Christine K. Payne

Yoh Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Yoh Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Director of Graduate Studies in the Thomas Lord Department Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Associate Professor of Chemistry

Contact Information

  • Office Location: 534 Research Dr. #311, Wilkinson, Durham, NC 27708
  • Email Address: christine.payne@duke.edu
  • Websites:

Education

  • Ph.D. University of California - Berkeley, 2003

Research Interests

Molecular mechanisms by which cells interact with materials, specifically nanoparticles and conducting polymers, with applications in nanomedicine and environmental exposure

Courses Taught

  • EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering
  • ME 391: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 412: Modern Materials
  • ME 490: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 555: Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Rayens, Nathan T., Keisha J. Cook, Scott A. McKinley, and Christine K. Payne. “Palmitate-mediated disruption of the endoplasmic reticulum decreases intracellular vesicle motility.” Biophysical Journal, March 2023, S0006-3495(23)00154-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2023.03.001.
  • Poulsen, Karsten M., and Christine K. Payne. “Concentration and composition of the protein corona as a function of incubation time and serum concentration: an automated approach to the protein corona.” Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 414, no. 24 (October 2022): 7265–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-022-04278-y.
  • Rayens, Nathan T., Keisha J. Cook, Scott A. McKinley, and Christine K. Payne. “Transport of lysosomes decreases in the perinuclear region: Insights from changepoint analysis.” Biophysical Journal 121, no. 7 (April 2022): 1205–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2022.02.032.
  • Han, X., and C. K. Payne. “Effect of Thioflavin T on the Elongation Rate of Bacteria.” Bioelectricity 4, no. 1 (March 1, 2022): 12–17. https://doi.org/10.1089/bioe.2021.0027.
  • Jayaram, Dhanya T., and Christine K. Payne. “Food-Grade TiO2 Particles Generate Intracellular Superoxide and Alter Epigenetic Modifiers in Human Lung Cells.” Chemical Research in Toxicology 33, no. 11 (November 2020): 2872–79. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00331.