Meredith Betterton

Her research interests are in biophysics and soft condensed matter physics. Current projects focus on active soft matter and the physics of cell division.

• Kinesin-8 motors and the alteration of microtubule polymerization dynamics by accessory proteins
• Mechanisms of kinetochore capture by microtubules
• Motion of chromosomes by microtubules during mitosis
• Mitotic spindle assembly and stability
• Suspensions of motor-driven and self-propelled filaments
• Dynamic phases and phase transitions in active matter
• Hidden Markov models of stochastic transitions with drift
• Coupled polymerization and liquid crystal ordering