Mechanotransduction and Matrix‑Guided Cell Behavior

Session Chair(s)

• FB

  Francois Bordeleau, PhD

  Professor
  Universite Laval
  Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Track Chair(s)

• AA

  Aylin Acun, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Widener University
  Avondale, Pennsylvania, United States
• CT

  Cheemeng Tan

  Professor
  University of California, Davis
  Davis, California, United States

Session Chair(s)

• BP

  Bryan Pfister, PhD

  Professor and Chair
  New Jersey Institute of Technology
  Newark, New Jersey, United States

Presentations:

• 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

  Matrix Stiffness Control of YAP Mechanosensing via Nesprin1
  

  Presenting Author: Eunju Kim – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Taylor D. Boudreaux – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Co-Author: Brandon Riehl – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Primary Investigator: Jung Yul Lim, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT

  Bioengineered Approach to Study Cell-specific Durotaxis in Lung Fibrosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  

  Presenting Author: Tamanna Islam, Master in Science – University of Utah

  Primary Investigator: Taslim A. Al-Hilal, Assoicate Professor – University of UTAH
• 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT

  Matrix Stiffness and Solid Stress Modulate 3D Hydrogel Growth via Yes-associated Protein Signaling in Neurofibromatosis Type 2
  

  Presenting Author: Han Nguyen – Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Melanie Fisher, BS – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Rinky Ghosh – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Yael Vodovotz – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Yin Ren – Ohio State University

  Last Author: Yin Ren – Ohio State University

  Primary Investigator: Yin Ren – Ohio State University
• 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT

  Matrix stiffness and viscoelasticity regulate osteogenesis through histone demethylases KDM4B and KDM6B.
  

  Presenting Author: Ian Tayler – University of California, Santa Barbara

  Co-Author: Amy Zhu – University of California, Santa Barbara

  Last Author: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara

  Primary Investigator: Ryan Stowers – UC Santa Barbara
• 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT

  N-Cadherin Regulates 3D Tumor Spheroid Migration and Enhances Sensitivity to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition in Neurofibromatosis Type 2
  

  Presenting Author: Han TN Nguyen, PhD – Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Melanie Fisher – Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Shimayali Kaushal – Ohio State University

  Primary Investigator: Yin Ren – Ohio State University
• 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT

  Impact of Type V Collagen Haploinsufficiency on the Immuno-Mechanosensitive Transcriptomic Responses in Fibroblasts
  

  Presenting Author: Neil Patel – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Yuchen Liu, BS – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Thomas Li – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Bryan Kwok – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Staci Kallish – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Kara Spiller – Drexel University

  Co-Author: Ryan J. Petrie – Drexel University

  Last Author: Lin Han – Drexel University