Physics of Cytoskeleton II

Presentations

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

  ORAL · Invited

  March 15, 2022, 12:30 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:06 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, 1:06 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:18 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, 1:18 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:30 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, 1:30 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:42 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, 1:42 PM – March 15, 2022, 1:54 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, 1:54 PM – March 15, 2022, 2:30 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.<br>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<br>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. <br>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, 2:30 PM – March 15, 2022, 2:42 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, 2:42 PM – March 15, 2022, 2:54 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, 2:54 PM – March 15, 2022, 3:06 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, 3:06 PM – March 15, 2022, 3:18 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, 3:18 PM – March 15, 2022, 3:30 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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