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Lauren Ann Metskas

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2010
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesProtein Structure and Dynamics

Publications

49

Citations

680

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
AI-generated

Lauren Ann Metskas studies the internal architecture of bacterial structures such as carboxysomes (compartments that concentrate CO2-fixing enzymes), gas vesicles (buoyancy structures), and membrane-shaping proteins, primarily using cryo-electron tomography (a 3D imaging method for cells frozen in their native state). Her work also includes developing new imaging and analysis methods, such as tools for measuring protein binding and characterizing microscope optical performance. This research is aimed at understanding how proteins self-assemble into larger functional structures inside bacterial cells.

Cryo-electron tomography methodsBacterial microcompartments (carboxysomes)Gas vesicle structureProtein self-assembly and polymerizationMicroscopy technique development

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, rising to a peak in 2021 before dipping in 2024 and increasing again in 2025-2026, suggesting an uneven but ongoing pace of output.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 8 publications8212022: 5 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 4 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×11
  • Biophysical Journal×9
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis×4
  • eLife×2
  • Journal of Structural Biology×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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