Publications  

41. F. He, T. Saunders, Y. Wen, D. Cheung, R. Jiao, P.R. ten Wolde, M. Howard and J. Ma:
Shaping a morphogen gradient for positional precision
Biophys. J. 99 697-707 (2010)

40. K. Gerdes, M. Howard and F. Szardenings:
Pushing and pulling in prokaryotic DNA segregation
Cell 141 927-942 (2010)

39. T. Erdmann, M. Howard and P.R. ten Wolde:
Role of spatial averaging in the precision of gene expression patterns
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 258101 (2009)
pdf file (352 kb)

38. T. Saunders and M. Howard:
When it pays to rush: interpreting morphogen gradients prior to steady-state
Phys. Biol. 6 046020 (2009)
pdf file (351 kb)
Selected as a Highlight of 2009 by Physical Biology

37. S. Ringgaard, J. van Zon, M. Howard and K. Gerdes:
Movement and equipositioning of plasmids by ParA filament disassembly
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci 106 19369-19374 (2009)
pdf file (2486 kb) , Supporting Information pdf file (4118 kb)
Recommended by Faculty of 1000

36. T. Saunders and M. Howard:
Morphogen profiles can be optimized to buffer against noise
Phys. Rev. E 80 041902 (2009)
pdf file (301 kb)
Recommended by Faculty of 1000

35. J. van Zon, G. Tzircotis, E. Caron and M. Howard:
A mechanical bottleneck explains the variation in cup growth during FcγR phagocytosis
Mol. Syst. Biol. 5 298 (2009)
pdf file (1374 kb) , Supporting Information pdf file (1482 kb)

34. M. Howard:
Cell Division: Experiments and Modelling Unite to Resolve the Middle
Curr. Biol. 19 R67-R69 (2009)
pdf file (98 kb)

33. F. Tostevin and M. Howard:
Modeling the establishment of PAR protein polarity in the one-cell C. elegans embryo
Biophys. J. 95 4512-4522 (2008)
pdf file (487 kb) , Supporting Information pdf file (696 kb)

32. F. Tostevin, P.R. ten Wolde and M. Howard:
Fundamental limits to position determination by concentration gradients
PLoS Comput. Biol. 3 e78 (2007)
pdf file (305 kb)

31. K. Kruse, M. Howard and W. Margolin:
An experimentalist's guide to computational modelling of the Min system
Mol. Microbiol. 63 1279-1284 (2007)
pdf file (190 kb)

30. N. Padte, S. Martin, M. Howard and F. Chang:
The cell-end factor Pom1p inhibits Mid1p in specification of the cell division plane in fission yeast
Curr. Biol. 16 2480-2487 (2006)
pdf file (1129 kb) , Supporting Information pdf file (665 kb)
Reviewed in J. Cell Biol. research roundup: "Pom1p Prevents a Spreading Middle"
Reviewed in Curr. Biol. dispatch: "Cell Division: Mid-Level Management"

29. R. Sear and M. Howard:
Modeling dual pathways for the metazoan spindle assembly checkpoint
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 103 16758-16763 (2006)
pdf file (597 kb)

28. M. Howard:
Cell signalling: changing shape changes the signal
Curr. Biol. 16 R673-R675 (2006)
pdf file (85 kb)

27. F. Tostevin and M. Howard:
A stochastic model of Min oscillations in Escherichia coli and Min protein segregation during cell division
Phys. Biol. 3 1-12 (2006)
pdf file (1246 kb)
Selected as a Highlight of 2006 by Physical Biology

26. M. Howard and P.R. ten Wolde:
Finding the center reliably: robust patterns of developmental gene expression
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95 208103 (2005)
pdf file (572 kb)

25. K. Doubrovinski and M. Howard:
Stochastic model for Soj relocation dynamics in Bacillus subtilis
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 102 9808-9813 (2005)
pdf file (495 kb) , Supporting Information pdf file (250 kb)

24. U. Täuber, M. Howard and B. Vollmayr-Lee:
Applications of field-theoretic renormalization group methods to reaction-diffusion problems
J. Phys. A 38 R79-R131 (2005)
pdf file (519 kb)

23. M. Howard and K. Kruse:
Cellular organization by self-organization: mechanisms and models for Min protein dynamics
J. Cell Biol. 168 533-536 (2005)
pdf file (373 kb)

