Physics of Life Symposium 2024

M. Lisa Manning, Ph.D., Syracuse University

William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Physics at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. Prof. Manning’s research uses simulations and theory to model the emergent properties of biological tissues

1. Jude Lee, Stanford University
   “Ultra-resolution, multi-scale live imaging of the 3D genome, folded by motor proteins”
2. Megan Kober, UC Berkeley
   “Fructose-2,6-Bisphosphate: Maker or Breaker of Glycolytic Regulation?”
3. Henry De Belly, UCSF
   “Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell polarity during cell migration”
4. Ksenia Zlobina, UC Santa Cruz
   “Understanding Life System Dynamics through Multiomics”
5. Gabriel Sturm, UC Berkeley
   “Mitochondrial Pearling: an emerging class of organelle dynamics explained by a biophysical pearling instability”

1. Zuben Scott, UCSD
   “The endoplasmic reticulum as an active liquid network”
2. Jo-Hsi Huang, Stanford University
   “Robust trigger wave speed in Xenopus cytoplasmic extracts”
3. Kate Cavanaugh, UCSF
   “A core mechanical defect underlies the age-related dampening of implantation potential”
4. Vasudha Srivastava, UCSF
   “Engineering the tissue structural ensemble: Mechanical fluctuations regulate the extent of structural order in tissues”
5. Austin Lefebvre, Calico Life Sciences
   “From Voxels to Networks: A Comprehensive Tool for Physical Modeling of Cellular Organization”
6. Zhengda Li, Stanford University
   “Geometrical constraints on apoptosis propagation”
7. Laura Persson, UCSF
   “Physics Lessons From Worms: The role of electromagnetic fields in evaporation-sensing for long-range detection of water”

1. Camilla Teng, UCSF
   “Unveiling actomyosin cytoskeletal and adhesion dynamics in mammalian tissue fusion”
2. Bertie Ansell, Stanford University
   “Structural Architecture of Ectomycorrhizal-Bacterial Interactions Viewed by High Resolution Electron Tomography”
3. Amir Bitran, UC Berkeley
   “Towards a detailed molecular picture of non-equilibrium protein folding during real-time translation”
4. Neha Khetan, UCSF
   “Quantitative analysis of IdU induced amplification in transcriptional noise using scRNA-seq and smRNA-FISH”
5. Aidan Cabral, Stanford University
   “Chromatin architecture modulates cell mechanics”
6. Thomas Graham, UC Berkeley
   “Single-molecule live imaging of endogenous protein interactions using proximity-assisted photoactivation (PAPA)”
7. Patrick Zager, UCSF
   “Excess Membrane Buffers the Rate of Cell Shape Change in Neutrophils”
8. Tomoko Oshima, Stanford University
   “Developing a Xenopus Egg Extract System to Reconstitute Prion Dynamics”
9. Xing Liang, Stanford University
   “How dendrites establish and maintain their microtubule array?”
10. Manasa Kesapragada, UCSF
    “Data-driven classification of cell subtypes based on time-lapse microscopy of single cells”
11. Manuel Razo-Mejia, Stanford University
    “Evolving Solutions: In-Silico Evolution Meets Deep Learning for Rapid Adaptation”
12. Dong Shin (Chris) You, Stanford University
    “Cell size increase leads to transcriptome remodeling”
13. Saehyun Choi, UC Berkeley
    “Signaling protein clustering and condensation in the T cell signaling pathway”
14. Caleb Rux, UCSF
    “Force-dependent spindle microtubule damage, remodeling and stabilization”