Quantitative Cell Physiology II

Presentations

• Surplus of central biosynthetic components benefits physiological adaptation in Escherichia coli

  ORAL · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 19, 2026, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Fangwei Si

    • Department of Physics and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
    • Carnegie Mellon University

  Authors

  • Fangwei Si

    • Department of Physics and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
    • Carnegie Mellon University

  • Huijing Wang

    • Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University
    • Carnegie Mellon University

  • Rami Pugatch

    • Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  • Dotan Goberman

    • Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  • Christopher Aldrich

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

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• From bacterial growth laws to detecting drug action mechanisms

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 19, 2026, 12:48 PM

  Publication: Leon Seeger, Fernanda Pinheiro, Michael Lässig. Resource allocation in biochemically structured metabolic networks.
  bioRxiv 2024.03.27.586223; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.27.586223

  Presenters

  • Michael Lassig

    • University of Cologne

  Authors

  • Leon Seeger

    • University of Cologne

  • Fernanda Pinheiro

    • Human Technopole, Milan

  • Michael Lassig

    • University of Cologne

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• Hidden variables and divergent time-scales: Non-bistable mechanisms for phenotypic diversification under stress

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 12:48 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:00 PM

  Publication: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.25.678360v1.abstract

  Presenters

  • Ethan Levien

    • Dartmouth College

  Authors

  • Ethan Levien

    • Dartmouth College

  • Daniel Schultz

    • Dartmouth College

  • João Pedro Teuber Carvalho

    • Dartmouth

  • Linh Huynh

    • Dartmouth College

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• Heteroresistance as a Stochastic Property of a Dynamical System in Bacterial Populations

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Minsu Kim

    • Emory University

  Authors

  • Minsu Kim

    • Emory University

  • Muqing Ma

    • Emory Univ

  • Tats Akiyama

    • Emory Univ

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• E. coli exploits growth arrest to quickly adapt its phenotype under carbon starvation

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:24 PM

  Publication: "E. coli prepares for starvation by dramatically remodeling its proteome in the first hours after loss of nutrients" doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.29.582700

  Presenters

  • Théo Gervais

    • Stanford University

  Authors

  • Théo Gervais

    • Stanford University

  • Björn Kscheschinski

    • Biozentrum of Basel University

  • Michael Mell

    • Biozentrum of Basel University

  • Nevil Goepfert

    • Currently unknown

  • Erik Van Nimwegen

    • Biozentrum of Basel University

  • Thomas Julou

    • Biozentrum of Basel University

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• Single-cell dynamics of antibiotic persistence reveal diverse modes of survival

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 1:24 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:36 PM

  Publication: Miki Umetani, Miho Fujisawa, Reiko Okura, Takashi Nozoe, Shoichi Suenaga, Hidenori Nakaoka, Edo Kussell, Yuichi Wakamoto (2025) Observation of persister cell histories reveals diverse modes of survival in antibiotic persistence eLife 14:e79517, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.79517

  Presenters

  • Miki Umetani

    • New York University (NYU)

  Authors

  • Miki Umetani

    • New York University (NYU)

  • Miho Fujisawa

    • The University of Tokyo

  • Reiko Okura

    • The University of Tokyo

  • Takashi Nozoe

    • The University of Tokyo
    • Univ of Tokyo

  • Shoichi Suenaga

    • The University of Tokyo

  • Hidenori Nakaoka

    • Tokushima University

  • Edo Kussell

    • New York University (NYU)

  • Yuichi Wakamoto

    • The University of Tokyo

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• Aging as a loss of communication fidelity in gene regulatory networks

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 1:36 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:48 PM

  Publication: We are planning to submit a paper on this work

  Presenters

  • Brooke Emison

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Brooke Emison

    • Yale University

  • Purushottam D Dixit

    • Yale University

  • Andrew Mugler

    • University of Pittsburgh

  • Fabrisia Ambrosio

    • Harvard University

  • Christopher W Lynn

    • Yale University

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• Viper Vision 1: Fundamental physics of biological vision systems

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 1:48 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:00 PM

  Presenters

  • SM Umayer

    • University of California, Riverside

  Authors

  • SM Umayer

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Jacky Wan

    • University of California, Riverside
    • University of Ualifornia Riverside

  • Narendra B Bam

    • University of California, Riverside
    • University of California Riverside

  • Zachary Miller

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Nathaniel Monroe Gabor

    • University of California, Riverside

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• Noise Enhances Multisensor Olfactory Predictions

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 2:00 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Francesco Marcolli

    • MaLGa - Machine Learning Genoa Center, University of Genova

  Authors

  • Francesco Marcolli

    • MaLGa - Machine Learning Genoa Center, University of Genova

  • Martin James

    • MaLGa - Machine Learning Genoa Center, University of Genova

  • Agnese Seminara

    • University of Genova

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 19, 2026, 2:12 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:24 PM

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• Gated recurrent neural networks as a framework for studying neuromodulation: improving memory capacity and appearance of generalization due to neuropeptide-like action

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 2:24 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Hector Manuel Lopez Rios

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Hector Manuel Lopez Rios

    • University of Chicago

  • Daiki Goto

    • University of Chicago

  • Monika Scholz

    • Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior - caesar

  • Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan

    • University of Chicago

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• Calcium dynamics of living neural networks under modulated brain metabolic stresses

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 2:36 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Jake A Miller

    • University of Maryland College Park

  Authors

  • Jake A Miller

    • University of Maryland College Park

  • Wolfgang Losert

    • University of Maryland College Park

  • Sylvester J Gates III

    • University of Maryland College Park
    • University of Maryland

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