George Oster

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George Oster is affiliated with the following schools: United States Merchant Marine Academy, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Harvard University, Columbia University, University of Oxford, Rockefeller University, Weizmann Institute of Science, Université libre de Bruxelles, ETH Zurich

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#119

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According to Wikipedia, George Frederick Oster was an American mathematical biologist, and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He made seminal contributions to several varied fields including chaos theory, population dynamics, membrane dynamics and molecular motors. He was a 1985 MacArthur Fellow.

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Published Papers

Caste and ecology in the social insects. (1979) (1943)
Size and shape in ontogeny and phylogeny (1979) (1406)
Bifurcations and Dynamic Complexity in Simple Ecological Models (1976) (1148)
Cell motility driven by actin polymerization. (1996) (882)
Cellular motions and thermal fluctuations: the Brownian ratchet. (1993) (850)
The mechanical basis of morphogenesis. I. Epithelial folding and invagination. (1981) (649)
Theoretical studies of clonal selection: minimal antibody repertoire size and reliability of self-non-self discrimination. (1979) (612)
Force generation by actin polymerization II: the elastic ratchet and tethered filaments. (2003) (496)
Energy transduction in ATP synthase (1998) (466)
Mechanical aspects of mesenchymal morphogenesis. (1983) (459)
Energy transduction in the F1 motor of ATP synthase (1998) (404)
What drives the translocation of proteins? (1992) (390)
The dynamics of density dependent population models (1977) (379)
EVOLUTION AND BIFURCATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS (1982) (321)
Network thermodynamics: dynamic modelling of biophysical systems (1973) (309)
How Myxobacteria Glide (2002) (296)
Regulation of Organelle Acidity (2001) (273)
The physics of molecular motors. (2001) (259)
EVOLUTION AND MORPHOGENETIC RULES: THE SHAPE OF THE VERTEBRATE LIMB IN ONTOGENY AND PHYLOGENY (1988) (252)
The Mechanochemistry of Endocytosis (2009) (229)
Polymer Motors: Pushing out the Front and Pulling up the Back (2003) (224)
How do sea urchins invaginate? Using biomechanics to distinguish between mechanisms of primary invagination. (1995) (212)
How nematode sperm crawl. (2002) (205)
Reverse engineering a protein: the mechanochemistry of ATP synthase. (2000) (203)
Cell traction models for generating pattern and form in morphogenesis (1984) (199)
Kinematics of gray crescent formation in Xenopus eggs: the displacement of subcortical cytoplasm relative to the egg surface. (1986) (198)
The Physics of Cell Motility (1987) (194)
The growth and structure of human populations (1972) (186)
Curvature-mediated interactions between membrane proteins. (1998) (183)
Endocytic vesicle scission by lipid phase boundary forces (2006) (183)
A cisternal maturation mechanism can explain the asymmetry of the Golgi stack (1997) (172)
The mechanical basis of cell rearrangement. I. Epithelial morphogenesis during Fundulus epiboly. (1990) (172)
Dynamical System Theory in Biology (1970) (159)
A mechanical model for mesenchymal morphogenesis (1983) (155)
A model for chondrogenic condensations in the developing limb: the role of extracellular matrix and cell tractions. (1985) (153)
Epidermal growth factor receptor relocalization and kinase activity are necessary for directional migration of keratinocytes in DC electric fields. (1999) (148)
Generation of biological pattern and form. (1984) (144)
Design principles for robust vesiculation in clathrin-mediated endocytosis (2016) (142)
