Physics of Cytoskeleton II

Presentations

• Active viscoelastic composites generate self-regulating asters with programmable lifetimes

  ORAL · Invited

  March 15, 2022, 12:30 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:06 PM

  Presenters

  • John P Berezney

    Brandeis university, Brandeis Univ

  Authors

  • John P Berezney

    Brandeis university, Brandeis Univ

  • Bruce L Goode

    Brandeis University

  • Seth Fraden

    Brandeis Univ

  • Zvonimir Dogic

    University of California, Santa Barbara

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• Tuning cellular contractility by assembly of subcellular actomyosin structures

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 1:06 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Wen-hung Chou

    University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Wen-hung Chou

    University of Chicago

  • Mehdi Molaei

    university of pennsylvania, University of Chicago, U Chicago

  • Huini Wu

    Loyola University Chicago

  • Jordan R Beach

    Loyola University Chicago

  • Patrick W Oakes

    Loyola University Chicago

  • Margaret Gardel

    University of Chicago

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• Force chains lead to long range percolation of forces produced by myosin motors in a disordered cytoskeleton network

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 1:18 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Abhinav Kumar

    University of California, Merced

  Authors

  • Abhinav Kumar

    University of California, Merced

  • David A Quint

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Kinjal Dasbiswas

    University of California, Merced, Merced

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• Mechanical coupling between the actomyosin and microtubule systems during T-cell activation

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 1:30 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:42 PM

  Publication: Actomyosin dynamics modulate microtubule deformation and growth during T cell activation. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E20-10-0685

  Presenters

  • Ivan A Rey Suarez

    University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Ivan A Rey Suarez

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Arpita Upadhyaya

    University of Maryland, College Park

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• Effects of disorder on the topological properties of microtubules

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 1:42 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Varsha Subramanyan

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai

  Authors

  • Varsha Subramanyan

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai

  • Saraswathi Vishveshwara

    Indian Institute of Science

  • Smitha Vishveshwara

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Optimal control and design of cytoskeleton-based dynamic biomaterials

  ORAL · Invited

  March 15, 2022, 1:54 PM – March 15, 2022, 2:30 PM

  Publication: 1. M. M. Norton, P. Grover, M. F. Hagan, and S. Fraden, Optimal Control of Active Nematics. Physical Review Letters, vol. 125, no. 17, pp. 178005, Oct. 2020. Editor's Suggestion.
  2. C. Wagner, M. M. Norton, J. Park, and P. Grover. Exact coherent structures and phase space geometry of pre-turbulent 2D active nematic channel flow. Under Review. arxiv:2109.06455
  3. A. Opathalage, M. M. Norton, M. Juniper, B. Langeslay, S. A. Aghavmi, S. Fraden, and Z. Dogic. Self-organized dynamics and the transition to turbulence of confined active nematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 116, pp. 4788-4797, 2019.
  4. M. M. Norton, A. Baskaran, A. Opathalage, B. Langeslay, S. Fraden, A. Baskaran, and M. Hagan. Insensitivity of active nematic liquid crystal dynamics to topological constraints. Physical Review E, 97, 012702, 2018. Editor's Suggestion.

  Presenters

  • Michael M Norton

    Rochester Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Michael M Norton

    Rochester Institute of Technology

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• Characterizing cytoquakes, heavy-tailed fluctuations in the actomyosin cortex, using super-resolved micropost arrays

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 2:30 PM – March 15, 2022, 2:42 PM

  Publication: Submitted to Integrative Biology.

  Presenters

  • Shankar N Sivarajan

    Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Shankar N Sivarajan

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Yu Shi

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Katherine M Xiang

    Johns Hopkins University

  • John C Crocker

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Daniel H Reich

    Johns Hopkins University

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• Roles of the Cytoskeletal Structure in Neurite Outgrowth

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 2:42 PM – March 15, 2022, 2:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Donghyun Yim

    Purdue University

  Authors

  • Donghyun Yim

    Purdue University

  • Kyle Miller

    Michigan State University

  • Daniel Suter

    Purdue University

  • Taeyoon Kim

    Purdue University

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• Dynamic behaviour of microtubules around the critical temperature and effect of the electric field produced by these vibrations on its environment

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 2:54 PM – March 15, 2022, 3:06 PM

  Publication: Nganfo, W.A., Kenfack-Sadem, C., Ekosso, M.C. et al. Dynamic behaviour of microtubules around the critical temperature and effect of the electric field produced by these vibrations on its environment. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 136, 1003 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-02001-x

  Presenters

  • NGANFO Y WILLY ANISET

    Université de Dschang

  Authors

  • NGANFO Y WILLY ANISET

    Université de Dschang

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• Organization and Dynamics of Crosslinked Actin Networks under Confinement

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 3:06 PM – March 15, 2022, 3:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Oghosa H Akenuwa

    University of Tennessee

  Authors

  • Oghosa H Akenuwa

    University of Tennessee

  • Steven M Abel

    University of Tennessee

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• Regulation of F-actin size heterogeneity by formin and capping proteins

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 3:18 PM – March 15, 2022, 3:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Deb S Banerjee

    Carnegie Mellon University

  Authors

  • Deb S Banerjee

    Carnegie Mellon University

  • Shiladitya Banerjee

    Carnegie Mellon Univ, Carnegie Mellon University

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