2024

43. "Microbial diversity impacts non-protein amino acid production in cyanobacterial bloom cultures collected from Lake Winnipeg"
S.L. Bishop, J.T. Solonenka, R.T. Giebelhaus, D. Bakker, I.T.S. Li, S.J. Murch*, Toxin, 2024, in press

2023

42. "A Single Strand: A Simplified Approach to DNA Origami"
M. Yang, D. Bakker, D. Raghu, I.T.S. Li*, Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023, 11:1126177

41. "Super-Resolution Tension PAINT Imaging with a Molecular Beacon"
S.H. Kim, I.T.S. Li*, Angewandte Chemie, 2023, 62(7), e202217028

2022

40. "The Effect of Type-2 Diabetes Conditions on Neutrophil Rolling Adhesion"
K. Taverner, Y. Murad, A. Yasunaga, C. Furrer, J. Little, I.T.S. Li*, BMC Research Note, 2022, 15, 355

39. "Targeting Capabilities of Native and Bioengineered Extracellular Vesicles for Drug Delivery"
L. Frolova, I.T.S. Li*, Bioengineering, 2022, 9(10), 496

38. "Surveying life one molecule at a time: Single-molecule methods dig deeper into contemporary biology"
S.H. Kim, S Ray, I.T.S. Li*, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022, 9:967434

37. "Mammalian melatonin agonist pharmaceuticals stimulate rhomboid proteins in plants"
L.A.E Erland, C.R. Dumigan, J.L. Forsyth, L. Frolova, A.B. Yasunaga, W. Pun, I.T.S. Li, S.J. Murch*, Biomolecules, 2022, 12(7), 882

36. "Nano-scale Particle Separation with Tilted Standing Surface Acoustic Wave — Experimental and Numerical Approaches"
E. Taatizadeh, A. Dalili, H. Tahmooressi, N. Tasnim, I.T.S. Li*, M. Hoorfar*, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2022, 39, 2200057

35. "Neural network-Based Optimization of an Acousto Microfluidic System for Submicron Bioparticle Separation"
B. Talebjedi, M. Heydari, E. Taatizadeh, N. Tasnim, I.T.S. Li*, M. Hoorfar*, Frontiers in Bioengineering, 2022, 10, 878398

2021

34. "Imaging Molecular Adhesion in Cell Rolling by Adhesion Footprint Assay"
S.M. An, S.H. Kim, V.J. White, A.B. Yasunaga, K.M. McMahon, Y. Murad, I.T.S. Li*, JoVE, 2021, (175), e63013

33. "Tunable Metacrylated Hyaluronic Acid-based Hybrid Bioinks for Stereolithography 3D Bioprinting"
R.H. Rakin, H. Kumar, F. Menard, I.T.S. Li, K. Kim, Biofabrication, 2021, 13 (4), 044109

32. "Quantification of fast molecular adhesion by fluorescence footprinting"
A. Yasunaga, I.T.S. Li*, Science Advances, 2021, 7 (34), eabe6984

31. "Micron-sized particle separation with standing surface acoustic wave - experimental and numerical approaches"
E. Taatizadeh, A. Dalili, P. Rellstab-Sánchez, H. Tahmooressi, A. Ravishankara, N. Tasnim, H. Najjaran, I.T.S. Li*, M. Hoorfar*, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021, 76, 105651

30. "Quantitative interpretation of cell rolling velocity distribution"
A. Yasunaga, Y. Murad, V. Kapras, F. Menard, I.T.S. Li*, Biophysical Journal, 2021, 120(12), 2511-2520

2020

29. "Mechanical flexibility of DNA: A quintessential tool for DNA Nanotechnology"
R. Saran, Y. Wang, I.T.S. Li*, Sensors, 2020, 20(24), 7019

28. "Quantifying molecular tension – Classifications, interpretations and limitations of force sensors"
A. Yasunaga, Y. Murad, I.T.S. Li*, Physical Biology, 2020, 17, 011001

