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Liquid Crystals in Biology: Form, Functions and Applications

FOCUS · MAR-J63 · ID: 3095148

Presentations

  • Patterned liquid crystal elastomers to control layers of normal and cancer cells

    ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: T. Turiv, J. Krieger, G. Babakhanova, H. Yu, S. V. Shiyanovskii, Q.-H. Wei, M.-H. Kim, O. D. Lavrentovich, Topology control of human fibroblast cells monolayer by liquid crystal elastomer. Sci. Adv. 6, eaaz6485 (2020).

    Presenters

    • Oleg D Lavrentovich

      Kent State University

    Authors

    • Oleg D Lavrentovich

      Kent State University

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  • Formation of 3D cell mounds at topological defects

    ORAL · Invited

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    Publication: - Sarkar T et al. Crisscross multilayering of cell sheets. PNAS Nexus (2023); 2(3): 1–27. <br>- Lacroix M et al. in preparation<br>- Chen HY et al. in preparation.

    Presenters

    • Pascal Silberzan

      Institut Curie, Paris

    Authors

    • Pascal Silberzan

      Institut Curie, Paris

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  • 3D nematic organization and topological defects in brain tumors in vivo.

    ORAL

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    Publication: Comba, A., Faisal, S.M., Dunn, P.J.,..., and Lowenstein, P.R.. Spatiotemporal analysis of glioma heterogeneity reveals COL1A1 as an actionable target to disrupt tumor progression. Nature Communications 13, 3606 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31340-1<br>Faisal, Syed M.,..., and Lowenstein, P.R. "Spatiotemporal Insights into Glioma Oncostream Dynamics: Unraveling Formation, Stability, and Disassembly Pathways." Advanced Science; vol. 11,18 (2024): e2309796. doi:10.1002/advs.202309796<br>Argento, A.E., Varela, M. L., Edwards, M.B., Beller, D., Castro, M. G., Blanch-Mercader, C.& Lowenstein, P. R. "Brain tumors are ordered as active liquid crystals." 2024. To Be Submitted.<br>

    Presenters

    • Pedro R Lowenstein

      University of Michigan

    Authors

    • Pedro R Lowenstein

      University of Michigan

    • Anna E Argento

      University of Michigan

    • Binyamin Jacoobovitz

      University of Michigan

    • Daniel A Beller

      Johns Hopkins University

    • Maria G Castro

      University of Michigan

    • Carles Blanch-Mercader

      Institut Curie

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  • Influence of flow structures on defect dynamics in 3D active nematics

    ORAL

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    Publication: Head, L.C. et al. Spontaneous self-constraint in active nematic flows. Nat. Phys. 20, 492–500 (2024).

    Presenters

    • Louise C Head

      Johns Hopkins University

    Authors

    • Louise C Head

      Johns Hopkins University

    • Giuseppe Negro

      University of Edinburgh

    • Tyler N Shendruk

      Univ of Edinburgh

    • Daniel A Beller

      Johns Hopkins University

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  • Characterization of Dynamically Restructuring Soft Materials with High Throughput Microscopy Techniques

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Aditya Sriram

      University of San Diego

    Authors

    • Aditya Sriram

      University of San Diego

    • Qiaopeng Chen

      University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Ayan Das

      University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Katarina Matic

      University of San Diego

    • Jonathan A Michel

      Rochester Institute of Technology

    • Maya Hendija

      University of San Diego

    • Nimisha Krishnan

      Syracuse University

    • Keegan S Tonry

      Rochester Institute of Technology

    • Michael J Rust

      University of Chicago

    • Jennifer L Ross

      Syracuse University

    • Moumita Das

      Rochester Institute of Technology

    • Ryan J. McGorty

      University of San Diego

    • Megan T Valentine

      University of California, Santa Barbara

    • Rae M Robertson-Anderson

      University of San Diego

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