Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting | Singapore

Mechanobiology of Disease

Program Schedule

How Bacteria and Cancer Cells Regulate Mutagenesis and Their Ability to Evolve

15:00 – 15:30

Marco Foiani, IFOM, Italy An Integrated ATR, ATM, and mTOR Mechanical Network Controlling Nuclear Plasticity Elisa Caberlotto, L’OREAL, France* Effects of a Soft Massaging Device, Based on an Oscillating Torque, upon the Expression of Some Dermal Proteins of Human Skin. Influence of Frequency Rafi Rashid, National University of Singapore, Singapore* A Tale of Two Viscosities: Microviscosity More Important Than Macroviscosity in a Crowded Microenvironment

15:30 – 15:45

15:45 – 16:00

Coffee Break and Posters Session I

Level 2 Hall Foyer

16:00 – 18:00

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 9:00 – 16:00

Registration/Information

Level 1 Theatre Foyer

Session IV

Jochen Guck, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany, Chair

9:30 – 10:00

Chwee Teck Lim, Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore Mechanobiology of Collective Cell Migration in Health and Disease

10:00 – 10:30

Amy Rowat, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Cell Mechanotype in Cancer

10:30 – 11:00

Oliver Otto, Dresden University of Technology, Germany Feeling for Phenotype: Real-Time Deformability Cytometry for Label-Free Cell Functional Assays

Coffee Break

Level 1 Hall Foyer

11:00 – 11:30

Session V

Jochen Guck, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany, Chair

11:30 – 12:00

Shyni Varghese, University of California, San Diego, USA Role of Matrix Proteins in Balancing Tissue Stiffness and Inflammation in Fibrosis Henry T. Tse, CytoVale, Inc., USA Next-Generation Deformability Cytometry for Rapid Biophysical Phenotyping Natalie Woolger, INMR, Australia* Calpains Influence both Cytoskeletal Remodeling and Ca 2+ -Triggered Vesicle Fusion in the Emergency Response to Repair a Membrane Injury Victor Ma, Emory University, USA* Molecular Tension Probes Reveal the Role of Mechanics in T-Cell Recognition

12:00 – 12:30

12:30 – 12:45

12:45 – 13:00

Lunch

Level 1 Hall Foyer

13:00 – 14:00

Session VI

Dino Di Carlo, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Chair

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