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Alison Patteson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Syracuse University, with cross-disciplinary affiliations in Biology. Her research bridges biophysics, cellular biomechanics, and soft matter physics to investigate how cells sense and respond to mechanical environments.
- Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from University of Pennsylvania (2016)
- Research Themes: Cell migration, vimentin intermediate filaments, mechanosensitivity, active biological materials, SARS-CoV-2 interactions
Her recent publications explore cytoskeletal crosstalk, nuclear mechanics, and bacterial biofilm response to substrate properties. Key projects include mechanosensitive cell behavior and extracellular vimentin’s role in viral entry. Grants from the NSF, NIH, and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation support her work. Notable honors include the NIH MIRA award and Syracuse University’s Teaching Award.
She contributes to academic service as a co-organizer at APS March Meeting and reviewer for NIH and NSF. Her work appears in PNAS Nexus, Acta Biomaterialia, and Applied Physics Reviews, among others.
