Publications

• Endo, H., Mihailescu, M., Monkenbusch, M., Allgaier, J., Gompper, G., Richter, D., Jakobs, B., Sottmann, T., Strey, R., and Grillo, I. (2001). Effect of amphiphilic block copolymers on the structure and phase behaviour of oil-water-surfactant mixtures. J. Chem. Phys. 115(1): 580-600.
• Mihailescu, M., Monkenbusch, M., Endo, H., Allgaier, J., Gompper, G., Stellbrink, J., Richter, D., Jakobs, B., Sottmann, T., and Farago, B. (2001). Dynamics of bicontinuous microemulsion phases with and without amphiphilic block-copolymers. J. Chem. Phys. 115(20): 9563-9577.
• Gompper, G., Endo, H., Mihailescu, M., et al. (2001). Measuring bending rigidity and spatial renormalization in bicontinuous microemulsions. Europhys. Lett. 56(5): 683-689.
• Mihailescu, M., Monkenbusch, M., Allgaier, J., Frielinghaus, H., Richter, D., Jakobs, B., and Sottmann, T. (2002). Neutron scattering study on the structure and dynamics of oriented lamellar phase microemulsions. Phys. Rev. E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) 66(4): Article no. 041504, Part 1 (Oct.).
• Endo, H., Allgaier, J., Mihailescu, M., Monkenbusch, M., Gompper, G., Richter, D., Jakobs, B., Sottman, T., and Strey, R. (2002). Amphiphilic block copolymers as efficiency boosters in microemulsions: A SANS investigation of the role of polymers. Appl. Phys. A-Materials Science & Processing 74: S392-S395, Part 1, Suppl. S Dec.
• Mihailescu, M., Monkenbusch, M., Endo, H., Allgaier, J., Gompper, G., Stellbrink, J., Richter, D., Jakobs, B., Sottman, T., and Farago, B. (2002). Neutron spin-echo investigation of the microemulsion dynamics in bicontinuous, lamellar and droplet phases. Appl. Phys. A-Materials Science & Processing 74: S414-S417, Part 1, Suppl. S Dec.
• Mihailescu, M., and Gawrisch, K. (2006). The structure of polyunsaturated lipid bilayers important for rhodopsin function: A neutron diffraction study. Biophys. J. 90: L04-06L.
• Han, X., Mihailescu, M., and Hristova, K. (2006). Neutron diffraction studies of fluid bilayers with transmembrane proteins: structural consequences of the achondroplasia mutation. Biophys. J. 91: 3736-3747.

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A Brief Curriculum Vitae

• 2003-present: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Irvine, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics.
• 2001: Ph.D. Physics, Forschungzentrum, Julick, Germany.
• 1995-1998: Assistant Researcher, Institute for Environmental Research and Engineering, Bucharest, Romania.
• 1997: M.S. Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania.
• 1995: B.S. Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania.

Research Interests

• Neutron Diffraction
• Bilayer structure
• Lipid-protein interactions

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