Biomembranes I

Presentations

• Bending, pushing, and pulling: Exploiting membrane deformations

  ORAL · Invited

  March 17, 2025, 11:00 AM – March 17, 2025, 11:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Steven M Abel

    University of Tennessee

  Authors

  • Steven M Abel

    University of Tennessee

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• Hybrid molecule enables liquid-liquid phase separation in a minimal lipid membrane with only two components

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 11:36 AM – March 17, 2025, 11:48 AM

  Publication: K. Wilson, H.Q. Nguyen, J. Gervay-Hague, S.L. Keller (2024). Sterol-lipids enable large-scale, liquid-liquid phase separation in bilayer membranes of only two components. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 121(38), e2401241121.

  Presenters

  • Kent Wilson

    University of Washington

  Authors

  • Kent Wilson

    University of Washington

  • Huy Q Nguyen

    Genentech

  • Jacquelyn Gervay-Hague

    University of California - Davis

  • Sarah L. Keller

    University of Washington

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• Mechanical membrane model quantifies selectivity of protein assemblies for compact growth due to membrane bending

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 11:48 AM – March 17, 2025, 12:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Yue Ying

    Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Yue Ying

    Johns Hopkins University

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• Turnover in active membranes

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – March 17, 2025, 12:12 PM

  Presenters

  • QI ZHANG

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  Authors

  • QI ZHANG

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Remi G Boros

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Zvonimir Dogic

    University of California, Santa Barbara

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• Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of emergent elasticity in lipid-sterol membranes

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 12:12 PM – March 17, 2025, 12:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Rana Ashkar

    Virginia Tech

  Authors

  • Rana Ashkar

    Virginia Tech

  • Dinidu Hathnagoda

    Virginia Tech

  • Teshani Kumarage

    Virginia Tech

  • Suryabrahmam Buti

    Virginia Tech

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• Probing Nanoscale Acyl Chain and Cholesterol Dynamics in Phospholipid Membranes Using Muon Spin Resonance Spectroscopy: The Effect of Temperature and Composition on Dynamic

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 12:24 PM – March 17, 2025, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Iain D McKenzie

    TRIUMF

  Authors

  • Iain D McKenzie

    TRIUMF

  • Drew Marquardt

    University of Windsor

  • Victoria L Karner

    University of British Columbia

  • Mitchell DiPasqualle

    McMaster University

  • Maksymilian Dziura

    University of Windsor

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL Withdrawn

  March 17, 2025, 12:36 PM – March 17, 2025, 12:48 PM

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• Dynamic Density Functional Theory of Multicomponent Cellular Membranes

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 12:48 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Liam G. Stanton

    San Jose State University

  Authors

  • Liam G. Stanton

    San Jose State University

  • Tomas Oppelstrup

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Jeremy O Tempkin

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Tugba N Ozturk

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Helgi I Ingolfsson

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Timothy S Carpenter

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Model of Membrane Delivery and Flow During Cytokinesis

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Shuhan Geng

    Lehigh University

  Authors

  • Shuhan Geng

    Lehigh University

  • Dimitrios Vavylonis

    Lehigh University

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• Entropy-Induced Curvature: How Membrane-Anchored Proteins Shape Cell Geometry

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 1:12 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:24 PM

  Publication: Willeke, J., Weyer, H., Frey, E. "Entropy-Induced Curvature: How Membrane-Anchored Proteins Shape Cell Geometry" (in preparation).

  Presenters

  • Jan Willeke

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU-Munich)

  Authors

  • Jan Willeke

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU-Munich)

  • Henrik Weyer

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU-Munich)

  • Erwin A Frey

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU-Munich)

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• Thermodynamic Insights into pH-Low Insertion Peptide: Enthalpic Contributions to Folding, Insertion, and Unfolding Mechanisms

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 1:24 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Ganga P Sharma

    Fairmont State University

  Authors

  • Ganga P Sharma

    Fairmont State University

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• Mesoscopic elasticity controls dynamin-driven fission of lipid tubules

  ORAL

  March 17, 2025, 1:36 PM – March 17, 2025, 1:48 PM

  Publication: Bussoletti, M., Gallo, M., Bottacchiari, M. et al. Mesoscopic elasticity controls dynamin-driven fission of lipid tubules. Scientific Reports (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64685-2

  Presenters

  • Marco Bussoletti

    Sapienza University of Rome

  Authors

  • Marco Bussoletti

    Sapienza University of Rome

  • Mirko Gallo

    University of Rome La Sapienza, Sapienza University of Rome

  • Matteo Bottacchiari

    Sapienza University of Rome

  • Dario Abbondanza

    Sapienza University of Rome

  • Carlo Massimo M Casciola

    Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng., Sapienza University, University of Rome La Sapienza, Sapienza University of Rome

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