Gunes Uzer

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Dr. Gunes Uzer joined the Department of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering at Boise State in 2016 and is currently an Assistant Professor. Previously, he worked as a research associate in the Department of Medicine at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Dr. Uzer obtained his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering in 2013, and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 both from Stony Brook University in New York. His work focuses on defining the mechanical control of stem cell structure, function, and fate. He was recently awarded a National Space Biomedical Research Institute Fellowship to investigate the effects of microgravity on cell nucleoskeleton and received funding from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey to study stem cell aging.

External positions

Research Associate, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1 Jan 2015 → 1 Jan 2016

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1 Jan 2013 → 1 Jan 2015

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EFRI BEGIN OI: Organoid-Directed Muscle Control
Uzer, G. (PI), Winiecki, D. (CoPI), Johnson, B. (CoPI), Fitzpatrick, C. (CoPI) & Theodossiou, S. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/09/25 → 31/08/29
Project: Research
ENG-BIOTECH: Collaborative Research: Data-driven Mechanomics to Uncover Age-related Mechanoregulation of Bone
Uzer, G. (PI), Ferguson, M. (CoPI), Satici, A. (CoPI) & Fitzpatrick, C. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/02/25 → 31/01/28
Project: Research
Research Infrastructure: Track1: Acquisition of integrated atomic force/confocal optical microscope system for co-localized functional imaging of biomolecules, cells, and tissues.
Uzer, G. (CoPI), Davis, P. (CoPI) & Theodossiou, S. (PI)
National Science Foundation
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
Planning: Track 1 EFRI DCL - Organoid-Directed Muscle Control
Winiecki, D. (CoPI), Uzer, G. (PI), Johnson, B. (CoPI), Fitzpatrick, C. (CoPI) & Theodossiou, S. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/04/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
MRI: Acquisition of Broadband and All-in-One Optical Workstation for Micro-scale Vibration and Topography Measurement
Deng, Z. (PI), Subbaraman, H. (CoPI), Uzer, G. (CoPI) & Johnson, B. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
15/11/22 → 31/10/24
Project: Research

48 Article
13 Presentation
11 Conference contribution
6 Review article
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Distortion Energy Drives Cellular and Mechanical Changes in Fibroblast-Seeded Collagen Scaffolds Under Cyclic Loading
Semodji, A. M., DeLaCruz, D., Zavala, A. G., Howard, S. M., Murphy, S., Fors, K. J., Pinkley, Z., Uzer, G., Oxford, J. T. & Lujan, T. J., Jul 2026, In: Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 148, 7, 12 p., 071001.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mesenchymal stem cells differentiate dynamic from static load through variable regulation of the Hippo pathway
Xie, Z., Sen, B., Nikitina, N., Howard, S., Styner, M., Rubin, C., Uzer, G. & Rubin, J., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Biomechanics. 199, 113228.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A multiaxial bioreactor system that applies targeted magnitudes of strain energy to 3D cellular constructs
Semodji, A. M., Everingham, J. B., Hollar, K. A., Siegel, D. N., Jamison, S. E., Wilder, F. R., Uzer, G. & Lujan, T. J., Aug 2025, In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 168, 106983.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Depletion of SUN1/2 induces heterochromatin accrual in mesenchymal stem cells during adipogenesis
Goelzer, M., Howard, S., Zavala, A. G., Conway, D., Rubin, J. & Uzer, G., 13 Mar 2025, In: Communications Biology. 8, 1, p. 428 428.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
4 Scopus citations
Erratum: Author Correction: Depletion of SUN1/2 induces heterochromatin accrual in mesenchymal stem cells during adipogenesis (Communications biology (2025) 8 1 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07832-3.)
Goelzer, M., Howard, S., Zavala, A. G., Conway, D., Rubin, J., van Wijnen, A. J. & Uzer, G., 20 Oct 2025, In: Communications Biology. 8, 1, p. 1486 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Open Access

2009 - NASA New York City Research Initiative (NYCRI) Achievement Award
Uzer, G. (Recipient), 2009
Prize
2013 - President's Poster Award, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
Uzer, G. (Recipient), 2013
Prize
2016 - Young Investigator Travel Award, Stem Cells Journal
Uzer, G. (Recipient), 2016
Prize

Gunes Uzer

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EFRI BEGIN OI: Organoid-Directed Muscle Control

ENG-BIOTECH: Collaborative Research: Data-driven Mechanomics to Uncover Age-related Mechanoregulation of Bone

Research Infrastructure: Track1: Acquisition of integrated atomic force/confocal optical microscope system for co-localized functional imaging of biomolecules, cells, and tissues.

Planning: Track 1 EFRI DCL - Organoid-Directed Muscle Control

MRI: Acquisition of Broadband and All-in-One Optical Workstation for Micro-scale Vibration and Topography Measurement

Distortion Energy Drives Cellular and Mechanical Changes in Fibroblast-Seeded Collagen Scaffolds Under Cyclic Loading

Mesenchymal stem cells differentiate dynamic from static load through variable regulation of the Hippo pathway

A multiaxial bioreactor system that applies targeted magnitudes of strain energy to 3D cellular constructs

Depletion of SUN1/2 induces heterochromatin accrual in mesenchymal stem cells during adipogenesis

Erratum: Author Correction: Depletion of SUN1/2 induces heterochromatin accrual in mesenchymal stem cells during adipogenesis (Communications biology (2025) 8 1 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07832-3.)

2009 - NASA New York City Research Initiative (NYCRI) Achievement Award

2013 - President's Poster Award, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research

2016 - Young Investigator Travel Award, Stem Cells Journal

Gunes Uzer

Personal profile

About

External positions

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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Research output

Prizes