Mechanics of Cells and Tissues: The Role of Heterogeneity II

Presentations

• Microtubule deacetylation enables in vivo collective cell migration by tuning cell stiffness in relation to substrate stiffness

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 9:00 AM – March 18, 2022, 9:12 AM

  Publication: Microtubule deacetylation reduces cell stiffness to allow the onset of collective cell migration in vivo
  https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.12.456059v1

  Presenters

  • Abdul N Malmi Kakkada

    Augusta University

  Authors

  • Abdul N Malmi Kakkada

    Augusta University

  • Christian Marchant

    N/A

  • Jaime Espina

    IGC Gulbenkian

  • Elias Barriga

    IGC Gulbenkian

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• Modulation of cell signals with nanotopography through cytoskeleton actuation

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 9:12 AM – March 18, 2022, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Qixin Yang

    University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Qixin Yang

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Yuchuan Miao

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Matt Hourwitz

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Minxi Hu

    Arizona State University

  • Quan Qing

    Arizona State University

  • Peter N Devreotes

    Johns Hopkins University

  • John T Fourkas

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Wolfgang Losert

    University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland College Park

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• In the blink of an eye: Modeling structural transformations during the ultrafast contraction of a single-celled organism

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 9:24 AM – March 18, 2022, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Carlos S Floyd

    University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Carlos S Floyd

    University of Chicago

  • Xiangting Lei

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Jerry E Honts

    Drake University, Drake university

  • Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan

    University of Chicago

  • Aaron Dinner

    University of Chicago

  • Saad Bhamla

    Georgia Institute of Technology

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• How rigid is a microtubule?

  ORAL · Invited

  March 18, 2022, 9:36 AM – March 18, 2022, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Taviare L Hawkins

    St. Catherine University

  Authors

  • Taviare L Hawkins

    St. Catherine University

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• Deciphering the origins of heterogeneity in biological tissues

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 10:12 AM – March 18, 2022, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Alexandra Bermudez

    University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Alexandra Bermudez

    University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Los Angeles

  • Junxiang Huang

    Northeastern University

  • Zachary Gonzalez

    UCLA

  • Dapeng(Max) Bi

    Northeastern University

  • Neil Lin

    University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA

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• Mechanical Basis for Epithelialization

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 10:24 AM – March 18, 2022, 10:36 AM

  Publication: Competition Between Cell-Cell and Cell-Substrate Adhesion Determines Epithelial Monolayer Architecture in Culture
  Christian M. Cammarota, Nicole S. Dawney, Qingyuan Jia, Maren M. Jüng, Joseph A. Glichowski, Philip M. Bellomio, Alexander G. Fletcher, Dan T. Bergstralh
  bioRxiv 2021.09.13.460154; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.13.460154

  Presenters

  • Christian Cammarota

    University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Christian Cammarota

    University of Rochester

  • Nicole Dawney

    University of Rochester

  • Mimi Jüng

    University of Rochester

  • Dan Bergstralh

    University of Rochester

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• No large-scale demixing due to differences in diffusivity at high densities

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 10:36 AM – March 18, 2022, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Erin McCarthy

    Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Erin McCarthy

    Syracuse University

  • Ojan K Damavandi

    Syracuse University

  • M. Lisa Manning

    Syracuse University

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• Measuring mechanical heterogeneities in live epithelia

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 10:48 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Zachary A Gonzalez

    University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Zachary A Gonzalez

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Alexandra Bermudez

    University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Los Angeles

  • Bao Zhao

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Xuanqing Liu

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Ethan Salter

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Mohammad Khalid Jawed

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Cho-Jui Hsieh

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Neil Lin

    University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA

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• Alignment of tractions between neighboring cells in a monolayer causes more persistent migration and faster wound closure

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 11:00 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Kelly Vazquez

    University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Authors

  • Kelly Vazquez

    University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Jacob Notbohm

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

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• The mechanics of cephalic furrow formation in the Drosophila embryo investigated using anadvanced vertex model

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 11:12 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Redowan Ahmed Niloy

    Texas Tech University

  Authors

  • Redowan Ahmed Niloy

    Texas Tech University

  • Michael C Holcomb

    Angelo State University

  • Jeffrey H Thomas

    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

  • Jerzy Blawzdziewicz

    Texas Tech Univ

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• Mechanical boundaries in 3D models for confluent tissue

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 11:24 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Elizabeth Lawson-Keister

    Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Elizabeth Lawson-Keister

    Syracuse University

  • Tao Zhang

    Shanghai Jiaotong University

  • Lisa Manning

    Syracuse University

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• Emergent order in athree-dimensional vertex model for organoids

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 11:36 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Tao Zhang

    Shanghai Jiaotong University

  Authors

  • Tao Zhang

    Shanghai Jiaotong University

  • J. M Schwarz

    Syracuse University

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