Cell rearrangement and segmentation in Xenopus: direct observation of cultured explants. (1989) (138)
Rotary protein motors. (2003) (137)
Measurements of mechanical properties of the blastula wall reveal which hypothesized mechanisms of primary invagination are physically plausible in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. (1999) (136)
Energy transduction in the sodium F-ATPase of Propionigenium modestum. (1999) (136)
Ratchets, power strokes, and molecular motors (2002) (130)
Pattern formation and traveling waves in myxobacteria: Theory and modeling (2001) (129)
Pattern formation models and developmental constraints. (1989) (127)
Myxobacteria gliding motility requires cytoskeleton rotation powered by proton motive force (2011) (126)
Competition, kin selection, and evolutionary stable strategies. (1978) (124)
Neurulation and the cortical tractor model for epithelial folding. (1986) (123)
On the crawling of cells. (1984) (117)
A MODEL FOR SHELL PATTERNS BASED ON NEURAL ACTIVITY (1986) (116)
The mechanochemistry of V-ATPase proton pumps. (2000) (113)
Dynamics of single-motor molecules: the thermal ratchet model. (1992) (113)
Effect of ATP on actin filament stiffness (1990) (110)
Force generation in RNA polymerase. (1998) (109)
The Stokes efficiency for molecular motors and its applications (2002) (109)
Dynamics of interacting populations (1974) (106)
Torque–speed relationship of the bacterial flagellar motor (2006) (104)
Chemical reaction dynamics (1974) (103)
Coordinated hydrolysis explains the mechanical behavior of kinesin. (1995) (102)
The physics of lamellipodial protrusion (1996) (102)
Waves and aggregation patterns in myxobacteria (2004) (99)
A biochemical oscillator explains several aspects of Myxococcus xanthus behavior during development. (2004) (97)
The polymerization ratchet model explains the force-velocity relation for growing microtubules (1999) (96)
Models for Age‐Specific Interactions in a Periodic Environment (1974) (95)
Mechanochemistry of t7 DNA helicase. (2005) (93)
Interaction between surface shape and intra-surface viscous flow on lipid membranes (2012) (91)
Network Thermodynamics (1971) (90)
Protein-induced membrane curvature alters local membrane tension. (2014) (88)
Worker-queen conflict and the evolution of social insects. (1977) (88)
Notochord morphogenesis in Xenopus laevis: simulation of cell behavior underlying tissue convergence and extension. (1991) (87)
The neural origins of shell structure and pattern in aquatic mollusks (2009) (85)
WHY DO BUMBLEBEES MAJOR? A MATHEMATICAL MODEL' (1976) (85)
Mechanochemistry of a viral DNA packaging motor. (2010) (80)
Mechanochemical crosstalk during endocytic vesicle formation. (2010) (79)
Bacteria that Glide with Helical Tracks (2014) (75)
Protein turbines. I: The bacterial flagellar motor. (1997) (75)
The Memristor: A New Bond Graph Element (1972) (74)
Modeling social insect populations II: Optimal reproductive strategies in annual eusocial insect colonies (1976) (70)
Random evolutionarily stable strategies. (1978) (70)
Rotary DNA motors. (1995) (69)
From continuum Fokker-Planck models to discrete kinetic models. (2005) (68)
Optimal strategies in immunology (1976) (66)
Brownian ratchets: Darwin's motors (2002) (65)
Chemical reaction dynamics part II: Reaction networks (1974) (64)
Cortical activity in vertebrate eggs. I: The activation waves. (1987) (63)
Mechanics of cytogels I: oscillations in physarum. (1984) (61)
ATP synthase: two motors, two fuels. (1999) (60)
The hydration dynamics of polyelectrolyte gels with applications to cell motility and drug delivery (2004) (59)
The mechanochemistry of cytogels (1984) (59)
Lateral inhibition models of developmental processes (1988) (59)
Protein interactions and membrane geometry. (2003) (59)
Making ATP. (2005) (58)