22. C. Baggio, M. Howard and W. van Saarloos:
Dynamics and stability of vortex-antivortex fronts in type II superconductors
Phys. Rev. E. 70 026209 (2004)
pdf file (433 kb)

21. M. Howard:
A mechanism for polar protein localization in bacteria
J. Mol. Biol. 335 655-663 (2004)
pdf file (426 kb)
Reviewed by The International Society for Stem Cell Research: "Asymmetric Cell Division"

20. M. Howard and M. van Hecke:
Hole-defect chaos in the one-dimensional complex Ginzburg-Landau equation
Phys. Rev. E. 68 026213 (2003)
pdf file (783 kb)

19. M. Howard and A. Rutenberg:
Pattern formation inside bacteria: fluctuations due to the low copy number of proteins
Phys. Rev. Lett. 90 128102 (2003)
pdf file (159 kb)

18. M. Howard, A. Rutenberg and S. de Vet:
Dynamic compartmentalization of bacteria: accurate division in E. coli
Phys. Rev. Lett. 87 278102 (2001)
pdf file (145 kb)
Reviewed in AIP physics news update: "The Bacterial Divide"
Reviewed at Nature news: "Sloshing proteins help bacteria find their waists"

17. M. van Hecke and M. Howard:
Ordered and self-disordered dynamics of holes and defects in the one-dimensional complex Ginzburg-Landau equation
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 2018-2021 (2001)
pdf file (143 kb)

16. D. Vernon and M. Howard:
Branching and annihilating Lévy flights
Phys. Rev. E 63 0411161-0411168 (2001)
pdf file (196 kb)

15. P. Fröjdh, M. Howard and K. Lauritsen:
Directed percolation and other systems with absorbing states: impact of boundaries
Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 15 1761-1797 (2001)
pdf file (2627 kb)

14. M. Howard and R. Zia:
Fluctuations and correlations in population models with age structure
Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 15 391-402 (2001)
pdf file (211 kb)

13. M. Howard, P. Fröjdh and K. Lauritsen:
Surface critical behavior in systems with nonequilibrium phase transitions
Phys. Rev. E 61 167-183 (2000)
pdf file (380 kb)

12. Y. Goldschmidt, H. Hinrichsen, M. Howard and U. Täuber:
Nonequilibrium critical behavior in unidirectionally coupled stochastic processes
Phys. Rev. E 59 6381-6408 (1999)
pdf file (569 kb)

11. H. Hinrichsen and M. Howard:
A model for anomalous directed percolation
Eur. Phys. J. B 7 635-643 (1999)
pdf file (363 kb)

10. U. Täuber, M. Howard and H. Hinrichsen:
Comment
Phys. Rev. Lett. 81 2179 (1998)
pdf file (62 kb)

9. K. Lauritsen, P. Fröjdh and M. Howard:
Surface critical behavior in systems with absorbing states
Phys. Rev. Lett. 81 2104-2107 (1998)
pdf file (151 kb)

8. M. Howard and C. Godrèche:
Persistence in the voter model: continuum reaction-diffusion approach
J. Phys. A 31 L209-L215 (1998)
pdf file (112 kb)

7. U. Täuber, M. Howard and H. Hinrichsen:
Multicritical behavior in coupled directed percolation processes
Phys. Rev. Lett. 80 2165-2168 (1998)
pdf file (144 kb)

6. P. Fröjdh, M. Howard and K. Lauritsen:
Directed percolation with a wall or edge
J. Phys. A 31 2311-2320 (1998)
pdf file (128 kb)

5. M. Howard and U. Täuber:
"Real" versus "imaginary" noise in diffusion limited reactions
J. Phys. A 30 7721-7731 (1997)
pdf file (135 kb)

4. M. Howard and G. Barkema:
Shear flows and segregation in the reaction A+B->0
Phys. Rev. E 53 5949-5956 (1996)
pdf file (223 kb)

3. M. Howard:
Fluctuation kinetics in a multispecies reaction-diffusion system
J. Phys. A 29 3437-3460 (1996)
pdf file (251 kb)

2. G. Barkema, M. Howard and J. Cardy:
The reaction-diffusion front for A+B->0 in one dimension
Phys. Rev. E 53 R2017-R2020 (1996)
pdf file (366 kb)

1. M. Howard and J. Cardy:
Fluctuation effects and multiscaling of the reaction-diffusion front for A+B->0
J. Phys. A 28 3599-3621 (1995)
pdf file (850 kb)