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Seham Ebrahim

Assistant Professor

University of Virginia

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Seham Ebrahim is currently serving as a Molecular Physiology And Biological Physics Assistant Professor at University of Virginia.

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University of Virginia

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cell biology cellular physiology molecular cell biology cytoskeleton membrane biology developmental biology molecular physiology biophysics molecular biology cell motility cellular structure membranes mechanobiology cell signaling cell physiology intracellular trafficking cell biomechanics signal transduction mechanotransduction membrane systems colorectal cancer live mice developmental cell membrane science molecular motors cellular biochemistry vascular biology cell research cell biophysics gut barrier neurogenetics matrix biology endocytic pathway salivary glands cell trafficking cancer risk myosin iii motors developmental system biological macromolecules biophysical review theoretical biology clinical nutrition molecular gastroenterology digestive diseases auditory physiology cell interactions cell migration molecular communication molecular switches rna biology small rna non-coding rna microrna detection signaling pathways molecular regulation genetic disorders ultrastructure glycosylation tissue imaging health disparities cell cycle cellular biology tmc2 localize tmc proteins stereocilia localization tissue geometry apical cell junctions nmii forms tmc1 molecules tmc1-dependent mechanotransducer channels multiple tmc1 molecules hair cells inner ear significance micrornas chromatin remolding maturation arrest

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Bps2026 – Potential Role for the Tmc5-Cib Complex in Coupling Membrane Mechanics to Calcium Influx During Sperm Development. Biophysical Journal (2026)

biophysicsreproductive biologycell physiologymembrane transportmembrane proteinscellular physiologydevelopmental biologymolecular physiologymembrane biologymolecular cell biologymembrane mechanicssperm developmenttmc5-cib complexgametes

Bps2026 – the Role of Apical Junctional Protein Nmii in Regulating Epithelial Architecture in Intestinal Villus. Biophysical Journal (2026)

molecular and cellular biologycell biologycellular physiologygut barrierdevelopmental biologymolecular cell biologyvirulence factorsdigestive tractmolecular biologyintestinal villusepithelial architecturemicrobial pathogenesis

Bps2026 – Unwrapping the Villus: An AI Map From Tip to Base. Biophysical Journal (2026)

biological engineeringbps2026 –biosystemsai mapbacteriamicrobiology

Interrogating the Mechanistic Link Between Neighborhood Deprivation and Colorectal Cancer Risk Through Transcriptomic Analysis of Normal Colorectal Biopsies. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (2026)

biostatisticscolorectal cancerepidemiologytranscriptomic analysismolecular cancercancer disparitiesneighborhood deprivationcancer researchmolecular diagnosticscancer riskcolorectal cancer riskbiomarkerscancer genomics

Association Between Dietary Fructose and Human Colon Dna Methylation: Implication for Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Risk Using a Cross-Sectional Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2025)

Matthew A DevallStephen EatonGaizun HuXiangqing SunEthan JakumSamyukta VenkateshSteven M PowellCynthia YoshidaDaniel J WeisenbergerGregory S CooperJoseph WillisSeham EbrahimJamie ZoellnerGraham CaseyLi Li

public healthcolorectal cancerracial disparitiesclinical nutritionnutritiondietary fructosehealth disparitiescancer riskcolorectal cancer risk

Hemifusomes and Interacting Proteolipid Nanodroplets Mediate Multi-Vesicular Body Formation. Nature Communications (2025)

Amirrasoul TavakoliShiqiong HuSeham EbrahimBechara Kachar

biophysicsproteolipid nanodropletsmulti-vesicular body formationintracellular traffickingdevelopmental biologymembrane biologymolecular biology

Pcdh20 is a Pou2F3 Target Gene Required for Proper Tuft Cell Microvillus Organization. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Katherine E AnkenbauerYilin YangChi-Yeh ChungLeonardo R AndradeSammy Weiser NovakBrenda JarvisWahida H Ali HanelJiayue LiuVictoria SarkisianNeil DaniEvan KrystofiakGaizun HuSeham EbrahimBechara KacharQizhi GongGeoffrey WahlUri ManorKen LauKathleen E DelGiorno

molecular and cellular biologyvascular biologyreproductive biologycell proliferationgametogenesiscellular differentiationimmunologycell biologymolecular cell biologymolecular biologygene expressiongerm cell fate

The Septin Cytoskeleton is a Regulator of Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Integrity and Mucosal Inflammation. JCI Insight (2025)

inflammationpathologynovel regulatormatrix biologycell signalingimmunologycell biologycellular physiologydigestive diseasesgut barriercytoskeletonimmune responsesmucosal immunologymolecular gastroenterologymucosal inflammationseptin cytoskeleton

Coordination of Force-Generating Actin-Based Modules Stabilizes and Remodels Membranes in Vivo. The Journal of Cell Biology (2024)

Marco HeydeckerAkiko ShitaraDesu ChenDuy T. TranAndrius MasedunskasMuhibullah S. ToraSeham EbrahimMark A. AppadurayJorge Luis Galeano NiñoAbhishek BhardwajKedar NarayanEdna C. HardemanPeter W. GunningRoberto Weigert

biophysicscell biologymembrane biologycellular biologymembranes

Hemifusomes and Interacting Proteolipid Nanodroplets: Formation of a Novel Cellular Organelle Complex. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Amirrasoul TavakoliShiqiong HuSeham EbrahimBechara Kachar

cell organelleproteolipid nanodropletscell biologymolecular biology

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Seham Ebrahim

Assistant Professor

University of Virginia

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Seham Ebrahim is currently serving as a Molecular Physiology And Biological Physics Assistant Professor at University of Virginia.

Honors

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Experiences

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University of Virginia

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Bps2026 – Potential Role for the Tmc5-Cib Complex in Coupling Membrane Mechanics to Calcium Influx During Sperm Development. Biophysical Journal (2026)

Bps2026 – the Role of Apical Junctional Protein Nmii in Regulating Epithelial Architecture in Intestinal Villus. Biophysical Journal (2026)

Bps2026 – Unwrapping the Villus: An AI Map From Tip to Base. Biophysical Journal (2026)

biological engineeringbps2026 –biosystemsai mapbacteriamicrobiology

public healthcolorectal cancerracial disparitiesclinical nutritionnutritiondietary fructosehealth disparitiescancer riskcolorectal cancer risk

Hemifusomes and Interacting Proteolipid Nanodroplets Mediate Multi-Vesicular Body Formation. Nature Communications (2025)

Amirrasoul TavakoliShiqiong HuSeham EbrahimBechara Kachar

biophysicsproteolipid nanodropletsmulti-vesicular body formationintracellular traffickingdevelopmental biologymembrane biologymolecular biology

Pcdh20 is a Pou2F3 Target Gene Required for Proper Tuft Cell Microvillus Organization. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

The Septin Cytoskeleton is a Regulator of Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Integrity and Mucosal Inflammation. JCI Insight (2025)

Coordination of Force-Generating Actin-Based Modules Stabilizes and Remodels Membranes in Vivo. The Journal of Cell Biology (2024)

biophysicscell biologymembrane biologycellular biologymembranes

Hemifusomes and Interacting Proteolipid Nanodroplets: Formation of a Novel Cellular Organelle Complex. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Amirrasoul TavakoliShiqiong HuSeham EbrahimBechara Kachar

cell organelleproteolipid nanodropletscell biologymolecular biology

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