Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting | Riga 2026

Active and Responsive Soft Matter: From Biological to Engineered Systems

Daily Schedule

10:30 – 11:00

Ayelet Lesman, Tel Aviv University, Israel Micropatterned Cell-Gel Systems for Studying ECM Mechanical Remodeling and Cellular Interactions

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break

Delta/Omega Room

Session XI

Keynote Talk & Closing Remarks Chair: Paul Janmey, University of Pennsylvania, USA

11:30 – 12:25

David Weitz, Harvard University, USA Filament Structure Determined by Protein Phase Behavior in Cells

12:25 – 12:30

Guntars Kitenbergs, University of Latvia, Latvia Closing Remarks

*Contributed talks selected from among submitted abstract s

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