Why Is the Mechanical Efficiency of F1-ATPase So High? (2000) (57)
Accordion waves in Myxococcus xanthus (2006) (57)
Strong precursor-pore interactions constrain models for mitochondrial protein import. (1998) (57)
Mechanochemistry of transcription termination factor Rho. (2006) (55)
Asymmetry in the F1-ATPase and its implications for the rotational cycle. (2004) (54)
Statistical thermodynamics of membrane bending-mediated protein-protein attractions. (2000) (54)
Biophysics of the leading lamella. (1988) (53)
Mechanics of torque generation in the bacterial flagellar motor (2015) (51)
Torque generation by the Fo motor of the sodium ATPase. (2004) (50)
Stochastic models for cell motion and taxis (2004) (48)
The conformational states of Mg·ATP in water (2003) (47)
A mechanical model for epithelial morphogenesis (1980) (45)
Elastic energy storage in β-sheets with application to F1-ATPase (2003) (45)
The unbinding of ATP from F1-ATPase. (2003) (45)
Nonlinear pattern selection in a mechanical model for morphogenesis (1986) (44)
The motility of mollicutes. (2003) (42)
How Fo-ATPase generates rotary torque. (2000) (41)
Aggregation during Fruiting Body Formation in Myxococcus xanthus Is Driven by Reducing Cell Movement (2006) (41)
Paradoxical signaling regulates structural plasticity in dendritic spines (2016) (40)
Force production by depolymerizing microtubules: load-velocity curves and run-pause statistics. (1995) (39)
Effect of protein shape on multibody interactions between membrane inclusions. (2000) (38)
The Correlation Ratchet: A Novel Mechanism for Generating Directed Motion by ATP Hydrolysis (1994) (37)
How Protein Motors Convert Chemical Energy into Mechanical Work (2004) (37)
A mechanical model for elongation of the acrosomal process in Thyone sperm (1982) (36)
A note on memristors (1974) (36)
Cell spreading and motility: A model lamellipod (1985) (35)
Shrinking Gels Pull Cells (2003) (33)
The Motors Powering A-Motility in Myxococcus xanthus Are Distributed along the Cell Body (2007) (33)
On the Mysterious Propulsion of Synechococcus (2012) (33)
Bond graphs and linear graphs (1976) (32)
A small post-translocation energy bias aids nucleotide selection in T7 RNA polymerase transcription. (2012) (32)
Competition between phenotypes (1976) (31)
Darwin's motors (2002) (31)
How to make a spiral bacterium (2005) (31)
Small scale membrane mechanics (2014) (30)
Topological representations of thermodynamic systems—I. Basic concepts (1971) (30)
The Junctional Pore Complex and the Propulsion of Bacterial Cells (2004) (30)
MSP dynamics drives nematode sperm locomotion. (2005) (29)
On Systems With Coupled Chemical Reaction and Diffusion (1972) (28)
Motor-substrate interactions in mycoplasma motility explains non-Arrhenius temperature dependence. (2009) (28)
Systems, Circuits and Thermodynamics (1973) (26)
Many-body forces between membrane inclusions: A new pattern-formation mechanism (1999) (25)
The Cellular Basis of Morphogenetic Change Group Report (1982) (25)
How does a virus bud? (1993) (25)
Bifurcation Phenomena in Population Models (1976) (24)
Period doubling and the onset of turbulence: An analytic estimate of the Feigenbaum ratio (1980) (24)
2 – Cell Motility and Tissue Morphogenesis (1989) (24)
Evolution of patterns on Conus shells (2012) (22)
Chemical reaction networks (1974) (22)
Cytoskeletal Networks and Osmotic Pressure in Relation to Cell Structure and Motility (1992) (21)
Developmental waves in myxobacteria: A distinctive pattern formation mechanism. (2004) (21)
Breaking symmetry in myxobacteria (2004) (20)
Molecular Motors: Theory (2002) (20)
Vesicle formation in the Golgi apparatus. (1989) (19)
Phenotypic structure and bifurcation behavior of population models. (1976) (18)
The Limiting Speed of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor. (2015) (17)
