Research Associate

Publications

Melanin Suppresses Aβ Aggregation and Toxicity
A Röntgen, JL Heise, M Vendruscolo, Z Toprakcioglu
(2026)
Low-abundance αSyn-112 promotes αSyn-140 aggregation in vitro and forms immunoreactive deposits in Parkinson’s disease brain tissue
A Röntgen, G Fusco, J Breiter, JS Beckwith, J Lachica, CE Toomey, J Singh, O Klementieva, S Gandhi, S Lee, A De Simone, Z Toprakcioglu, M Vendruscolo
(2026)
Reversibility and β-sheet formation are decoupled in tau condensate aging
CM Fischer, IA Edu, T Šneideris, I Baronaite, Z Toprakcioglu, L-T Deck, D Qian, R Scrutton, L Dreyer, J Wen, DE Otzen, S Wu, S Perrett, TPJ Knowles
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
(2026)
123
Biomaterials with droplet microfluidics
Y Ou, Z Han, S Cai, JR Heck, Z Toprakcioglu, Z Yu, DA Weitz, TPJ Knowles
Nature Reviews Bioengineering
(2026)
4
The Liquid State of RIM1α and RBP Condensates is Maintained by Lipids
CM Fischer, Z Toprakcioglu, E de Csilléry, GS Kaminski Schierle, TPJ Knowles
ACS nano
(2025)
19
Optofluidic Waveguides for the Label-Free Study of Silk Protein Aggregates.
JR Heck, Z Toprakcioglu, TE Naegele, MH Frosz, TPJ Knowles, TG Euser
ACS omega
(2025)
10
Recruitment of Aβ into α‑Synuclein Condensates Catalyzes Primary Nucleation of α‑Synuclein Aggregation.
OM Morris, A Röntgen, Z Toprakcioglu, M Cali, S Dada, M Vendruscolo
ACS central science
(2025)
11
Aβ42 promotes the aggregation of α-synuclein splice isoforms via heterogeneous nucleation.
A Röntgen, Z Toprakcioglu, M Vendruscolo
FEBS letters
(2025)
599
Transcript Identification Using Arrayed Hydrogels With TrapFISH
DB Morse, Z Toprakcioglu, A Denduluri-Marthi, JD Brenton, CJ Thomas, TPJ Knowles
Advanced Materials Technologies
(2025)
10
Aggregation of α-synuclein splice isoforms through a phase separation pathway.
A Roentgen, Z Toprakcioglu, ST Dada, OM Morris, TPJ Knowles, M Vendruscolo
Sci Adv
(2025)
11

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