechanotransduction

Critical Spacing in Cell-Matrix Mechanical Feedback Controls Tissue Condensation. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Xiangjun PengYuxuan HuangWenyu KongYanan DuElliot L. ElsonXi-Qiao FengGuy M Genin

mechanobiologyextracellular matrixcell biologybiophysicsbiomechanicscell biomechanicscell-matrix interactionsmechanotransduction

Expansion Limits of Meshed Split-Thickness Skin Grafts. Acta Biomaterialia (2024)

Haomin YuMohammad JafariAliza MujahidChelsea F GarciaJaisheel ShahRiya SinhaYuxuan HuangDelaram ShakibaYuan HongDanial CheraghaliJohn R S PryceJacob A SandlerElliot L ElsonJustin M SacksGuy M GeninFarid Alisafaei

tissue engineeringbiomaterials designexpansion limitsbiomaterialsbiomedical engineering

In Vitro and in Silico Models of Fibrotic Cardiomyopathy Reveal Ion Channels Controlling Fibroblasts/Cardiomyocyte Crosstalk. (2024)

Dong, YuqingLiu, FushengElson, Elliot L.Daily, Neil J.Wakatsuki, TetsuroGenin, GuyCarlson, Brian E.

silico modelssystems biologycell biologycardiologycardiomyopathy

Understanding Cellular Noise With Optical Perturbation and Deep Learning. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Liu, ChuanboFu, YuLin, LuElson, Elliot L.Wang, Jin

biophysicsdeep learningoptical perturbationcellular noise

A Nuclear Basis for Mechanointelligence in Cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023)

Farid AlisafaeiHamidreza MoheimaniElliot L. ElsonGuy M. Genin

cell biologybiophysicsnuclear basisstructural biologyneuroscience

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Elliot L. Elson

Emeritus

Washington University in St. Louis

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Elliot L. Elson is currently serving as a Biochemistry And Molecular Biophysics Emeritus at Washington University In St. Louis.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Elliot L. Elson

Washington University in St. Louis

Emeritus

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

3D-Printing-Assisted, Microfabricated Devices Reveal Hierarchical and Temporal Mechanosensing in High-Density Fibroblast Culture. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Cell–Matrix Feedback Controls Stretch-Induced Cellular Memory and Fibroblast Activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

fibroblast activationextracellular matrixcell-matrix feedbackcell biologycell-matrix interactionsstretch-induced cellular memory

Fiber Recruitment Drives a Phase Transition of Cell Polarization at a Critical Cell Spacing in Matrix-Mediated Tissue Remodeling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

extracellular matrixcell polarizationcell researchcell polaritycell biologytissue (biology)matrix biologyfiber recruitmentcell-matrix interactionsbiomedical engineeringphase transitions

Tension Anisotropy Drives Fibroblast Phenotypic Transition by Self-Reinforcing Cell–Extracellular Matrix Mechanical Feedback. Nature Materials (2025)

mechanobiologytension anisotropy drivesextracellular matrixbiophysicsbiomechanicscell biomechanicsmatrix biologycell-matrix interactionsphenotypic transition

Tension-Induced Stiffening of Cytoskeletal Components Regulates Cardiomyocyte Contractility. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

mechanobiologyextracellular matrixcellular physiologyphysiologymolecular physiologycell biologybiomechanicstension-induced stiffeningcell biomechanicsmatrix biologycytoskeletonmechanotransduction

Critical Spacing in Cell-Matrix Mechanical Feedback Controls Tissue Condensation. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Xiangjun PengYuxuan HuangWenyu KongYanan DuElliot L. ElsonXi-Qiao FengGuy M Genin

mechanobiologyextracellular matrixcell biologybiophysicsbiomechanicscell biomechanicscell-matrix interactionsmechanotransduction

Expansion Limits of Meshed Split-Thickness Skin Grafts. Acta Biomaterialia (2024)

tissue engineeringbiomaterials designexpansion limitsbiomaterialsbiomedical engineering

In Vitro and in Silico Models of Fibrotic Cardiomyopathy Reveal Ion Channels Controlling Fibroblasts/Cardiomyocyte Crosstalk. (2024)

Dong, YuqingLiu, FushengElson, Elliot L.Daily, Neil J.Wakatsuki, TetsuroGenin, GuyCarlson, Brian E.

silico modelssystems biologycell biologycardiologycardiomyopathy

Understanding Cellular Noise With Optical Perturbation and Deep Learning. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Liu, ChuanboFu, YuLin, LuElson, Elliot L.Wang, Jin

biophysicsdeep learningoptical perturbationcellular noise

A Nuclear Basis for Mechanointelligence in Cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023)

Farid AlisafaeiHamidreza MoheimaniElliot L. ElsonGuy M. Genin

cell biologybiophysicsnuclear basisstructural biologyneuroscience

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