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Brandon Dzuba

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex
Early career · publishing since 2018
GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsGa2O3 and related materialsZnO doping and propertiesSemiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesMetal and Thin Film Mechanics

Publications

19

Citations

100

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2018

Research summary
AI-generated

Brandon Dzuba's recent work uses single-molecule force measurements to study how mechanical forces affect the stability and unfolding of proteins, including a heart muscle motor protein (myosin) and a bacterial protein involved in infecting host cells (Type III secretion effector). This research helps explain how mechanical properties at the molecular level relate to biological function and disease. Note that the listed OpenAlex topics (semiconductor materials) do not match the recent publication record, which centers on molecular biophysics and protein mechanics.

Single-molecule force spectroscopyProtein mechanical stability and unfoldingCardiac myosin biophysicsBacterial secretion system proteinsMolecular biophysics

Publication output has been irregular over the past decade, with a gap in 2023 followed by a cluster of new outputs in 2025-2026, rather than a steady or clearly growing trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 4 publications4192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 3 publications22232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 4 publications426
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Applied Physics×5
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×3
  • APL Materials×1
  • Journal of Crystal Growth×1
  • Optical Materials Express×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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