Yasaman Madraki

Yasaman Madraki's research spans two distinct areas: the physics of dense particle suspensions (studying how mixtures of solids and liquids can suddenly thicken or resist flow under stress) and cell biophysics (examining how mechanical tension in cell membranes affects processes like endocytosis, the way cells absorb material from their surroundings, and how this relates to cancer cell survival and movement). Recent work focuses on how membrane tension influences whether cancer cells undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis) or evade it, with implications for understanding cancer progression and treatment sensitivity. This work combines physical science methods with cell biology questions.

Publication output has been steady but modest, averaging about one paper per year over the last five years, with a shift in focus from suspension physics (2017-2020) to cell biophysics and cancer biology (2021-2024).

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