Biological Fluid Dynamics: Cells and Bacteria

Presentations

• Bacterial chemotaxis promotes spatial interactions and nutrient exchange between motile cells

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 5:35 PM – Nov. 24, 2025, 5:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Rodney Dharma

    University of Melbourne

  Authors

  • Rodney Dharma

    University of Melbourne

  • Jonasz J Slomka

    ETH Zurich

  • Jean-Baptiste Raina

    PSL Universite Paris: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Universite de Perpignan, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860, Perpignan CEDEX, France

  • Michelle Watt

    University of Melbourne

  • Douglas R Brumley

    University of Melbourne

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• Chemotactic Adaptation of Escherichia coli under Levofloxacin Stress

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 5:48 PM – Nov. 24, 2025, 6:01 PM

  Presenters

  • Richa Karmakar

    Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  Authors

  • Richa Karmakar

    Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  • Anwita Sarkar

    Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • Aniket Malakar

    Indian Institute of Technolgy Madras

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• Invasion of bacteria in complex fluids and environments

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 6:01 PM – Nov. 24, 2025, 6:14 PM

  Presenters

  • Arnold JTM Mathijssen

    University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Ran Tao

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Suya Que

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Albane Théry

    Department of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania

  • Arnold JTM Mathijssen

    University of Pennsylvania

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• Effect of Flow-Driven Shear Stress Gradient on the Motility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 6:14 PM – Nov. 24, 2025, 6:27 PM

  Publication: Saha, Sumit; Behkam, Bahareh; "Pseudomonas aeruginosa responds to shear stress gradient as a stimulus" (In preparation)

  Presenters

  • Sumit Saha

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Authors

  • Sumit Saha

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • Bahareh Behkam

    Virginia Tech

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• Fluid mechanics of a nucleus squeezing through a narrow constriction

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 6:27 PM – Nov. 24, 2025, 6:40 PM

  Presenters

  • Yuan-Nan Young

    New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Yuan-Nan Young

    New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Libin Lu

    Flatiron Institute

  • Alex Barnett

    Flatiron Institute

  • Reza Farhadifar

    Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

  • Michael J Shelley

    Flatiron Institute (Simons Foundation)

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• Deciphering the biomechanical origins of microtubule aster decentering

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 6:40 PM – Nov. 24, 2025, 6:53 PM

  Presenters

  • Stylianos (Stelios) Varchanis

    Flatiron Institute (Simons Foundation)

  Authors

  • Stylianos (Stelios) Varchanis

    Flatiron Institute (Simons Foundation)

  • Ursa Ursic

    Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Dresden, Germany

  • David B Stein

    Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

  • Jan Brugues

    Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Dresden, Germany

  • Michael J Shelley

    Flatiron Institute (Simons Foundation)

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• Cellular nuclear dynamics in response to envelope rupture

  ORAL

  Nov. 24, 2025, 6:53 PM – Nov. 24, 2025, 7:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Mohammadhossein Firouznia

    Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

  Authors

  • Mohammadhossein Firouznia

    Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

  • Tae Yeon Yoo

    Harvard University

  • Stylianos (Stelios) Varchanis

    Flatiron Institute (Simons Foundation)

  • David B Stein

    Simons Foundation (Flatiron Institute)

  • Daniel J Needleman

    Harvard University

  • Michael J Shelley

    Flatiron Institute (Simons Foundation)

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