Migration and Metabolism

Track Chair(s)

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  Priscilla Hwang, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Richmond, Virginia, United States
• CR

  Claire Robertson, PhD

  Materials Engineer
  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  Livermore, California, United States

Session Chair(s)

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  Jacopo Ferruzzi

  Assistant Professor
  University of Texas at Dallas
  Richardson, Texas, United States
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  Janny Pineiro, PhD

  Research Assistant Professor
  University of Florida, Florida, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT

  Adipose-mimetic granular hydrogels uncover biophysical cues driving breast cancer invasion
  

  Invited Speaker: Claudia Fischbach, PhD – Cornell University
• 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT

  Metabolic profiling of compressed stromal cells in the breast peritumoral microenvironment
  

  Presenting Author: Julian Najera, BS – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Hao Chen – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Frank Ketchum – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Bianca V. Batista – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Pinar Zorlutuna – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Scott S. Howard – University of Notre Dame

  Primary Investigator: Meenal Datta – University of Notre Dame
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

  Metabolic and mechanical regulation of tumor cell extravasation in metastasis: Insights from a human microphysiological model
  

  Presenting Author: Mouhita Humayun, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Maria Parlani – Radboud University

  Co-Author: Billy Hill – Radboud University

  Last Author: Peter Friedl – Radboud University Medical Center

  Last Author: Roger Kamm – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT

  Migration State-Dependent Traction Force Generation and Energy Regulation in Cancer Cells
  

  Presenting Author: Seth Martin – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Yasiel Velasquez – University of Arkansas

  Last Author: Jian Zhang, PhD – University of Arkansas

  Primary Investigator: Jian Zhang, PhD – University of Arkansas
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

  Investigating the crosstalk between metabolism and ECM mechanics in the mammary epithelium
  

  Presenting Author: Toheeb E. Alao – New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Primary Investigator: Alexander Buffone, Jr. – New Jersey Institute of Technology