Physics of Cytoskeleton Across Scales I

Presentations

• Tension-dependent Myosin Dynamics on Contractile Actomyosin Structures

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 3:00 PM – March 15, 2021, 3:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Wen-hung Chou

    • Graduate Program in the Biophysical Sciences, University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Wen-hung Chou

    • Graduate Program in the Biophysical Sciences, University of Chicago

  • David R Kovar

    • Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago
    • Division of Biological Sciences, University of Chicago

  • Margaret Gardel

    • University of Chicago
    • Department of Physics, University of Chicago

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• Investigating AGT-DNA covalent and non-covalent interactions in methyl-induced DNA damage repair

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 3:12 PM – March 15, 2021, 3:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Rajendra Koirala

    • Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University Nepal
    • Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

  Authors

  • Rajendra Koirala

    • Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University Nepal
    • Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

  • Rudramani Pokhrel

    • Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

  • Prabin Baral

    • Florida International University
    • Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

  • Purushottam Babu Tiwari

    • Department of Oncology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA

  • Prem Prasad Chapagain

    • Florida International University
    • Department of Physics, Florida International University
    • Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

  • Narayan Adhikari

    • Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University Nepal
    • Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

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• Force and Power Generation by Contractile Actomyosin Gels

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 3:24 PM – March 15, 2021, 3:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Johannes Flommersfeld

    • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Authors

  • Johannes Flommersfeld

    • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  • David Brückner

    • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
    • Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich

  • Haiyang Jia

    • Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry Martinsried

  • Petra Schwille

    • Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
    • Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry Martinsried

  • Chase Broedersz

    • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
    • VU university Amsterdam and LMU Munich

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• Dissecting cytoquakes in the actomyosin cortex using super-resolved micropost arrays

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 3:36 PM – March 15, 2021, 3:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Shankar Sivarajan

    • Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Shankar Sivarajan

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Yu Shi

    • University of North Carolina

  • Katherine M Xiang

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • John Crocker

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Daniel H Reich

    • Johns Hopkins University

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• Elasticity from entanglements in branched actin

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 3:48 PM – March 15, 2021, 4:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Martin Lenz

    • Universite Paris-Saclay
    • LPTMS, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
    • CNRS
    • LPTMS, CNRS
    • LPTMS - CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay

  Authors

  • Martin Lenz

    • Universite Paris-Saclay
    • LPTMS, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
    • CNRS
    • LPTMS, CNRS
    • LPTMS - CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay

  • Mehdi Bouzid

    • CNRS
    • CNRS, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble INP, 3SR Lab, F-38000 Grenoble, France
    • LPTMS - CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay

  • Cesar Valencia Gallardo

    • PMMH, ESPCI

  • Giuseppe Foffi

    • University of Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, 91405, Orsay
    • LPS - CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay

  • Julien Heuvingh

    • PMMH, ESPCI

  • Olivia du Roure

    • PMMH, ESPCI

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• Discrete mechanical model of lamellipodial actin networks

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 4:00 PM – March 15, 2021, 4:12 PM

  Presenters

  • David M Rutkowski

    • Lehigh Univ

  Authors

  • David M Rutkowski

    • Lehigh Univ

  • Dimitrios Vavylonis

    • Lehigh Univ

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• Exploring the impact of Arp2/3 concentration on actomyosin dynamics

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 4:12 PM – March 15, 2021, 4:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Chengxuan Li

    • Physics, University of Houston

  Authors

  • Chengxuan Li

    • Physics, University of Houston

  • James Liman

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

  • Yossi Eliaz

    • University of Houston
    • Physics, University of Houston

  • Margaret Cheung

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

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• Regulation of actin turnover by myosin activity and network architecture

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 4:24 PM – March 15, 2021, 4:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Danielle Scheff

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Danielle Scheff

    • University of Chicago

  • Margaret Gardel

    • University of Chicago
    • Department of Physics, University of Chicago

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• Dynamic actin waves in primary rat cortical astrocytes sense environmental cues

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 4:36 PM – March 15, 2021, 4:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Kate O'Neill

    • Inst. for Phys. Sci. & Tech., Univ. of Maryland, Col. Park, College Park, MD, USA
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Kate O'Neill

    • Inst. for Phys. Sci. & Tech., Univ. of Maryland, Col. Park, College Park, MD, USA
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Emanuela Saracino

    • Inst. per la sintesi organica e la fotoreattività ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche Area Della Rice, Bologna, Italy
    • Inst. per la sintesi organica e la fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

  • Barbara Barile

    • Dept. di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica,, Univ. of Bari, Bari, Italy
    • Dept. di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro

  • Nicholas Mennona

    • Dept. Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, USA
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Spandan Pathak

    • Inst. for Phys. Sci. & Tech., Univ. of Maryland, Col. Park, College Park, MD, USA
    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Maria Grazia Mola

    • Dept. di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica,, Univ. of Bari, Bari, Italy
    • Dept. di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro

  • Grazia Paola Nicchia

    • Dept. di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica,, Univ. of Bari, Bari, Italy
    • Dept. di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro

  • Valentina Benfenati

    • Inst. per la sintesi organica e la fotoreattività ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche Area Della Rice, Bologna, Italy
    • Inst. per la sintesi organica e la fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

  • Wolfgang Losert

    • University of Maryland, College Park
    • Dept. Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, USA

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• Model of dendritic actin network with distributed turnover and structural remodeling

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 4:48 PM – March 15, 2021, 5:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Danielle Holz

    • Lehigh Univ

  Authors

  • Danielle Holz

    • Lehigh Univ

  • Aaron R Hall

    • Lehigh Univ

  • Dimitrios Vavylonis

    • Lehigh Univ

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• The dual role of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II in transducing calcium signals and reorganizing actomyosin networks

  Invited

  March 15, 2021, 5:00 PM – March 15, 2021, 5:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Margaret Cheung

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

  Authors

  • Margaret Cheung

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

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• Quantifying mechano-chemical coupling between RhoA and the actomyosin cortex in vivo

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 5:36 PM – March 15, 2021, 5:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Melis Tekant

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  Authors

  • Melis Tekant

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  • Gary Choi

    • Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Mathematics, MIT
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  • Alasdair Hastewell

    • Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MIT
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  • Alexandru Bacanu

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  • Jorn Dunkel

    • Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MIT
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
    • Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
    • Mathematics, MIT
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Nikta Fakhri

    • Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
    • Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
    • Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Reconstituting an active cytoskeleton in a droplet

  ORAL

  March 15, 2021, 5:48 PM – March 15, 2021, 6:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Jianguo Zhao

    • Department of Physics and Soft Matter Center, Duke University

  Authors

  • Jianguo Zhao

    • Department of Physics and Soft Matter Center, Duke University

  • Charlie Duclut

    • Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
    • Max Planck Institut fur Physik komplexer Systeme

  • Rahil Golipour

    • Department of Physics, University of Ottawa

  • An Pham

    • Duke University
    • Department of Physics and Soft Matter Center, Duke University

  • Behzad Golshaei

    • Biomedical engineering, Duke University
    • Department of Physics and Soft Matter Center, Duke University

  • Chonglin Guan

    • Department of Physics and Soft Matter Center, Duke University

  • James L Harden

    • University of Ottawa
    • Department of Physics, University of Ottawa

  • Frank Jülicher

    • Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

  • Christoph F. Schmidt

    • Duke University
    • Department of Physics and Soft Matter Center, Duke University
    • Department of Physics, Duke University

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