Mechanics of Cells and Tissues I

Presentations

• The role of vimentin in transmitting forces to the nucleus

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 11:30 AM – March 6, 2023, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Maxx Swoger

    • Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Maxx Swoger

    • Syracuse University

  • Daniel Conway

    • The Ohio State University

  • Heidi Hehnly

    • Syracuse University

  • Alison E Patteson

    • Syracuse University
    • Department of Physics and BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA

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• A nuclear jamming transition in embryonic tissues

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 11:42 AM – March 6, 2023, 11:54 AM

  Publication: S. Kim, R. Amini, and O. Campàs, "A nuclear jamming transition in vertebrate organogenesis", BioRxiv, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.31.502244

  Presenters

  • Sangwoo Kim

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  Authors

  • Sangwoo Kim

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Rana Amini

    • Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, TU Dresden

  • Otger Campas

    • Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, TU Dresden

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• Stress fibers and Cortical F-actin Coordinate the Mechanical Anisotropy in Cells

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 11:54 AM – March 6, 2023, 12:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Sorosh Amiri

    • YALE UNIVERSITY

  Authors

  • Sorosh Amiri

    • YALE UNIVERSITY

  • Camelia Muresan

    • Yale University

  • Michael P Murrell

    • Yale University

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• Measuring the Variability in Individual Fibrin Fiber Mechanics by AFM

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 12:06 PM – March 6, 2023, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Christine Helms

    • University of Richmond

  Authors

  • Christine Helms

    • University of Richmond

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• A simple active gel model for optogenetic control of cell migration

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 12:18 PM – March 6, 2023, 12:30 PM

  Publication: Oliver M. Drozdowski, Falko Ziebert, and Ulrich S. Schwarz, Phys. Rev. E 104, 024406 (2021).
  Oliver M. Drozdowski, Falko Ziebert, and Ulrich S. Schwarz, arXiv:2206.05915 (2022).

  Presenters

  • Oliver M Drozdowski

    • University of Heidelberg

  Authors

  • Oliver M Drozdowski

    • University of Heidelberg

  • Falko Ziebert

    • University of Heidelberg

  • Ulrich S Schwarz

    • University of Heidelberg

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• Cell packings and myosin network architectures underlie local tissue mechanical behaviors in the fly embryo

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 12:30 PM – March 6, 2023, 12:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Christian Cupo

    • Columbia University

  Authors

  • Christian Cupo

    • Columbia University

  • Cole Allan

    • Stanford University

  • Vikram Ailiani

    • Columbia University

  • Sassan Ostvar

    • Columbia University

  • Karen E Kasza

    • Columbia University
    • Columbia Univ

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• Neuronal biomechanics measured using combined atomic force – traction force microscopy

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 12:42 PM – March 6, 2023, 12:54 PM

  Publication: 1. U. Kumarasinghe, L.N. Fox, M. Farwell, and C. Staii, "Combined traction force – atomic force microscopy measurements of neuronal cells", Biomimetics 2022 (in print).
  2. C. Staii, "Stochastic models of neuronal growth" arXiv: 2205.10723; abstract: http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.10723, (2022).
  3. M. Descoteaux, J. P. Sunnerbergu, D.D. Brady, and C. Staii, "Feedback-controlled dynamics of neuronal cells on directional surfaces", Biophysical Journal, 121(5), 769-781 (2022).
  4. J.P. Sunnerberg, P. Moore, E. Speddeng, D.L. Kaplan, and C. Staii, "Variations of elastic modulus and cell volume with temperature for cortical neurons". Langmuir, 35, 10965-10976 (2019).

  Presenters

  • Cristian Staii

    • Tufts University

  Authors

  • Cristian Staii

    • Tufts University

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• Traction Force Microscopy Experiments to Measure Axonal Dynamics During Neuronal Growth

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 12:54 PM – March 6, 2023, 1:06 PM

  Publication: U. Kumarasinghe, L. N. Fox, and C. Staii, Combined Traction Force—Atomic Force Microscopy Measurements of Neuronal Cells, Biomimetics 7, 157 (2022)

  Presenters

  • Udathari Kumarasinghe

    • Tufts University

  Authors

  • Udathari Kumarasinghe

    • Tufts University

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• Role of different cytoskeleton filaments in the mechanical property of the cytoplasm of a live cell

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 1:06 PM – March 6, 2023, 1:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Sijie Sun

    • harvard university

  Authors

  • Sijie Sun

    • harvard university

  • qiaoling Huang

    • Harvard University

  • David A Weitz

    • Harvard University

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• Light, Proteins, and Shape: Exploiting Pattern Formation for Light-controlled Cell Deformations

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 1:18 PM – March 6, 2023, 1:30 PM

  Publication: "Light-induced cortical excitability reveals programmable shape dynamics in starfish oocytes" (in preparation)

  Presenters

  • Tom Burkart

    • Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics and Center for NanoScience, Department of Physics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
    • LMU Munich

  Authors

  • Tom Burkart

    • Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics and Center for NanoScience, Department of Physics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
    • LMU Munich

  • Jinghui Liu

    • Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Center for Systems Biology Dresden
    • Center for Systems Biology Dresden
    • Physics of Living Systems, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
    • Max Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems

  • Alexander Ziepke

    • Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich
    • Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics and Center for NanoScience, Department of Physics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

  • Nikta Fakhri

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Erwin Frey

    • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU-Munich)
    • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) Munich
    • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet

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• Modeling wound healing using active deformable cells

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 1:30 PM – March 6, 2023, 1:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrew Ton

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Andrew Ton

    • Yale University

  • Mark D Shattuck

    • The City College of New York

  • Corey S O'Hern

    • Yale University

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• Determining the Mechanical Properties of Hair-Bundle Components From Physiological Measurements in Outer Hair Cells

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 1:42 PM – March 6, 2023, 1:54 PM

  Publication: 1. Determining the Mechanical Properties of Hair-Bundle Components From Physiological Measurements in Outer Hair Cells - Rayan Chatterjee & Daibhid O Maoileidigh (planned paper)

  Presenters

  • Rayan Chatterjee

    • Stanford University

  Authors

  • Rayan Chatterjee

    • Stanford University

  • Daibhid O Maoileidigh

    • Stanford Univ

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• Second Order Rigidity in Small Underconstrained Networks

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 1:54 PM – March 6, 2023, 2:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Tyler Hain

    • Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Tyler Hain

    • Syracuse University

  • M Lisa L Manning

    • Syracuse University

  • Christian Santangelo

    • Syracuse University

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• Phase field modelling of the mechanics of nucleated cells in confined spaces

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 2:06 PM – March 6, 2023, 2:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Robert Chojowski

    • University of Heidelberg

  Authors

  • Robert Chojowski

    • University of Heidelberg

  • Ulrich S Schwarz

    • University of Heidelberg

  • Falko Ziebert

    • University of Heidelberg

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• Macroscopic conductivity of tissues from microscopic electrolyte confinement.

  ORAL

  March 6, 2023, 2:18 PM – March 6, 2023, 2:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Francisco J Solis

    • Arizona State University

  Authors

  • Francisco J Solis

    • Arizona State University

  • Vikram Jadhao

    • Indiana University Bloomington

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