Physics of the Cytoskeleton Across Scales II

Presentations

• Physical Guidance of Cytoskeletal Dynamics

  Invited

  March 5, 2019, 11:15 AM – March 5, 2019, 11:51 AM

  Presenters

  • Wolfgang Losert

    • University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland
    • Institute of Physical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland,College Park
    • Physics, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland-College Park
    • IREAP, IPST, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Departments of Physics, IPST and IREAP, University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Wolfgang Losert

    • University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland
    • Institute of Physical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland,College Park
    • Physics, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland-College Park
    • IREAP, IPST, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Departments of Physics, IPST and IREAP, University of Maryland, College Park

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• Fluctuation-driven contractility without motors

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 11:51 AM – March 5, 2019, 12:03 PM

  Presenters

  • Sihan Chen

    • Rice University

  Authors

  • Sihan Chen

    • Rice University

  • Tomer Markovich

    • Rice University
    • CTBP Bioscience Research Collaborative, MS 654, Rice University, 6500 Main S, Rice University

  • Frederick MacKintosh

    • Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy & Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
    • Rice University

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• Regulation of Pulsed Contraction of Actomyosin Networks

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 12:03 PM – March 5, 2019, 12:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Jing Li

    • Interdisciplinary Life Science - PULSe, Purdue University
    • Purdue University

  Authors

  • Jing Li

    • Interdisciplinary Life Science - PULSe, Purdue University
    • Purdue University

  • Qilin Yu

    • Purdue University

  • Michael Murrell

    • Yale Univ
    • Yale University

  • Taeyoon Kim

    • Purdue University
    • Interdisciplinary Life Science - PULSe, Purdue University

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• Regulation of Motions of Myosin Motors in the Actin Cortex

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 12:15 PM – March 5, 2019, 12:27 PM

  Presenters

  • Wonyeong Jung

    • Purdue University

  Authors

  • Wonyeong Jung

    • Purdue University

  • Ali Tabei

    • University of Northern Iowa

  • Taeyoon Kim

    • Purdue University
    • Interdisciplinary Life Science - PULSe, Purdue University

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• Dynamics of focal adhesion orientation in response to time varying stretch

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 12:27 PM – March 5, 2019, 12:39 PM

  Presenters

  • Rumi De

    • Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
    • Department of Physical Sciences., Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India

  Authors

  • Rumi De

    • Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
    • Department of Physical Sciences., Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India

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• Mechanism of Generating Pulling Force via Actin Polymerization

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 12:39 PM – March 5, 2019, 12:51 PM

  Presenters

  • Fowad Motahari

    • Department of Physics and Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Washington University in St. Louis

  Authors

  • Fowad Motahari

    • Department of Physics and Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Washington University in St. Louis

  • Anders Carlsson

    • Department of Physics and Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Washington University, St. Louis
    • Washington University, St. Louis
    • Department of Physics and Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, Washington University in St. Louis

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• The role of the actin filament brancher Arp2/3 in the dynamics and structures of actomyosin networks

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 12:51 PM – March 5, 2019, 1:03 PM

  Presenters

  • James Liman

    • Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
    • Bioengineering, Rice University

  Authors

  • James Liman

    • Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
    • Bioengineering, Rice University

  • Carlos A. Bueno

    • Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology, Rice University

  • Yossi Eliaz

    • Department of Physics, University of Houston
    • University of Houston; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (Rice University)

  • Peter Wolynes

    • Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University
    • Rice University

  • Herbert Levine

    • Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University
    • Rice University

  • Margaret Cheung

    • Department of Physics, University of Houston; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University
    • Department of Physics, University of Houston
    • University of Houston; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (Rice University)
    • Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University
    • University of Houston

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• Actin Dynamics Measured and Characterized by Optical Flow

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 1:03 PM – March 5, 2019, 1:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Leonard Campanello

    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland,College Park
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Leonard Campanello

    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland,College Park
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Rachel Lee

    • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Matt J. Hourwitz

    • University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland,College Park
    • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland-College Park

  • John T Fourkas

    • University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland,College Park
    • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland-College Park

  • Wolfgang Losert

    • University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland
    • Institute of Physical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland,College Park
    • Physics, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland-College Park
    • IREAP, IPST, University of Maryland, College Park
    • Departments of Physics, IPST and IREAP, University of Maryland, College Park

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• Epithelial Wound Healing Coordinates Distinct Actin Network Architectures to Conserve Mechanical Work and Balance Power

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 1:15 PM – March 5, 2019, 1:27 PM

  Presenters

  • Michael Murrell

    • Yale Univ
    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Alan Tabatabai

    • Yale Univ

  • Visar Ajeti

    • Yale Univ

  • Andrew Fleszar

    • Yale Univ

  • Michael F Staddon

    • Physics, University College London

  • Daniel S. Seara

    • Yale Univ

  • Christian Suarez

    • Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago

  • Muhammad Yousafzai

    • Yale Univ

  • Dapeng Bi

    • Northeastern University
    • Physics, Northeastern University

  • Dave Kovar

    • Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago

  • Shiladitya Banerjee

    • Physics, University College London

  • Michael Murrell

    • Yale Univ
    • Yale University

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• Molecular crowding modulates actin filament mechanics and structure

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 1:27 PM – March 5, 2019, 1:39 PM

  Presenters

  • Hyeran Kang

    • Department of Physics, Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

  Authors

  • Nicholas Castaneda

    • Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

  • Myeongsang Lee

    • Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

  • Hector Rivera-Jacquez

    • Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

  • Ryan Marracino

    • Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

  • Theresa Merlino

    • Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

  • Hyeran Kang

    • Department of Physics, Nanoscience Technology Center, University of Central Florida

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• How multivalent crosslinker proteins affect the self-assembly of actomyosin networks

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 1:39 PM – March 5, 2019, 1:51 PM

  Presenters

  • Yossi Eliaz

    • Department of Physics, University of Houston
    • University of Houston; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (Rice University)

  Authors

  • Yossi Eliaz

    • Department of Physics, University of Houston
    • University of Houston; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (Rice University)

  • Margaret Cheung

    • Department of Physics, University of Houston; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University
    • Department of Physics, University of Houston
    • University of Houston; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (Rice University)
    • Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University
    • University of Houston

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• Tug-of-war by active gel shapes positioning symmetry in cell-sized compartment

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 1:51 PM – March 5, 2019, 2:03 PM

  Presenters

  • Ryota Sakamoto

    • Department of Physics, Kyushu University
    • Kyushu University

  Authors

  • Ryota Sakamoto

    • Department of Physics, Kyushu University
    • Kyushu University

  • Masatoshi Tanabe

    • Department of Physics, Waseda University

  • Tetsuya Hiraiwa

    • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo

  • Kazuya Suzuki

    • Department of Physics, Waseda University

  • Shin'ichi Ishiwata

    • Department of Physics, Waseda University

  • Yusuke T. Maeda

    • Kyushu University
    • Department of Physics, Kyushu University

  • Makito Miyazaki

    • Department of Physics & The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University

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• Dynamic stiffening and softening of a system of colloids cross-linked via polymers

  ORAL

  March 5, 2019, 2:03 PM – March 5, 2019, 2:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Elisabeth Rennert

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Elisabeth Rennert

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Gaston Moorhead

    • University of San Diego

  • Jennifer Ross

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    • Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    • Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Michael Rust

    • University of Chicago
    • Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, University of chicago

  • Rae Robertson-Anderson

    • University of San Diego
    • Physics, University of San Diego
    • Physics and Biophysics, University of San Diego

  • Moumita Das

    • School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology
    • Rochester Institute of Technology
    • physics, Rochester Instituted of Technology
    • Department of Physics, Rochester institute of technology

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