Elastic energy storage in beta-sheets with application to F1-ATPase. (2003) (17)
Dynamics of osmotic fluid flow (1992) (17)
Topological representations of thermodynamic systems—II. Some elemental subunits for irreversible thermodynamics (1971) (16)
Emergent complexity in simple neural systems (2009) (16)
Cell Protrusions (1994) (16)
Circuit theory with computer methods (1972) (15)
Voltage and frequency dependence of prestin-associated charge transfer. (2009) (15)
Large-scale simulations of fluctuating biological membranes. (2009) (14)
Rippling of myxobacteria. (2004) (13)
From Biochemistry to Morphogenesis in Myxobacteria (2006) (13)
Experimentalist Meets Theoretician: A Tale of Two Scientific Cultures (2010) (13)
Deterministic and Stochastic Effects in Population Dynamics (1976) (12)
Irreversible Thermodynamics and the Origin of Life (1974) (11)
Mechanochemistry and morphogenesis (1983) (11)
On the application of network theory to nonisothermal systems (1976) (10)
Formation of microvilli (1985) (10)
Energy transduction in the F 1 motorofATPsynthase (1998) (10)
Network Thermodynamics (1972) (9)
A mechanical model for biological pattern formation: A nonlinear bifurcation analysis (1985) (9)
Cell biology. Shrinking gels pull cells. (2003) (9)
Lipid tubule growth by osmotic pressure (2013) (9)
Coupling translocation with nucleic acid unwinding by NS3 helicase. (2010) (9)
12 – Biogenesis of Secretory Vesicles (1988) (9)
Empirical Modelling of Population Time Series Data: The Case of Age and Density Dependent Vital Rates (2012) (9)
Simple models for extracting mechanical work from the ATP hydrolysis cycle. (2006) (8)
Dynein-Microtubule Interactions (1991) (8)
A Mechanochemical Model for Plasmodial Oscillations in Physarum (1984) (8)
Force generation by cellular polymers (2005) (7)
Mechanochemical coupling in ATPase motors (1994) (7)
Interaction between surface shape and intra-surface viscous flow on lipid membranes (2012) (6)
Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects. (MPB-12), Volume 12 (1979) (6)
The budding of membranes (1989) (6)
Dual biochemical oscillators may control cellular reversals in Myxococcus xanthus. (2014) (5)
Bilinear Models in Ecology (1978) (5)
The Unbinding of ATP from F 1-ATPase (2003) (5)
Molecular Motors: Examples (2002) (4)
Large-Scale Simulations of Fluctuating Biological Membranes (2010) (4)
A Depolymerization Ratchet for Intracellular Transport (1996) (4)
Coupling Translocation with Nucleic Acid Unwinding by NS3 Helicase (2011) (4)
MODELS OF THE VISUAL PROCESS (1958) (3)
Clocks and patterns in myxobacteria: a remembrance of Art Winfree. (2004) (3)
The Cortical Tractor: A New Model For Epithelial Morphogenesis (1987) (3)
Dynamical Models for Cell Rearrangement During Morphogenesis (1991) (2)
A Mechanochemical Model for Mycoplasma Motility (2008) (2)
NETWORK THERMODYNAMICS: THE ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (1972) (2)
ATP Synthase : Two rotary molecular motors working together (1998) (2)
Membrane tension is a key determinant of bud morphology in clathrin-mediated endocytosis (2016) (2)
The speed of a Brownian ratchet (1993) (2)
Lipid Tilt Regulates Ripple Phase Behavior in Lipid Bilayer (2014) (1)
MinireviewBacteria that Glide with Helical Tracks (2014) (1)
Optimization in Evolution@@@Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects. (1980) (1)
Some mathematical questions in biology (1980) (1)
A Mechanochemical Model of a Viral DNA Packaging Motor (2010) (1)
Chapter 22 Force Generation by Cellular Polymers (2005) (1)
Membrane Tension Inhibits Deformation by Coat Proteins in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis (2016) (1)
Molecular Origins of the Ripple Phase (2014) (1)
An Analysis of One- and Two-Dimensional Patterns in a Mechanical Model for Morphogenesis (1986) (1)
