Biomolecular Condensates II: Phase Behavior and Physical Properties

Presentations

• Predicting mesoscopic properties of condensates from nanoscale dynamics

  ORAL · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Benjamin Schuler

    • University of Zurich

  Authors

  • Benjamin Schuler

    • University of Zurich

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• Emergent mechanics of a networked multivalent protein condensate

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Publication: Liao, Z., Jia, B., Guan, D., Chen, X., Zhang, M., & Tong, P. (2025). Emergent mechanics of a networked multivalent protein condensate. Nature Communications, 16(1), 5237.

  Presenters

  • Penger Tong

    • Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  Authors

  • Penger Tong

    • Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  • Zhitao Liao

    • Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  • Bowen Jia

    • Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  • Dongshi Guan

    • Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing

  • Bowen Jia

    • Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  • Mingjie Zhang

    • Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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• New Methods to Study Biomolecular Condensates

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Publication: 1. Bibek Acharya, Sean Castillo, Rukhillo Kodirov, Anisha Shakya*, "Label-Free Fluorescence of Biomolecular Condensates Reveals Multiphase Organization", bioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.13.663051.
  2. Neha Rana, Mikayla Kayser, Rukhillo Kodirov, John T. King*, Anisha Shakya*, "Protein Unfolding Thermodynamics Predict Multicomponent Phase Behavior", bioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.26.5.

  Presenters

  • Anisha Shakya

    • University of New Mexico

  Authors

  • Anisha Shakya

    • University of New Mexico

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• Dissecting Rate-Limiting Processes in Biomolecular Condensate Exchange Dynamics

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Publication: Kliegman, R., Kengmana, E., Schulman, R., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Dissecting Rate-Limiting Processes in Biomolecular Condensate Exchange Dynamics. bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2025.05.16.654578

  Presenters

  • Ross Kliegman

    • Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Ross Kliegman

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Yaojun Zhang

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Rebecca Schulman

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Eli Kengmana

    • Johns Hopkins University

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• Dynamics of Immiscible DNA Droplet Assemblies

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Aria Chaderjian

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  Authors

  • Aria Chaderjian

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Sam Wilken

    • Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz

  • Omar A. Saleh

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

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• Understanding the assembly and dynamics of polymers formed by polar proteins

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Publication: Understanding the assembly and dynamics of polymers formed by polar proteins

  Presenters

  • Meng Shen

    • California State University, Fullerton

  Authors

  • Meng Shen

    • California State University, Fullerton

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 19, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM

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• Clustering of protein linkers drives a dynamical arrest in condensates

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Sohit Miglani

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Sohit Miglani

    • Princeton University

  • Sophie A Leheny

    • Princeton University

  • Andrew G Pyo

    • Stanford University

  • Ned S Wingreen

    • Princeton University

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• Topology- and Chirality-Aware SAFT-P for Phase Behavior of Multivalent Protein Condensates

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Hamza Coban

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Hamza Coban

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Alfredo Alexander-Katz

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Studying the contribution of coiled-coil domains to the phase separation of proteins

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Dominique Ramirez

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  Authors

  • Dominique Ramirez

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Colm Murphy

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Aviendha Flores

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Casey Knox

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Oliver E Kipp

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Michael R Shirts

    • University of Colorado
    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Loren E Hough

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Learning the determinants of interaction specificity in heterogeneous mixtures of disordered proteins

  ORAL · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 6:30 PM

  Presenters

  • William M Jacobs

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • William M Jacobs

    • Princeton University

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