Meeting Description:
The main topics will be:
If you are able to follow this invitation, please let us know within the next week. We would ask that you provide us with a provisional title for your presentation at your earliest convenience. Every speaker will have 25 minutes speaking time, plus 5 minutes for questions. There is a strong preference for on-site talks.
We are currently in the process of securing funding from the DFG (German research foundation) as well as a number of sponsors. As such, we cannot yet ensure the full coverage of costs, but expect to be able to pay for your hotel accommodation and travel costs up to a certain limit. It would be our pleasure to organize hotel accommodation for you.
On site:
BBZ Leipzig/ Germany
Organizers:
Josef Käs (Leipzig University, Germany)
Ben Fabry (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany)
Mareike Zink (Leipzig University, Germany)
Christoph Mark (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany)
Anna Taubenberger (TU Dresden, Germany)
Jörg Schnauß (Leipzig University, Germany)
Meeting Description:
Mechanochemistry and mechanobiology are quickly advancing fields, focusing on the effects of mechanical forces on molecules and materials of both synthetic and biological origin. Fundamental research is increasingly translated into practical applications, such as self-healing and responsive materials as well as mechanodiagnostics and therapeutics. This conference bridges fundamental with applicationoriented research and encourages collaboration among scientists from various disciplines. It offers a platform for learning about the latest developments, discussing challenges and fostering innovation in this multidisciplinary area. A preceding GRS facilitates networking and knowledge exchange among young scientists in this rapidly evolving field.
On site:
Bates College, Lewiston, ME, USA
Organizers:
Chair: Kerstin G. Blank
Vice Chairs: Anna Tarakanova, Stephen Schrettl
Speaker:
Medhavi Vishwakarma
Department of Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Science
Topics:
Epithelial tissues are first line of defence against pathogenic organisms and chemical agents and are
present in our body in varying architectures. Studies on homeostatic epithelial monolayers revealed physical
characteristics of epithelial cells and drew parallels with dynamic heterogeneity in non-equilibrium jammed
matter. Our understanding of mechanics of epithelium however remains incomplete, firstly, because the
characterization lack temporal analysis, and secondly, the crosstalk between physical manifestations of jamming,
and biochemical signalling remain missing. Here, using epithelia of kidney and breast origin, we study spatiotemporal
dynamics of epithelial mechanics, and relate tissue mechanics with tissue functions, such as remodelling
during wound healing (1,2), and epithelial defence against cancer (3). As expected, clustering of cellular forces
over multiple cell distances, in space correlated with clustering of biochemical force transducer actin. Interestingly,
we found local temporal oscillations with a distinct period of 10 hours, in both cell-substrate forces, as well as in
expression of actin, revealing a periodic heterogeneity in epithelia when looked at in temporal domain. We show
that these local oscillations are driven by emergent collective behaviour and are dictated by the size of the tissue.
Furthermore, using MDCK/HRasV12 competition model, we show that the local temporal oscillations within the
tissue dictate the ability of epithelia to defend itself against cancer. Using 3D breast acini cultures, and
pseudostratified lung air-liquid interface (ALI) cultures, I will also show our efforts towards studying epithelial
mechanics in tissue like architectures, and how such systems can be used- not only for deciphering the
fundamental mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression, but also to study impact of pharmaceutical agents,
biological agents, and toxins on epithelia tissues.
On site:
Seminarraum B1.72
DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien
Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen
Host:
Jacopo Di Russo
Contact:
Meeting Description:
Sara Wickström and Carsten Grashoff
Introduction
Srishti Rangarajan
PhD Student, University of Münster
The ‘tail’ of Talin: Mechanical adaptation during multicellular evolution
Ingo Thievessen
Research Group Leader, FAU Erlangen
Monitoring and reduction of cell damage caused by shear stress during bioprinting
Amaia Cipitria
Research Group Leader, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces Biomaterials in cancer dormancy and early metastasis
Julian Nüchel
Research Group Leader, University Cologne
Bulky enough for (a) TANGO? – Novel insights into ECM secretion
Contact:
Link:
Zoom-ID: 96178106979
Passcode: DGZ_FW
Speaker:
Andreas R. Bausch
Center for functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Center of Organoid Systems (COS), Technical University Munich
Topics:
Living matter relies on the self-organization of its components into higher order structures, on the
molecular as well as on the cellular, organ or even organism scale. Collective motion due to active transport
processes has been shown to be a promising route for attributing fascinating order formation processes on these
different length scales. Here I will present recent results on structure formation of actively transported actin
filaments, as well as the cell migration induced structure formation in the developmental phase of organoids.
On site:
Seminarraum B1.72
DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien
Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen
Host:
Rudolf leube
Contact:
Topics
The Future 3D Additive Manufacturing – The 3DMM2O Conference 2023: 3D Molecular Systems was very exciting and enriching, full of fruitful scientific discussions and inspiring exchanges.
Link:
Meeting Description:
Dear Mechanobiology enthusiasts,
The website for the 2024 edition of "Nanoengineering for Mechanobiology" is finally online.
Head towards the website [https://n4m.mechanobiology.eu/2024] to look at the list of speakers and to submit an abstract to participate.
The event will take place from the 3rd to the 7th of March 2024 in the traditional location, the Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi [www.cenobio.it], which is going to be fully dedicated to N4M for the next edition.
The 2024 program will span across scales, addressing the "Mechanobiology of Molecular and Cellular Systems" along 5 scientific sessions:
Nanomechanics and mechanosensing
Cellular mechanobiology and mechanotransduction
Modelling mechanobiology
Collective cellular processes
Organoids and multicellular systems
You can have a look at the impressive list of invited speakers an get an idea of the organisation of the program for the 4 days of activity.
We are looking forward to meet you again in Camogli!
The N4M committee
On site:
Camogli, Genova, Italy
Meeting Description:
We are organizing the in-person World Wide Sodium Channel Conference from January 31st to February 2nd 2024 in Grindelwald, Switzerland. This conference covers the sodium channels from biophysics, cellular excitability, disesase relevance to clinics and is a direct continuation of our very successful series of online lectures on sodium channels in the World Wide Sodium Channel Seminar Series. To continue the highly fruitful exchange of ideas and new data, we now invite you to join the in-person discussions and submit an abstract by November 18th.exchange among young scientists in this rapidly evolving field.
On site:
Grindelwald, Switzerland
Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft bewilligte zwei Anträge der RWTH Aachen zur Verlängerung von Graduiertenkollegs. Die Graduiertenkollegs „Mechanobiologie epithelialer 3D-Gewebekonstrukte (MEƎT)“ und „Physik der schwersten Teilchen am Large Hadron Collider“ wurden bereits 2019 eingerichtet. Ziel eines Graduiertenkol-legs ist die Ausbildung besonders qualifizierter Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden.
Pressemitteilung PDF
ME3T - Mechanobiology in Epithelial 3D Tissue Constructs