2019

27. "Quantifying Molecular Forces with Serially Connected Force Sensors"
Y. Murad, I.T.S. Li*, Biophysical Journal, 2019, 116 (7), 1282-1291. (Highlighted)

26. "Challenges and Opportunities in Exosome Research – Perspectives from Biology, Engineering, and Cancer Therapy "
X. Li, A.L. Corbett, E. Taatizadeh, N. Tasnim, J.P. Little, C. Garnis, M. Daugaard, E. Guns, M. Hoorfar, I.T.S. Li*, APL Bioengineering, 2019, 3, 011503. (Cover)

2018

25. "Direct visualization of location and uptake of applied melatonin and serotonin in living tissues and their redistribution in plants in response to thermal stress"
L.A.E. Erland, A. Yasunaga, I.T.S. Li, S.J. Murch, P.K. Saxena, Journal of Pineal Research, 2018, 66(1), 12527.

24. "Minimal Information for Studies of Extracellular Vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018)"
C. Thery, et al., Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2018, 7(1), 1535750.

2017

23. "Quantitative analysis of multilayer organization of proteins and RNA in nuclear speckles at super resolution"
J. Fei, M. Jadaliha, T. Harmon, I.T.S. Li, B. Hua, Q. Hao, A.S. Holehouse, M. Reyer, Q. Sun, S.M. Freier, R.V. Pappu, K.V. Prasanth, T. Ha, Journal of Cell Science, 2017, 130, 4180-4192.

22. "Mapping cell surface adhesion by rotation tracking and adhesion footprinting"
I.T.S. Li, T. Ha, Y.R. Chemla, Scientific Report, 2017, 44502.

2016

21. "Defining Single Molecular Forces Required for Notch Activation Using Nano Yoyo"
F. Chowdhury, I.T.S. Li, T.T.M. Ngo, B.J. Leslie, B.C. Kim, J.E. Sokoloski, E. Weiland, X. Wang, Y.R. Chemla, T.M. Lohman, T. Ha, Nano Letter, 2016, 16(6), 3892-2897

20. "Constructing modular and universal single molecule tension senor using protein G to study mechano-sensitive receptors"
X. Wang, Z. Rahil, I.T.S. Li, F. Chowdhury, D. Leckband, Y. Chemla, T. Ha, Scientific Report, 2016, 6, 21584

2015

19. "Single molecular force across single integrins dictates cell spreading"
F. Chowdhury, I.T.S. Li, B.J. Leslie, S. Doganay, R. Singh, X. Wang, J. Seong, S. Lee, S. Park, N. Wang, T. Ha, Integrative Biology, 2015, 7,1265-1271

18. "How osmolytes influence hydrophobic polymer conformation: a unified view from experiment and theory"
J. Mondal, D. Halverson, I.T.S. Li, G. Stirnemann, G.C. Walker, B.J. Berne, PNAS, 2015, 112(30), 9270-9275.

2014

17. "Synthesis, self-assembly and photophysical properties of oligo(2,5-dihexyloxy-1,4-phenylene vi-nylene)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)"
C. Feng, M. J. Gonzalez, Y. Song, I.T.S. Li, G. Zhao, G. Molev, G. Guerin, G.C. Walker, G.D. Scholes, I. Manners, W.A. Winnik, Soft Matter, 2014, 10(44), 8875-8887

2012

16. "Single Polymer Studies of Hydrophobic Hydration"
I.T.S. Li, G.C. Walker, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2012, 45(11), 2011-2021

15. "Polymer Nanomechanics"
J.K. Li, I.T.S. Li, G.C. Walker, R.M.A. Sullan, S. Zou,Y. Sun, Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference, 2012, 7, 377-404

2011

14. "Signature of Hydrophobic Hydration in a Single Polymer"
I.T.S. Li, G.C. Walker, PNAS, 2011, 108(40), 16527-16532

