Physics of Cytoskeleton II

Presentations

• Active viscoelastic composites generate self-regulating asters with programmable lifetimes

  ORAL · Invited

  March 15, 2022, 11:30 AM – March 15, 2022, 12:06 PM

  Presenters

  • John P Berezney

    • Brandeis university
    • Brandeis Univ

  Authors

  • John P Berezney

    • Brandeis university
    • Brandeis Univ

  • Bruce L Goode

    • Brandeis University

  • Seth Fraden

    • Brandeis Univ

  • Zvonimir Dogic

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

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• Tuning cellular contractility by assembly of subcellular actomyosin structures

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 12:06 PM – March 15, 2022, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Wen-hung Chou

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Wen-hung Chou

    • University of Chicago

  • Mehdi Molaei

    • university of pennsylvania
    • University of Chicago
    • U Chicago

  • Huini Wu

    • Loyola University Chicago

  • Jordan R Beach

    • Loyola University Chicago

  • Patrick W Oakes

    • Loyola University Chicago

  • Margaret Gardel

    • University of Chicago

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• Force chains lead to long range percolation of forces produced by myosin motors in a disordered cytoskeleton network

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 12:18 PM – March 15, 2022, 12:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Abhinav Kumar

    • University of California, Merced

  Authors

  • Abhinav Kumar

    • University of California, Merced

  • David A Quint

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Kinjal Dasbiswas

    • University of California, Merced
    • Merced

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• Mechanical coupling between the actomyosin and microtubule systems during T-cell activation

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 12:30 PM – March 15, 2022, 12:42 PM

  Publication: Actomyosin dynamics modulate microtubule deformation and growth during T cell activation. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E20-10-0685

  Presenters

  • Ivan A Rey Suarez

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Ivan A Rey Suarez

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Arpita Upadhyaya

    • University of Maryland, College Park

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• Effects of disorder on the topological properties of microtubules

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 12:42 PM – March 15, 2022, 12:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Varsha Subramanyan

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai

  Authors

  • Varsha Subramanyan

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai

  • Saraswathi Vishveshwara

    • Indian Institute of Science

  • Smitha Vishveshwara

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Optimal control and design of cytoskeleton-based dynamic biomaterials

  ORAL · Invited

  March 15, 2022, 12:54 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:30 PM

  Publication: 1. M. M. Norton, P. Grover, M. F. Hagan, and S. Fraden, Optimal Control of Active Nematics. Physical Review Letters, vol. 125, no. 17, pp. 178005, Oct. 2020. Editor's Suggestion.
  2. C. Wagner, M. M. Norton, J. Park, and P. Grover. Exact coherent structures and phase space geometry of pre-turbulent 2D active nematic channel flow. Under Review. arxiv:2109.06455
  3. A. Opathalage, M. M. Norton, M. Juniper, B. Langeslay, S. A. Aghavmi, S. Fraden, and Z. Dogic. Self-organized dynamics and the transition to turbulence of confined active nematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 116, pp. 4788-4797, 2019.
  4. M. M. Norton, A. Baskaran, A. Opathalage, B. Langeslay, S. Fraden, A. Baskaran, and M. Hagan. Insensitivity of active nematic liquid crystal dynamics to topological constraints. Physical Review E, 97, 012702, 2018. Editor's Suggestion.

  Presenters

  • Michael M Norton

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Michael M Norton

    • Rochester Institute of Technology

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• Characterizing cytoquakes, heavy-tailed fluctuations in the actomyosin cortex, using super-resolved micropost arrays

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 1:30 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:42 PM

  Publication: Submitted to Integrative Biology.

  Presenters

  • Shankar N Sivarajan

    • Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Shankar N Sivarajan

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Yu Shi

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Katherine M Xiang

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • John C Crocker

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Daniel H Reich

    • Johns Hopkins University

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• Roles of the Cytoskeletal Structure in Neurite Outgrowth

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 1:42 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Donghyun Yim

    • Purdue University

  Authors

  • Donghyun Yim

    • Purdue University

  • Kyle Miller

    • Michigan State University

  • Daniel Suter

    • Purdue University

  • Taeyoon Kim

    • Purdue University

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• Dynamic behaviour of microtubules around the critical temperature and effect of the electric field produced by these vibrations on its environment

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 1:54 PM – March 15, 2022, 2:06 PM

  Publication: Nganfo, W.A., Kenfack-Sadem, C., Ekosso, M.C. et al. Dynamic behaviour of microtubules around the critical temperature and effect of the electric field produced by these vibrations on its environment. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 136, 1003 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-02001-x

  Presenters

  • NGANFO Y WILLY ANISET

    • Université de Dschang

  Authors

  • NGANFO Y WILLY ANISET

    • Université de Dschang

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• Organization and Dynamics of Crosslinked Actin Networks under Confinement

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 2:06 PM – March 15, 2022, 2:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Oghosa H Akenuwa

    • University of Tennessee

  Authors

  • Oghosa H Akenuwa

    • University of Tennessee

  • Steven M Abel

    • University of Tennessee

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• Regulation of F-actin size heterogeneity by formin and capping proteins

  ORAL

  March 15, 2022, 2:18 PM – March 15, 2022, 2:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Deb S Banerjee

    • Carnegie Mellon University

  Authors

  • Deb S Banerjee

    • Carnegie Mellon University

  • Shiladitya Banerjee

    • Carnegie Mellon Univ
    • Carnegie Mellon University

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