Physics of Cell Fate Transition II

Presentations

• Network Edge Editing Reveals the Control Architecture of EMT

  Invited-In-person · Invited · Withdrawn

  March 19, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 19, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Leo Bleris

    • The University of Texas at Dallas

  Authors

  • Leo Bleris

    • The University of Texas at Dallas

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• Inferring cell fate determinants from phenotypic expression patterns on cell lineage trees

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 19, 2026, 8:48 AM

  Publication: Inferring cell fate determinants from phenotypic expression patterns on cell lineage trees (in preparation)
  Spectral PCA for MANOVA and data over binary trees (2022), TP Speed, DG Hicks, Journal of Multivariate Analysis 188, 104905
  Maps of variability in cell lineage trees (2019), DG Hicks, TP Speed, M Yassin, SM Russell, PLoS computational biology 15 (2), e1006745

  Presenters

  • Damien Hicks

    • Swinburne University of Technology

  Authors

  • Damien Hicks

    • Swinburne University of Technology

  • Marcus Cehun

  • Terry Speed

  • Sarah Russell

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• Intercellular signaling reinforces single-cell level phenotypic transitions and facilitates robust re-equilibrium of heterogeneous cancer cell populations

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 8:48 AM – March 19, 2026, 9:00 AM

  Publication: Lopez, D., Tyson, D.R. & Hong, T. Intercellular signaling reinforces single-cell level phenotypic transitions and facilitates robust re-equilibrium of heterogeneous cancer cell populations. Cell Commun Signal 23, 386 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-025-02405-7

  Presenters

  • Tian Hong

    • University of Texas at Dallas

  Authors

  • Tian Hong

    • University of Texas at Dallas

  • Daniel Lopez

  • Darren Tyson

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• Reconstructing Complex Cell State Transitions with Real-Time Inference

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 9:00 AM – March 19, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Mingyang Lu

    • Northeastern University

  Authors

  • Kaitlyn Ramesh

  • Benjamin Clauss

  • Mingyang Lu

    • Northeastern University

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• Characterising fate transitions in cell cultures using data-driven force inference.

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 9:12 AM – March 19, 2026, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Billie Meadowcroft

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Billie Meadowcroft

    • University of Chicago

  • Aaron Dinner

    • University of Chicago

  • Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan

    • University of Chicago

  • Margaret Gardel

    • University of Chicago

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• Data-Driven Modeling of Macrophage Polarization Dynamics and Cytokine Feedback to Predict Immune Modulation Strategies

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 9:24 AM – March 19, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Veena Naveen

    • Northeastern University

  Authors

  • Veena Naveen

    • Northeastern University

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• Development of a Theoretical Framework to Understand Drug-Induced Persistence in Cancer

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 9:36 AM – March 19, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Publication: bioRxiv 10.1101/2025.01.21.634165

  Presenters

  • Ji Tae Park

    • Northeastern University

  Authors

  • Ji Tae Park

    • Northeastern University

  • Herbert Levine

    • Northeastern University

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• Bacteria Distinguish Between Local and Global Envelope Stress

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 9:48 AM – March 19, 2026, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Enrique Rojas

    • New York University

  Authors

  • Enrique Rojas

    • New York University

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• Dynamics of Cell Fate Specification in Drosophila Trachea

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – March 19, 2026, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Dominic Skinner

    • Flatiron Institute

  Authors

  • Dominic Skinner

    • Flatiron Institute

  • Alison Simpkins

  • Stanislav Shvartsman

    • Princeton University

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• Single Cell Measurements and Stochastic Modeling of Intron Diffusion in HeLa Cells

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 10:12 AM – March 19, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Jack Forman

    • Colorado State University

  Authors

  • Jack Forman

    • Colorado State University

  • Alison Shad

  • Eric Ron

    • Colorado State University

  • Luis Aguilera de Lira

  • Linda Forero-Quintero

  • Brian Munsky

    • Colorado State University

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• Dimensionality affects nucleolar structure and cellular responses

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 10:24 AM – March 19, 2026, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Keng-hui Lin

    • Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica

  Authors

  • Keng-hui Lin

    • Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica

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• Designing a Low-Cost, Open-Source Incubator for Long-Term Imaging of Osteoclast Development and Behavior

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 19, 2026, 10:36 AM – March 19, 2026, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Hosain Bagheri

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Hosain Bagheri

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Caroline Dingler

  • Joshua Freeman

  • Emily Dey

  • Nathan Nguyen

  • Jason Bariteau

  • Daniel Goldman

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Epigenetic Remodeling Stores Mechanical Memory and Stabilizes Gene Regulation

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 19, 2026, 10:48 AM – March 19, 2026, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Vinayak Vinayak

    • University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Vinayak Vinayak

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Rohit Joshi

  • Vivek Shenoy

    • University of Pennsylvania

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