Mechanics of Cells and Tissues: The Role of Heterogeneity II

Presentations

• Microtubule deacetylation enables in vivo collective cell migration by tuning cell stiffness in relation to substrate stiffness

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 9:00 AM – March 18, 2022, 9:12 AM

  Publication: Microtubule deacetylation reduces cell stiffness to allow the onset of collective cell migration in vivo<br>https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.12.456059v1

  Presenters

  • Abdul N Malmi Kakkada

    Augusta University

  Authors

  • Abdul N Malmi Kakkada

    Augusta University

  • Christian Marchant

    N/A

  • Jaime Espina

    IGC Gulbenkian

  • Elias Barriga

    IGC Gulbenkian

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• Modulation of cell signals with nanotopography through cytoskeleton actuation

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 9:12 AM – March 18, 2022, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Qixin Yang

    University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Qixin Yang

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Yuchuan Miao

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Matt Hourwitz

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Minxi Hu

    Arizona State University

  • Quan Qing

    Arizona State University

  • Peter N Devreotes

    Johns Hopkins University

  • John T Fourkas

    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Wolfgang Losert

    University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland College Park

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• In the blink of an eye: Modeling structural transformations during the ultrafast contraction of a single-celled organism

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 9:24 AM – March 18, 2022, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Carlos S Floyd

    University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Carlos S Floyd

    University of Chicago

  • Xiangting Lei

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Jerry E Honts

    Drake University, Drake university

  • Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan

    University of Chicago

  • Aaron Dinner

    University of Chicago

  • Saad Bhamla

    Georgia Institute of Technology

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• How rigid is a microtubule?

  ORAL · Invited

  March 18, 2022, 9:36 AM – March 18, 2022, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Taviare L Hawkins

    St. Catherine University

  Authors

  • Taviare L Hawkins

    St. Catherine University

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• Deciphering the origins of heterogeneity in biological tissues

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 10:12 AM – March 18, 2022, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Alexandra Bermudez

    University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Alexandra Bermudez

    University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Los Angeles

  • Junxiang Huang

    Northeastern University

  • Zachary Gonzalez

    UCLA

  • Dapeng(Max) Bi

    Northeastern University

  • Neil Lin

    University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA

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• Mechanical Basis for Epithelialization

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 10:24 AM – March 18, 2022, 10:36 AM

  Publication: Competition Between Cell-Cell and Cell-Substrate Adhesion Determines Epithelial Monolayer Architecture in Culture<br>Christian M. Cammarota, Nicole S. Dawney, Qingyuan Jia, Maren M. Jüng, Joseph A. Glichowski, Philip M. Bellomio, Alexander G. Fletcher, Dan T. Bergstralh<br>bioRxiv 2021.09.13.460154; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.13.460154

  Presenters

  • Christian Cammarota

    University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Christian Cammarota

    University of Rochester

  • Nicole Dawney

    University of Rochester

  • Mimi Jüng

    University of Rochester

  • Dan Bergstralh

    University of Rochester

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• No large-scale demixing due to differences in diffusivity at high densities

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 10:36 AM – March 18, 2022, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Erin McCarthy

    Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Erin McCarthy

    Syracuse University

  • Ojan K Damavandi

    Syracuse University

  • M. Lisa Manning

    Syracuse University

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• Measuring mechanical heterogeneities in live epithelia

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 10:48 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Zachary A Gonzalez

    University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Zachary A Gonzalez

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Alexandra Bermudez

    University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Los Angeles

  • Bao Zhao

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Xuanqing Liu

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Ethan Salter

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Mohammad Khalid Jawed

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Cho-Jui Hsieh

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Neil Lin

    University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA

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• Alignment of tractions between neighboring cells in a monolayer causes more persistent migration and faster wound closure

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 11:00 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Kelly Vazquez

    University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Authors

  • Kelly Vazquez

    University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Jacob Notbohm

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

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• The mechanics of cephalic furrow formation in the Drosophila embryo investigated using anadvanced vertex model

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 11:12 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Redowan Ahmed Niloy

    Texas Tech University

  Authors

  • Redowan Ahmed Niloy

    Texas Tech University

  • Michael C Holcomb

    Angelo State University

  • Jeffrey H Thomas

    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

  • Jerzy Blawzdziewicz

    Texas Tech Univ

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• Mechanical boundaries in 3D models for confluent tissue

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 11:24 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Elizabeth Lawson-Keister

    Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Elizabeth Lawson-Keister

    Syracuse University

  • Tao Zhang

    Shanghai Jiaotong University

  • Lisa Manning

    Syracuse University

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• Emergent order in athree-dimensional vertex model for organoids

  ORAL

  March 18, 2022, 11:36 AM – March 18, 2022, 11:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Tao Zhang

    Shanghai Jiaotong University

  Authors

  • Tao Zhang

    Shanghai Jiaotong University

  • J. M Schwarz

    Syracuse University

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