Bacterial Cell Walls: Extremal Active Biomaterials

Presentations

• How do bacteria deal with extreme pressures and pressure changes?

  ORAL · Invited

  March 20, 2025, 2:30 PM – March 20, 2025, 3:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Christoph F. Schmidt

    Duke University

  Authors

  • Christoph F. Schmidt

    Duke University

  • Renata Garces

    Duke University

  • Octavio Albarran

    UCLA, Duke University

  • Xiaoxuan Jian

    Duke University

  • Giacomo Po

    University of Miami

  • Jeff Eldgredge

    University of California Los Angeles

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• Investigating Cell Wall Permeability in Bacillus subtilis

  ORAL

  March 20, 2025, 3:06 PM – March 20, 2025, 3:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Zarina Akbary

    New York University

  Authors

  • Zarina Akbary

    New York University

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• Measuring turgor pressure in bacterial cells: effects of osmolality of growth and nutrient conditions

  ORAL

  March 20, 2025, 3:18 PM – March 20, 2025, 3:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Jeff D Eldredge

    UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Renata Garces

    Duke University

  • Octavio Albarran

    UCLA, Duke University

  • Harold P Erickson

    Duke University

  • Jeff D Eldredge

    UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles

  • Christoph F. Schmidt

    Duke University

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• MS channel gating in live bacteria detected in AFM under parallel plate compression

  ORAL

  March 20, 2025, 3:30 PM – March 20, 2025, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Renata Garces

    Duke University

  Authors

  • Renata Garces

    Duke University

  • Octavio Albarran

    UCLA, Duke University

  • Sergei Sukharev

    University of Maryland

  • Jeff D Eldredge

    UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles

  • Christoph F Schmidt

    Duke University

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• Enhancing Photodynamic Therapy: Reserpine-Mediated Efflux Pump Inhibition for Improved Pathogen Deactivation with Methylene Blue and Nanoparticles

  ORAL

  March 20, 2025, 3:42 PM – March 20, 2025, 3:54 PM

  Publication: Allamyradov Y, Yosef JB, Kylychbekov S, Majidov I, Khuzhakulov Z, Er AY, Kitchens C, Banga S, Er AO. The role of efflux pump inhibitor in enhancing antimicrobial efficiency of Ag NPs and MB as an effective photodynamic therapy agent. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2024 Jun;47:104212. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2024.104212. Epub 2024 May 11. PMID: 38740317.

  Presenters

  • Begench Gurbandurdyyev

    Western Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Begench Gurbandurdyyev

    Western Kentucky University

  • Yaran Allamyradov

    Western Kentucky University

  • Berdimyrat Annamuradov

    Western Kentucky University

  • Hadley Whipple

    Western Kentucky University

  • Carli Street

    Western Kentucky University

  • Alper Er

    Western Kentucky University

  • Mahmood Ateyeh

    Western Kentucky University

  • Simran Banga

    Western Kentucky University

  • Ali Oguz Er

    Western Kentucky University

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL Withdrawn

  March 20, 2025, 3:54 PM – March 20, 2025, 4:06 PM

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• Insertion of phospholipids into the outer leaflet fluidizes the bacterial outer membrane

  ORAL

  March 20, 2025, 4:06 PM – March 20, 2025, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Jiawei Sun

    Stanford University

  Authors

  • Jiawei Sun

    Stanford University

  • Kerwyn C Huang

    Stanford University

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• Non-linear stress-softening of the bacterial cell wall confers cell shape homeostasis

  ORAL

  March 20, 2025, 4:18 PM – March 20, 2025, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Enrique Rojas

    NYU Biology, NYU

  Authors

  • Enrique Rojas

    NYU Biology, NYU

  • paola bardetti

    New York University (NYU)

  • Felix Barber

    New York University (NYU)

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• Unraveling Direct Correlations between Membrane Nanodomain Reorganization and Antimicrobial Resistance Evolution in bacterial Cells

  ORAL

  March 20, 2025, 4:30 PM – March 20, 2025, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Jaydeep K Basu

    Indian Institute of Science, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

  Authors

  • Jaydeep K Basu

    Indian Institute of Science, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

  • Srividhya Srividhya Parthasarathi

    Indian Institute of Science, Department of Physics

  • Anurag Chaudhury

    Indian Institute of Science, Department of Physics

  • Deepak K Saini

    Indian Institute of Science

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• Molecular Dynamics Reveals Drug Target Mechanisms in L. pneumophila’s T4SS

  ORAL

  March 20, 2025, 4:42 PM – March 20, 2025, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Cayson James Hamilton

    Brigham Young University

  Authors

  • Cayson James Hamilton

    Brigham Young University

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL Withdrawn

  March 20, 2025, 4:54 PM – March 20, 2025, 5:06 PM

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