Physics of Cell Fate Transition II

Presentations

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  ORAL · Invited · Withdrawn

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

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

  ORAL

  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 G Hicks

    • Swinburne University of Technology

  Authors

  • Damien G Hicks

    • Swinburne University of Technology

  • Marcus Cehun

    • Swinburne University of Technology

  • Terry Speed

    • Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

  • Sarah Russell

    • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

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

  ORAL

  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

    • The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • Darren Tyson

    • Duke University

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• Reconstructing Complex Cell State Transitions with Real-Time Inference

  ORAL

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

  Presenters

  • Mingyang Lu

    • Northeastern University

  Authors

  • Kaitlyn Ramesh

    • Northeastern University

  • Benjamin Clauss

    • Northeastern University

  • Mingyang Lu

    • Northeastern University

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

  ORAL

  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 R Dinner

    • University of Chicago

  • Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan

    • University of Chicago

  • Margaret L Gardel

    • University of Chicago

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

  ORAL

  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

  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
    • Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Northeastern University

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• Bacteria Distinguish Between Local and Global Envelope Stress

  ORAL

  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

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

  Presenters

  • Dominic J Skinner

    • Flatiron Institute
    • Northwestern University

  Authors

  • Dominic J Skinner

    • Flatiron Institute
    • Northwestern University

  • Alison G Simpkins

    • Princeton University

  • Stanislav Y Shvartsman

    • Princeton University

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

  ORAL

  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

    • Stanford University

  • Eric Ron

    • Colorado State University

  • Luis Aguilera de Lira

    • University of Colorado

  • Linda S Forero-Quintero

    • Colorado State University

  • Brian E Munsky

    • Colorado State University

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• Dimensionality affects nucleolar structure and cellular responses

  ORAL

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

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

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