Cellular Sensing and Signaling I

Presentations

• When cells think

  ORAL · Invited

  March 17, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 17, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Andrew Mugler

    • University of Pittsburgh

  Authors

  • Andrew Mugler

    • University of Pittsburgh

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• E. coli chemosensing accuracy is not limited by stochastic molecule arrivals

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 17, 2026, 8:48 AM

  Publication: https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.07264

  Presenters

  • Henry H Mattingly

    • Flatiron Institute

  Authors

  • Henry H Mattingly

    • Flatiron Institute

  • Keita Kamino

    • Academia Sinica

  • Jude Ong

    • Yale University

  • Rafaela Kottou

    • Yale University

  • Thierry Emonet

    • Yale University

  • Benjamin B Machta

    • Yale University

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• To steer or not to steer? Information-limited navigation selects discrete jumps

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 8:48 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Jose Manuel Betancourt

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Jose Manuel Betancourt

    • Yale University

  • Matthew P Leighton

    • Yale University
    • Yale

  • Benjamin B Machta

    • Yale University

  • Michael C Abbott

    • Yale University

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• Anomalous Transport Reshapes the Berg–Purcell Limit of Concentration Sensing Accuracy

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Ketevan Danelia

    • Emory University

  Authors

  • Ketevan Danelia

    • Emory University

  • Sean A Ridout

    • Emory University

  • Ilya M Nemenman

    • Emory University

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• Physical Neural Nets Model for Eukaryotic Receptor Signaling

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 9:12 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Jeremy Barrios

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Jeremy Barrios

    • Yale University

  • Purushottam D Dixit

    • Yale University

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• How promoters optimally encode transcription factor concentrations under time and physics constraints

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 9:24 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Publication: Tohme, T., Vergassola, M., Mora, T., Walczak, A. M. Fast decisions with biophysically constrained gene
  promoter architectures. arXiv:2507.03720 (2025)

  Presenters

  • Tarek Tohme

    • Lab de Phys ENS

  Authors

  • Tarek Tohme

    • Lab de Phys ENS

  • Massimo Vergassola

    • CNRS

  • Thierry Mora

    • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
    • Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (LPENS)
    • École normale supérieure

  • Aleksandra Walczak

    • CNRS
    • École normale supérieure

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• Selfish bioengineering: How bacterial biofilms collectively defend public goods

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 9:36 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Merrill E Asp

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Merrill E Asp

    • Yale University

  • Jung-Shen Benny Tai

    • Yale University

  • Jingcheng Tan

    • Yale University

  • Jing Yan

    • Yale University

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• Spatial Gradient Sensing in Chemotaxis: Experimental Observables and Fluid Effects

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 9:48 AM – March 17, 2026, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Nicholas A Licata

    • University of Michigan - Dearborn

  Authors

  • Nicholas A Licata

    • University of Michigan - Dearborn

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• Noisy adaptation enhances bacterial exploration

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – March 17, 2026, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Fotios Avgidis

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Fotios Avgidis

    • Yale University

  • Thierry Emonet

    • Yale University

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• Functional specialization and spontaneous oscillations in the chemotaxis system of Escherichia coli

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 10:12 AM – March 17, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Chin Yuan Ong

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Chin Yuan Ong

    • Yale University

  • Jeremy Philippe Moore

    • Yale University

  • Swayamshree Patra

    • Yale University

  • Thierry Emonet

    • Yale University

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• Fractal Microvasculature for Quantitative Studies of Tumor Response to Oxygen

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 10:24 AM – March 17, 2026, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Shengkai Li

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Shengkai Li

    • Princeton University

  • Trung Phan

    • Claremont Colleges (Scripps and Pitzer)

  • Robert H Austin

    • Princeton University

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• Collective is different: Information exchange and speed-accuracy trade-offs in self-organized patterning

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 10:36 AM – March 17, 2026, 10:48 AM

  Publication: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01397

  Presenters

  • Ashutosh Tripathi

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Ashutosh Tripathi

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Jorn Dunkel

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Dominic J Skinner

    • Flatiron Institute
    • Northwestern University

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