Mechanics of Cells and Tissues I

Presentations

• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Invited · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 16, 2026, 12:36 PM

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• Membrane potential mediates the cellular response to mechanical pressure

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 16, 2026, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Markus Basan

    • Harvard University

  Authors

  • Markus Basan

    • Harvard University

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• A percolation transition in multicellular fibroblast networks drives compaction of collagen disks.

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 12:48 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Suraj Kumar Sahu

    • University of California, Merced

  Authors

  • Suraj Kumar Sahu

    • University of California, Merced

  • Ajay Gopinathan

    • University of California, Merced

  • Kinjal Dasbiswas

    • University of California, Merced

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• Parameterization of the critically rigid manifolds of vertex models

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 1:00 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Kelly F Aspinwall

    • Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Kelly F Aspinwall

    • Syracuse University

  • Tyler Hain

    • Syracuse University

  • M Lisa Manning

    • Syracuse University
    • Syracuse University, Bioinspired Institute
    • Department of Physics and BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University
    • Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244,BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244

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• Driving tissues into shape: controlling patterning and morphogenesis in the early human brain

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Alexandru Bacanu

    • Harvard University

  Authors

  • Alexandru Bacanu

    • Harvard University

  • William Weiter

    • Harvard University

  • Sharad Ramanathan

    • Harvard University

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• Porous mesenchymal tissue as a fluid under tension

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 1:24 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Alex Thomas Grigas

    • Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Alex Thomas Grigas

    • Syracuse University

  • Rajendra Singh Negi

    • Syracuse University, Bioinspired Institute
    • Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244
    • Syracuse University

  • Arthur Michaut

    • Institut Pasteur

  • Alessandro Mongera

    • University College London

  • M Lisa Manning

    • Syracuse University
    • Syracuse University, Bioinspired Institute
    • Department of Physics and BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University
    • Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244,BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244

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• Chirality across scales in tissue dynamics

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 1:36 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:48 PM

  Publication: arXiv:2506.12276

  Presenters

  • Sihan Chen

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Sihan Chen

    • University of Chicago

  • Doruk Gökmen

    • University of Chicago

  • Michel Fruchart

    • CNRS

  • Miriam Krumbein

    • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  • pascal silberzan

    • Institut Curie / CNRS

  • Victor Yashunsky

    • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Welcome!

  • vincenzo vitelli

    • University of Chicago
    • U Chicago

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• Can single-fiber level strain change the molecular structure and metabolism of fibrin?

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 1:48 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Thomas T Dutta

    • Brown University

  Authors

  • Thomas T Dutta

    • Brown University

  • Fitzroy J Byfield

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Lukasz Suprewicz

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Jakub A Kochanowski

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Jay X Tang

    • Brown University

  • Paul A Janmey

    • University of Pennsylvania

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  March 16, 2026, 2:00 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:12 PM

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• Comparative analysis of mechanical efficiency and robustness of different spherical cap shaping strategies in elastic sheets

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 2:12 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Lior Moneta

    • Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

  Authors

  • Lior Moneta

    • Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

  • Carl D. Modes

    • Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG)

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  March 16, 2026, 2:24 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:36 PM

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•  Characterizing the high-rate viscoelastic behavior of tendons using time-temperature and time-ethanol superposition

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 2:36 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Amelia Acker

    • Harvey Mudd College

  Authors

  • Amelia Acker

    • Harvey Mudd College

  • Mark Ilton

    • Harvey Mudd College

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• Dynamic mechanical response in a human stem cell-derived smooth muscle cell model.

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 2:48 PM – March 16, 2026, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Melissa Kissling

    • Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Melissa Kissling

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Stanley Chun Ming Wu

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Mangaiyarkarasy Swethakumar

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Kenneth R Boheler

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Daniel H Reich

    • Johns Hopkins University

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