Highlights:
www.sciencedebate.com - "Interaction Of Hydrophobic Molecules With Water – New Insights"
PNAS - "Unraveling the hydrophobic effect, one molecule at a time"
Nature - "Biophysics: More than a bystander"
F1000 - Schuler B: 2011. F1000.com/13361033
Virtual Journals - Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, 2011, 22 (8)
Water in Biology - "Lum-Chandler-Weeks under the microscope"
C&EN news - "Water Shell Undergoes Structural Changes"
ChemistryViews - "Folding Solution"
Superamolecular Space - "Honing in on hydrophobicity's autograph"

13. "FRep: a Fluorescent Protein-based Bioprobe for In vivo Detection of Protein:DNA Interactions"
S.H. Shahravan, I.T.S. Li, K. Truong, J.A. Shin, Analytical Chemistry, 2011, 83(24), 9643-9650

12. "Microdomain Orientation of Diblock Copolymer Ultrathin Films Solvent Annealed at Low Temperatures"
C.M. Grozea, I.T.S. Li, D. Grozea, G.C. Walker, Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 3901-3909

11. "Imaging Secondary Structure of Individual Amyloid Fibrils of a ß2-microglobulin Fragment Using Near-Field Infrared Spectroscopy"
M. Paulite, Z. Fakhaari, I.T.S. Li, N. Gunari, A.E. Tanur, G.C. Walker, JACS, 2011, 133, 7376-7383

2010

10. "Interfacial Free Energy Governs Single Polystyrene Chain Collapse in Water and Aqueous Solutions"
I.T.S. Li, G.C. Walker, JACS, 2010, 132(18), 6530-6540

9. "A Computational Tool for Monte Carlo Simulations of Biomolecular Reaction Networks Modeled on Physical Principles"
I.T.S. Li, E. Mills, K. Truong, IEEE Trans. Nanobioscience, 2010, 9(1), 24-30

2008

8. "FRET evidence that an isoform of caspase-7 binds but does not cleave its substrate"
I.T.S. Li, E. Pham, J.Chiang, K.Truong, Biochem.Biophys.Res.Comm., 2008, 373(2), 325-329

7. "Computational modeling approaches for studying of synthetic biological networks"
E. Pham, I.T.S. Li, K. Truong, Current Bioinformatics, 2008, 3(2), 130-141

2007

6. "Sequence reversed peptide from CaMKK binds to calmodulin in reversible Ca2+-dependent manner"
I.T.S. Li, K.R. Ranjith, K. Truong, Biochem.Biophys.Res.Comm., 2007, 352(4), 932-935

5. "160-fold acceleration of the Smith-Waterman algorithm using a field programmable gate array (FPGA)"
I.T.S. Li, W. Shum, K. Truong, BMC Bioinformatics, 2007, 8, 185

4. "A computational tool for designing FRET protein biosensors by rigid-body sampling of their conformational space"
E. Pham, J. Chiang, I.T.S. Li, W. Shum, K. Truong, Structure, 2007, 15(5), 515-523

3. "Current approaches for engineering proteins with diverse biological properties"
I.T.S. Li, E. Pham, K. Truong, Bio-Applications of Nanoparticles, 2007, 620, 18-33

2006

2. "Protein biosensors based on the principle of fluorescence resonance energy transfer for monitoring cellular dynamics"
I.T.S. Li, E. Pham, K. Truong, Biotechnology Letters, 2006, 28(24), 1971-1982

1. "Creation of circularly permutated yellow fluorescent proteins using fluorescence screening and a tandem fusion template"
J. Chiang, I.T.S. Li, K. Truong, Biotechnology Letters, 2006, 28(7), 471-475

Thesis

2. "Hydrophobic Hydration of a Single Polymer"
I.T.S. Li, 2012, Ph.D Thesis, download

1. "Monte Carlo simulations of biomolecular reaction networks modeled on physical principles"
I.T.S. Li, 2007, M.A.Sc Thesis, download

Random bits

1. "NextGen's tools for the future - Sleep Paper Reader"
Science. 2015, 348(6230), 32-35

Presentations

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