Mechanobiology of Cells and Tissues Across Scales

INVITED · B44 · ID: 1850185

Presentations

  • Invited Speaker: Carl-Phillipp HeisenbergFriction forces determine cytoplasmic reorganization and shape changes of ascidian oocytes upon fertilization

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    Publication: Silvia Caballero-Mancebo, Rushikesh Shinde, Madison Bolger-Munro, Matilda Peruzzo, Gregory Szep, Irene Steccari, David Labrousse-Arias, Vanessa Zheden, Jack Merrin, Andrew Callan-Jones, Raphaël Voituriez, Carl-Philipp Heisenberg. Friction forces determine cytoplasmic reorganization and shape changes of ascidian oocytes upon fertilization. Nat Physics - accepted pending minor revisions

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    • Carl-Philipp Heisenberg

      Institute of Science and Technology, Austria

    Authors

    • Carl-Philipp Heisenberg

      Institute of Science and Technology, Austria

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  • Cilia in Focus

    ORAL · Invited

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    • Eva Kanso

      University of Southern California

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    • Eva Kanso

      University of Southern California

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  • Nonlinear elasticity and rheological response in epithelial tissues

    ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: Huang et al. "Shear-driven solidification and nonlinear elasticity in epithelial tissues." Physical Review Letters 128.17 (2022): 178001.
    Hertaeg, Michael J., Suzanne M. Fielding, and Dapeng Bi. "Discontinuous shear thickening in biological tissue rheology." arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.15015.

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    • Dapeng Bi

      Northeastern University

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    • Dapeng Bi

      Northeastern University

    • Suzanne M Fielding

      Durham University

    • Michael Hertaeg

      Durham University

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  • I have many questions about how the mechanics and microstructure of biofilm infections impact interactions with the immune system.

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    Publication: Assaying How Phagocytic Success Depends on the Elasticity of a Large Target Structure. 2019 Biophysical Journal 117 (8) 1496-1507
    High-throughput assays show the timescale for phagocytic success depends on the target toughness. 2021 Biophysics Reviews 2 031402
    Physiological concentrations of calcium interact with alginate and extracellular DNA in the matrices of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms to impede phagocytosis by neutrophils. Under review at Langmuir.
    Incorporation of collagen into Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms impedes phagocytosis by neutrophils. In preparation for npj Biofilms and Microbiomes.

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    • Vernita Gordon

      University of Texas at Austin

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    • Vernita Gordon

      University of Texas at Austin

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