Publications

  • C. Shaheen, C. Hastie, K. Metera, S. Scott, Z. Zhang, S. Chen, G. Gu, L. Weber, B. Munsky, D. Levens, C. Benham, and S. R. Leslie. “Non-equilibrium structural dynamics of supercoiled DNA plasmids exhibit asymmetrical relaxation.” Nucleic Acids Research (2022), 50(5): 2754-2764. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkac101
  • A. Kamanzi, Y. Gu, R. Tahvildari, Z. Friedenberger, X. Zhu, R. Berti, M. Kurylowicz, D. Witzigmann, J. Kulkarni, J. Leung, John Andersson, Andreas Dahlin, Fredrik Hook, Mark Sutton, Pieter R. Cullis, and S. R. Leslie. “Simultaneous, single-particle measurements of size and loading give new insights into the structure of drug-delivery nanoparticles.” ACS Nano (2021), 15, 12, 19244-19255. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c04862
  • S. R. Leslie, et. al. “Single-molecule imaging of the biophysics of molecular interactions in cell-like conditions, without tethers, and with precision and control.” Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering (2019) 12: 75-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2019.10.004
  • S. Scott, C. Shaheen, B. McGuiness, K. Metera, F. Kouzine, D. Levens, C. J. Benham, S. R. Leslie. “Single-molecule visualization of the effects of ionic strength and crowding on structure-mediated interactions in supercoiled DNA molecules.” Nucleic Acids Research (2019), 47, 12, 6360-6368. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz408
  • M. Shayegan, R. Tahvildari, L. Kisley, K. Metera, S. W. Michnick, S. R. Leslie. “Probing inhomogeneous diffusion in the microenvironments of phase-separated polymers under confinement”. Journal of the American Chemical Society. (2019), 141, 19, 7751-7757. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b13349
  • K. Thiombane, N. Coutin, D. J. Berard, R. Tahvildari, S. R. Leslie, C. Nislow. “Single-cell analysis for drug development using Convex Lens-Induced Confinement (CLiC) imaging.” BioTechniques (2019) 67(5): 210-217. https://doi.org/10.2144/btn-2019-0067
  • D. J. Berard, S.R. Leslie. “Miniaturized flow cell with pneumatically-actuated vertical nanoconfinement for single-molecule imaging and manipulation.” Biomicrofluidics (2018), 12, 054107. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5052005
  • S. Scott, et. al. “Visualizing structure-mediated interactions in supercoiled DNA molecules” Nucleic Acids Research. (2018), 10, 1093. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gky266
  • T. Shendruk, D. Sean, D. Berard, J. Wolf, J. Dragoman, S. Battat, G. Slater, S. R. Leslie. “Rotation-induced Macromolecular Spooling DNA” Physical Review X 7, (2017), 031005(1-11).
    https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1706.01861
  • D. Berard, M. Shayegan, F. Michaud, G. Henkin, S. Scott, S. R. Leslie. “Formatting and Ligating Biopolymers using Adjustable Nanoconfinement”. Applied Physics Letters (2016), 109, 033702. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4958196
  • G. Henkin, D. Berard, F. Stabile, M. Shayegan, J. S. Leith, S. R. Leslie. “Manipulating and visualizing molecular interactions in customized nanoscale spaces”. Analytical Chemistry (2016) 88(22), 11100-11107. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03149
  • J. S. Leith, A. Kamanzi, D. Sean, D. Berard, A. Guthrie, C.M.J. McFaul, G. Slater, H. de Haan, S. R. Leslie. “Free energy of a polymer in slit-like confinement from the Odijk to the bulk regime”. Macromolecules (2016), 49 (23) 9266-9271. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01805
  • B. Jia, T.L. Wee, D. Berard, A. Mallik, D. Juncker, C. M. Brown, S. R. Leslie. “Parallelized Cytoindentation Using Convex Micropatterned Surfaces”. Biotechniques (2016), 61, (2), 73-82. https://doi.org/10.2144/000114436
  • J. Ahamed, S. Mahshid, D. Berard, F. Michaud, R. Sladek, W. Reisner, S. R. Leslie. “Continuous Confinement Fluidics: Getting Lots of Molecules in Small Spaces”. Macromolecules (2015), 49, (7) 2853-2859. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02617
  • S. Mahshid, M. J. Ahamed, D. Berard, S. Amin, R. Sladek, S. R. Leslie, W. Reisner. “Development of a Platform for Single-Cell Genomics Using Convex Lens-Induced Confinement”. Lab on a Chip (2015), 15, 3013-3020. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5LC00492F
