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Publications

Key publications that reflect our lab’s core contributions to biophysics,
with applications in tissue regeneration, neuroscience, and cancer biology.

Information Carried by Light and Fields

Casey, H., DiBerardino, I., Bonzanni, M., Rouleau, N., Murugan, N.J. (2025). Exploring ultraweak photon emissions as optical markers of brain activity. iScience. LINK

Martel, J., Rouleau, N., Murugan, N.J., Chin W.C., Ojcius, D.M., Young, J.D. (2024). Effects of light, electromagnetic fields and water on biological rhythms. Biomedical Journal. LINK

Murugan, N.J., Persinger, M.A., Karbowski, L.M., Dotta, B.T. (2020) Ultraweak Photon Emissions as a Non-Invasive, Early-Malignancy Detection Tool: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study. Cancers. LINK

Murugan N.J., Rouleau N., Karbowski L.M., Persinger M.A. (2018) Biophotonic Markers of Malignancy: Discriminating Cancers using Wavelength-Specific Biophotons. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. LINK

Murugan N.J., Karbowski LM, Persinger MA (2017) Synergistic Interactions Between Temporal Coupling of Complex Light and Magnetic Pulses upon Melanoma Cell Proliferation and Planarian Regeneration. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine. LINK

Rewriting Cell Fate with Physical Inputs

Murugan, N.J., Cariba, S., Abeygunawardena, S., Rouleau, N., & Payne, S. L. (2024). Biophysical control of plasticity and patterning in regeneration and cancer. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. LINK

Murugan N.J., Vigran H.J., Miller K.A., Golding A., Pham Q.L., Kane A.W., Kaplan D.L., Levin M (2022) Acute multi-drug delivery via a wearable bioreactor facilitates long-term limb regeneration and functional recovery in adult Xenopus laevis. Science Advances. LINK (Featured on cover)

Karbowski L.M., Saroka K.S., Murugan N.J., Persinger M.A. (2015) LORETA Indicates Frequency- Specific Suppressions of Current Sources Within the Cerebrums of Blind-Folded Subjects from Patterns of Blue Light Flashes Applied Over the Skull. Epilepsy and Behaviour. LINK

Murugan N.J., Karbowski L.M., Persinger M.A. (2017) Synergistic Interactions Between Temporal Coupling of Complex Light and Magnetic Pulses upon Melanoma Cell Proliferation and Planarian Regeneration. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine. LINK

Vanderbeck KA, Giroux L, Murugan NJ, Karbowski LM (2014) Combined Therapeutic Use of Oral Alitretinoin and Narrowband Ultraviolet-B Therapy in the Treatment of Hailey-Hailey Disease: A Case Report. Dermatology Reports. LINK

Intelligence Without Neurons

Rouleau, N., and Murugan, N.J. (2025). The risks and rewards of embodying AI with cloud-based laboratories. Advanced Intelligent Systems. LINK

Murugan N.J., Kaltman D., Levin M. (2021) Mechanosensation dependant Long-Range Decision Making in a Non-neural organism. Advanced Materials. LINK (Featured on cover)

Rouleau N., Murugan N.J., Kaplan D. (2021) Towards Cognition in a Dish. Trends in Cognitive Science. LINK 

Sperry, M.M, Murugan, N.J., Levin, M. (2022) Studying Protista WBR and Repair Using Physarum polycephalum. Methods in Molecular Biology. LINK

Signal Breakdown in Disease

Murugan N.J., Genautis E., Voutsadakis I. (2025) Transient Receptor Potential Channels in Prostate Cancer: Links to Tumor Grade, Survival, and Integrative Medicine Approaches. Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment. LINK

Bernardo D.M., Murugan N.J., Voutsadakis I. (2025) Pre-Treatment Peripheral Blood Parameters as Prognostic Biomarkers in Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. International Journal of Hematological Oncology and Stem Cell Res. LINK

Murugan N.J., Voutsadakis I.A. (2022) Proteasome regulators in pancreatic cancer. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. LINK

Rosso C., Fera N., Murugan N.J., Voutsadakis I.A. (2022) Vitamin D Levels in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients according to Tumor Sub-Types. Journal of Dietary Supplements. LINK 

Additional Relevant Publications

Rouleau N., Murugan N.J., Kaplan D. (2023) Functional bioengineered models of the central nervous system. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. LINK

Rouleau N., Murugan N.J., Rusk W., Koester C., Kaplan D.L. (2020). Matrix deformation with ectopic cells induced by rotational motion in bioengineered neural tissues. Annals in Biomedical Engineering. LINK 

Rouleau N., Murugan N.J., Persinger M.A. (2017) Right Cerebral Hemispheric Sensitivity to pH and Physiological Ions in Fixed Post-Mortem Wistar Rat Brains. Cognitive Neurodynamics. LINK

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