Dynamical Systems Models and Systems Analysis (1971) (0)
A HECHANOCHEHICAL !-10DEL FOR PLASHODIAL OSCILLATIONS IN PHYSARUM (1984) (0)
Bacterial Gliding Motility by Slime Extrusion (2001) (0)
Force Generation in Molecular Motors (2008) (0)
The Engines of Biomolecular Motors (2004) (0)
Role of Surface Tension in the Formation of Membrane Tubes (2015) (0)
Developmental Shape Transition in Cowrie Seashells (2017) (0)
: Toward a Unified Theory of Social Insect Caste Reviewed Work ( s ) : Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects (2014) (0)
Principles that Govern the Performance of Molecular Motors (2003) (0)
Revised : 8 / 8 / 04 1 MSP dynamics drives nematode sperm locomotion (2004) (0)
Wrapping Our Heads around Endocytosis (2009) (0)
Energy transduction inATPsynthase (1997) (0)
The Role of Age Structure in the Dynamics of Interacting Populations (1974) (0)
A Classical Dynamics Study of the Unbinding of ATP From the F0F1-ATPase (2002) (0)
Role of Lipid Tilt in Endocytosis (2012) (0)
Max Weber's theory of competitive leadership democracy : origin, development and reception (1984) (0)
Hybrid Synthetic/Bio Motor/Generator (2004) (0)
Mathematical Modeling of Bacterial Motility by Jing Chen A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics (2010) (0)
List of contributors**Where a paper is by more than two authors, only the first is listed below. (1989) (0)
Plat Torque Generation in the Bacterial Flagellar Motor (2017) (0)
System Dynamics, Modelling and Response and Introductory Systems Engineering and Introduction to System Theory and Modern Control Theories (1972) (0)
VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE OF CHARGE TRANSFER BY PRESTIN: AN ELECTRO-DIFFUSION MODEL (2009) (0)
HYDROLYSIS EXPLAINS THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF KINESIN The mechanochemical cycle (1995) (0)
Torque Generation in the Bacterial Flagellar Motor (2017) (0)
A study to determine the effectiveness of the Sixty Club of Union Settlement of Hartford (1952) (0)
Book Review: Modeling differential equations in biology (2002) (0)
Small scale membrane mechanics (2013) (0)
PERIODDOUBLING AND THEONSETOFTURBULENCE: AN ANALYTICESTIMATE OFTHEFEIGENBAUM RATIO (1980) (0)
Supplemental Material for J . Gen . Physiol . Vol . 117 No . 4 p . 329 , Grabe and Oster Detailed Calculations and Discussion (2001) (0)
Paleontological Society Size and Shape in Ontogeny and Phylogeny (2008) (0)
The Hopf Bifurcation and Its Applications Section 10 Bifurcation Phenomena in Population Models (0)
Understanding Kink Propagation in Spiroplasma (2010) (0)
Ratcheting Mechanism of T7 RNA Polymerase During Transcription Elongation (2011) (0)
Intra-Membrane Surface Flow in Response to Protein Induced Spontaneous Curvature (2013) (0)
The HIV-1 Pre-Integration Complexes: Structures, Functions and Dynamics (2017) (0)
ANALYSIS OF HIGH RESOLUTION RECORDINGS OF MOTOR MOVEMENT. DISCUSSION (1995) (0)
Biology by numbers (1985) (0)
Forces and pattern in limb morphogenesis (1984) (0)
2SA0930 Myxobacterial gliding motility requires cytoskeleton rotation powered by proton motive force(2SA Dynamics of Cell System and Molecular-Machine Components in Bacteria,The 48th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan) (2010) (0)
Effect of Protein-Induced Spontaneous Curvature on Membrane Surface Tension (2014) (0)
Author ' s personal copy Coupling Translocation with Nucleic Acid Unwinding by NS 3 Helicase (2010) (0)
A Model for Bacterial Motility Utilizing Helical Cytoskeleton Filaments and Ion-Driven Motors (2010) (0)
Walk in the gardens (1984) (0)
RETROSPECTIVE Experimentalist Meets Theoretician: A Tale of Two Scientiﬁc Cultures (2010) (0)
Interaction between shape and lipid flow in bilayer membranes (2012) (0)

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