Mechanics of Cells and Tissues I

Presentations

• The role of vimentin in transmitting forces to the nucleus

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 2:30 PM – March 6, 2023, 2:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Maxx Swoger

    Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Maxx Swoger

    Syracuse University

  • Daniel Conway

    The Ohio State University

  • Heidi Hehnly

    Syracuse University

  • Alison E Patteson

    Syracuse University, Department of Physics and BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA

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• A nuclear jamming transition in embryonic tissues

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 2:42 PM – March 6, 2023, 2:54 PM

  Publication: S. Kim, R. Amini, and O. Campàs, "A nuclear jamming transition in vertebrate organogenesis", BioRxiv, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.31.502244

  Presenters

  • Sangwoo Kim

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  Authors

  • Sangwoo Kim

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Rana Amini

    Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, TU Dresden

  • Otger Campas

    Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, TU Dresden

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• Stress fibers and Cortical F-actin Coordinate the Mechanical Anisotropy in Cells

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 2:54 PM – March 6, 2023, 3:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Sorosh Amiri

    YALE UNIVERSITY

  Authors

  • Sorosh Amiri

    YALE UNIVERSITY

  • Camelia Muresan

    Yale University

  • Michael P Murrell

    Yale University

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• Measuring the Variability in Individual Fibrin Fiber Mechanics by AFM

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 3:06 PM – March 6, 2023, 3:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Christine Helms

    University of Richmond

  Authors

  • Christine Helms

    University of Richmond

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• A simple active gel model for optogenetic control of cell migration

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 3:18 PM – March 6, 2023, 3:30 PM

  Publication: Oliver M. Drozdowski, Falko Ziebert, and Ulrich S. Schwarz, Phys. Rev. E 104, 024406 (2021).
  Oliver M. Drozdowski, Falko Ziebert, and Ulrich S. Schwarz, arXiv:2206.05915 (2022).

  Presenters

  • Oliver M Drozdowski

    University of Heidelberg

  Authors

  • Oliver M Drozdowski

    University of Heidelberg

  • Falko Ziebert

    University of Heidelberg

  • Ulrich S Schwarz

    University of Heidelberg

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• Cell packings and myosin network architectures underlie local tissue mechanical behaviors in the fly embryo

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 3:30 PM – March 6, 2023, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Christian Cupo

    Columbia University

  Authors

  • Christian Cupo

    Columbia University

  • Cole Allan

    Stanford University

  • Vikram Ailiani

    Columbia University

  • Sassan Ostvar

    Columbia University

  • Karen E Kasza

    Columbia University, Columbia Univ

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• Neuronal biomechanics measured using combined atomic force – traction force microscopy

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 3:42 PM – March 6, 2023, 3:54 PM

  Publication: 1. U. Kumarasinghe, L.N. Fox, M. Farwell, and C. Staii, "Combined traction force – atomic force microscopy measurements of neuronal cells", Biomimetics 2022 (in print).
  2. C. Staii, "Stochastic models of neuronal growth" arXiv: 2205.10723; abstract: http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.10723, (2022).
  3. M. Descoteaux, J. P. Sunnerbergu, D.D. Brady, and C. Staii, "Feedback-controlled dynamics of neuronal cells on directional surfaces", Biophysical Journal, 121(5), 769-781 (2022).
  4. J.P. Sunnerberg, P. Moore, E. Speddeng, D.L. Kaplan, and C. Staii, "Variations of elastic modulus and cell volume with temperature for cortical neurons". Langmuir, 35, 10965-10976 (2019).

  Presenters

  • Cristian Staii

    Tufts University

  Authors

  • Cristian Staii

    Tufts University

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• Traction Force Microscopy Experiments to Measure Axonal Dynamics During Neuronal Growth

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 3:54 PM – March 6, 2023, 4:06 PM

  Publication: U. Kumarasinghe, L. N. Fox, and C. Staii, Combined Traction Force—Atomic Force Microscopy Measurements of Neuronal Cells, Biomimetics 7, 157 (2022)

  Presenters

  • Udathari Kumarasinghe

    Tufts University

  Authors

  • Udathari Kumarasinghe

    Tufts University

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• Role of different cytoskeleton filaments in the mechanical property of the cytoplasm of a live cell

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 4:06 PM – March 6, 2023, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Sijie Sun

    harvard university

  Authors

  • Sijie Sun

    harvard university

  • qiaoling Huang

    Harvard University

  • David A Weitz

    Harvard University

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• Light, Proteins, and Shape: Exploiting Pattern Formation for Light-controlled Cell Deformations

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 4:18 PM – March 6, 2023, 4:30 PM

  Publication: "Light-induced cortical excitability reveals programmable shape dynamics in starfish oocytes" (in preparation)

  Presenters

  • Tom Burkart

    Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics and Center for NanoScience, Department of Physics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, LMU Munich

  Authors

  • Tom Burkart

    Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics and Center for NanoScience, Department of Physics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, LMU Munich

  • Jinghui Liu

    Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Center for Systems Biology Dresden, Center for Systems Biology Dresden, Physics of Living Systems, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA, Max Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems

  • Alexander Ziepke

    Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics and Center for NanoScience, Department of Physics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

  • Nikta Fakhri

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Erwin Frey

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU-Munich), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet

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• Modeling wound healing using active deformable cells

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 4:30 PM – March 6, 2023, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrew Ton

    Yale University

  Authors

  • Andrew Ton

    Yale University

  • Mark D Shattuck

    The City College of New York

  • Corey S O'Hern

    Yale University

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• Determining the Mechanical Properties of Hair-Bundle Components From Physiological Measurements in Outer Hair Cells

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 4:42 PM – March 6, 2023, 4:54 PM

  Publication: 1. Determining the Mechanical Properties of Hair-Bundle Components From Physiological Measurements in Outer Hair Cells - Rayan Chatterjee & Daibhid O Maoileidigh (planned paper)

  Presenters

  • Rayan Chatterjee

    Stanford University

  Authors

  • Rayan Chatterjee

    Stanford University

  • Daibhid O Maoileidigh

    Stanford Univ

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• Second Order Rigidity in Small Underconstrained Networks

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 4:54 PM – March 6, 2023, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Tyler Hain

    Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Tyler Hain

    Syracuse University

  • M Lisa L Manning

    Syracuse University

  • Christian Santangelo

    Syracuse University

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• Phase field modelling of the mechanics of nucleated cells in confined spaces

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 5:06 PM – March 6, 2023, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Robert Chojowski

    University of Heidelberg

  Authors

  • Robert Chojowski

    University of Heidelberg

  • Ulrich S Schwarz

    University of Heidelberg

  • Falko Ziebert

    University of Heidelberg

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• Macroscopic conductivity of tissues from microscopic electrolyte confinement.

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 5:18 PM – March 6, 2023, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Francisco J Solis

    Arizona State University

  Authors

  • Francisco J Solis

    Arizona State University

  • Vikram Jadhao

    Indiana University Bloomington

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