Sarah Veatch

Sarah Veatch serves as Director of Biophysics and Professor of Biophysics and Physics at the University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Her research focuses on lipid bilayer phase transitions and their impact on cellular membrane functions.

• University: University of Michigan
• School: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Department: Department of Biophysics
• Email: sveatch@umich.edu
• Office: 3038 Chemistry Building

Research Interests:
Sarah Veatch investigates how physical properties of lipid membranes influence cellular functions, particularly focusing on liquid-ordered/liquid-disordered phase coexistence and its role in protein organization and signaling. Her work employs fluorescence microscopy, super-resolution microscopy, and Monte Carlo modeling to study plasma membrane heterogeneity.

Article Trends:
Her publications demonstrate a trajectory from fundamental lipid raft studies to investigating phase transitions in living cells, with recent work connecting membrane criticality to HIV-1 assembly and neuronal nuclear pore maturation.

Laboratory:
The Veatch Research Group explores membrane physics through giant plasma membrane vesicles and theoretical modeling, examining how environmental changes affect membrane organization.