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Symposium on Molecular Mechanisms of Mechanosensing

October 20, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 6:30 pm

Organizer:  Glen Hocky

hockyg@nyu.edu

The Department of Chemistry and the Simons Center for Computational Physical Chemistry at NYU jointly host this symposium on the topic of Molecular Mechanisms of Mechanosensing.  This event, to be held in-person in the Silver Center for Arts & Science at NYU, features talks by leading researchers in the field, networking opportunities throughout the day, and concludes with an informal reception.

Please register using the form at the bottom of this page.

Symposium Schedule

8:30 am Arrival, Check-in and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Welcoming Remarks
9:05 am Gerhard Hummer Max Planck Biophysics, Germany
  Molecular simulations of proteins and membranes under tension: from viral infection to nuclear transport
9:55 am Dave Thirumalai University of Texas, Austin
  Theory of Catch Bonds
10:45 am Break  
11:00 am Jasna Brujic New York University
  Programmable Droplets for Self-Assembly
11:30 am Margaret Gardel University of Chicago
  Mechanosensing in Adherent Cells
12:20 pm Lunch  
1:45 pm Padmini Rangamani University of California, San Diego
  Organization of actin in phase-separated droplets: insights from multiscale modeling
2:35 pm Alex Dunn Stanford University
  Mechanisms of cellular symmetry breaking
3:25 pm Gregory Alushin Rockefeller University
  Visualizing cellular force-sensing through the cytoskeleton
3:55 pm Break  
4:10 pm Enrique Rojas New York University
  The Mechanics of Microbial Morphogenesis
4:40 pm Brent Hoffmann Duke University
  Probing the Effects of Molecular Tension on Protein Function In Cellulo
5:30 pm Closing Remarks 
5:45 pm Reception

 

Details

Date:
October 20, 2023
Time:
8:30 am - 6:30 pm