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
• Office Phone: (919) 681-2096
• Email Address: christine.payne@duke.edu
• Websites:
  • Google Scholar
  • Payne Lab

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

• Five New Bass Professors Named for Excellence in Teaching and Research (Apr 23, 2020)
• Mathematics-Bioscience Partnership to Explore Cellular Transport (Jun 8, 2018)
• Christine Payne: Investigating Interactions between Cells and Engineered Materials (Sep 21, 2017 | Pratt School of Engineering)

Representative Publications

• Rayens, NT; Cook, KJ; McKinley, SA; Payne, CK, Palmitate-mediated disruption of the endoplasmic reticulum decreases motility of intracellular vesicles., Biophysical Journal (2023) [10.1016/j.bpj.2023.03.001] [abs].
• Poulsen, KM; Payne, CK, 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, vol 414 no. 24 (2022), pp. 7265-7275 [10.1007/s00216-022-04278-y] [abs].
• Rayens, NT; Cook, KJ; McKinley, SA; Payne, CK, Transport of lysosomes decreases in the perinuclear region: Insights from changepoint analysis., Biophysical Journal, vol 121 no. 7 (2022), pp. 1205-1218 [10.1016/j.bpj.2022.02.032] [abs].
• Han, X; Payne, CK, Effect of Thioflavin T on the Elongation Rate of Bacteria, Bioelectricity, vol 4 no. 1 (2022), pp. 12-17 [10.1089/bioe.2021.0027] [abs].
• Jayaram, DT; Payne, CK, Food-Grade TiO2 Particles Generate Intracellular Superoxide and Alter Epigenetic Modifiers in Human Lung Cells., Chemical Research in Toxicology, vol 33 no. 11 (2020), pp. 2872-2879 [10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00331] [abs].