Physics of the Cytoskeleton II

Presentations

• Mechano-chemical regulation of endocytosis in the developing C. elegans oocyte

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Bingrui Su

    • New York University Abu Dhabi

  Authors

  • Bingrui Su

    • New York University Abu Dhabi

  • Subhadip Chakraborty

  • Lily Khamizan

  • Deborah Sisay

  • Mohammed Faheem

  • Zak Saeed

  • Archit Bhatnagar

  • Teije Middelkoop

  • Arjun Narayanan

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• Screening of a local force dipole by a nonlinear elastic network through self-organized buckling

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 3:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 3:54 PM

  Publication: 'Non-linear screening via self-organized buckling', Kanaya Malakar, Albert Countryman, Bulbul Chakraborty, (2025). (in preparation)

  Presenters

  • Kanaya Malakar

    • Rutgers University - Camden

  Authors

  • Kanaya Malakar

    • Rutgers University - Camden

  • Bulbul Chakraborty

    • Brandeis University

  • Albert Countryman

    • University of California, Los Angeles

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• Investigating the role of cross-linking in actin contractility

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 3:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Carolyn Feigeles

    • Clemson University

  Authors

  • Carolyn Feigeles

    • Clemson University

  • Veronica Armstrong

  • Molly Moylan

  • Kimberly Weirich

    • Clemson University

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• Entropic Coupling of the FtsZ Intrinsically Disordered Linker to Membrane Tension Regulates Z-ring Formation

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Aparna Swain

    • HARVARD UNIVERSITY

  Authors

  • Aparna Swain

    • HARVARD UNIVERSITY

  • lei yin

  • Ethan Garner

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• Restructuring in Active Cytoskeletal Composites: A Coarse-Grained Simulation Study

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Aravind Rao Karanam

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Aravind Rao Karanam

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Keegan Tonry

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Gargi Dabli

  • Jonathan Michel

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Jennifer Ross

    • Syracuse University

  • Michael Rust

    • University of Chicago

  • Megan Valentine

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Rae Robertson-Anderson

    • University of San Diego

  • Parag Katira

    • San Diego State University

  • Moumita Das

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

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• Active liquid crystal physics governs self-organization of large spindles

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Colm Kelleher

    • SYR

  Authors

  • Colm Kelleher

    • SYR

  • Suryanarayana Maddu

    • Flatiron Institute

  • Mustafa Basaran

    • Harvard University

  • Yash Rana

    • Harvard University

  • Daniel Needleman

    • Harvard University

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• Understanding Spontaneous Cytoskeletal Self-Organization in Cytoplasma Using Reconstituted Mitotic Extracts

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Lucy Maki-Fern

    • University of Michigan- Ann Arbor

  Authors

  • Lucy Maki-Fern

    • University of Michigan- Ann Arbor

  • Qiong Yang

    • University of Michigan

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• Emergent spacing and order of crosslinked microtubules in the fission yeast spindle

  Oral-In-person

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

  Publication: D. Steckhahn and M. Betterton, Emergent spacing and order of crosslinked microtubules in the fission yeast spindle, In preparation (2025)

  Presenters

  • Daniel Steckhahn

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Daniel Steckhahn

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Meredith Betterton

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Hierarchical microtubule organization by condensates of different PRC1 constructs

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Julia Bourdeau

    • Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Julia Bourdeau

    • Syracuse University

  • Jennifer Ross

    • Syracuse University

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• Modeling of the Nuclear Envelope and Mitotic Spindle in Closed Mitosis

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Wilson Lough

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  Authors

  • Wilson Lough

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Meredith Betterton

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Eduardo Corona

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