  • A. Arsenault, J. S. Leith, G. Henkin, C. McFaul, M. Tarling, R. Talbot, D. Berard, F. Michaud, S. Scott, S. R. Leslie. “Open-frame System for Single–Molecule Microscopy”. Review of Scientific Instruments (2015), 86 (3), 033701. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913271
  • D. Berard, F. Michaud, S. Mahshid, M. J. Ahamed, C. McFaul, J. S. Leith, P. Berube, R. Sladek, W. Reisner, S. R. Leslie. “Convex lens-induced nanoscale templating”. P.N.A.S. (2014), 111, 37. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1321089111
  • D. Berard, C. McFaul, J. S. Leith, A. Arsenault, F. Michaud, S. R. Leslie. “Precision Platform for Convex Lens-Induced Confinement Microscopy”. Review of Scientific Instruments (2013), 84, 103704. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822276
  • M. W. Elting, S. R. Leslie, L. S. Churchman, J. Korlach, C. McFaul, J. S. Leith, M. J. Levene, A. E. Cohen, J. A. Spudich. “Single- molecule fluorescence imaging of processive myosin with enhanced background suppression using linear Zero Mode Waveguides (ZMW) and Convex Lens-induced Confinement (CLiC)”. Optics Express (2013), 21 (1), 1189-1202. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.001189
  • S. R. Leslie, A. P. Fields, A. E. Cohen. “Convex Lens-induced Confinement for Imaging Single Molecules”. Analytical Chemistry (2010) 82 (14), 6224-6229. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac101041s
  • A. E. Cohen, A. P. Fields, J. H. Hou, S. R. Leslie, M. J. Shon. “In honor of W. E. Moerner: Confining molecules for single-molecule spectroscopy.” Israel Journal of Chemistry (2010) 49 (3-4), 275. https://doi.org/10.1560/IJC.49.3-4.275
  • J. D. Sau, S.R. Leslie, M. L. Cohen, D.M. Stamper-Kurn. “Spin squeezing of high-spin, spatially extended quantum fields”. New Journal of Physics (2010) 12, 085011.
    https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1005.0603
  • M. Vengalattore, J. Guzman, S. R. Leslie, F. Serwane, and D. M. Stamper-Kurn. “Periodic spin textures in a degenerate F=187Rb spinor Bose gas.” Physical Review A (2010) 81, 053612. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.0901.3800
  • S. R. Leslie, J. Guzman, M. Vengalattore, J.D. Sau, M.L. Cohen, D.M. Stamper-Kurn. “Amplification of fluctuations in a spinor Bose Einstein condensate.” Physical Review A (2009) 79, 043631. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.043631
  • J. D. Sau, S.R. Leslie, D.M. Stamper-Kurn, M.L. Cohen. “Theory of domain formation in inhomogeneous ferromagnetic dipolar condensates.” Physical Review A (2009) 80, 023622. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.023622
  • M. Vengalattore, S.R. Leslie, J. Guzman, D.M. Stamper-Kurn. “Spontaneously modulated spin textures in a dipolar spinor Bose-Einstein condensate.” Physical Review Letters (2008) 100, 170403. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.170403
  • M. Vengalattore, J. M. Higbie, S. R. Leslie, J. Guzman, L. E. Sadler, D. M. Stamper-Kurn. “High-resolution magnetometry with a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate.” Physical Review Letters (2007) 98, 200801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.200801
  • L. E. Sadler, J. M. Higbie, S. R. Leslie, M. Vengalattore, D. M. Stamper-Kurn. “Coherence-enhanced imaging of a degenerate Bose gas.” Physical Review Letters (2007) 98, 110401. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.110401
  • L. E. Sadler, J. M. Higbie, S. R. Leslie, M. Vengalattore, D. M. Stamper-Kurn. “Spontaneous symmetry breaking in a quenched ferromagnetic spinor Bose condensate.” Nature (2006) 443, 312. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/0605351
  • J. M. Higbie, L. E. Sadler, S. Inouye, A. P. Chikkatur, S. R. Leslie, K. L. Moore, V. Savalli, D. M. Stamper-Kurn. “Direct, non-destructive imaging of magnetization in a spin-1 Bose gas.” Physical Review Letters (2005) 95, 050401. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.050401
  • K. L. Moore, T. P. Purdy, K. W. Murch, S. Leslie, S. Gupta, and D. M. Stamper-Kurn. “Collimated, single-pass atom source from a pulsed alkali metal dispenser for laser-cooling experiments.” Review of Scientific Instruments (2005) 76, 023106. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1841852
  • S. Leslie, N. Shenvi, K. R. Brown, Dan M. Stamper-Kurn, and K. Birgitta Whaley. “Transmission spectrum of an optical cavity containing N atoms.” Physical Review A (2004) 69, 043805. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.69.043805