This symposium brings together the Bay Area’s cell biology, bioengineering and physics communities interested in the physical mechanisms governing cellular processes.

Our focus is on theoretical and experimental approaches to various topics in cellular biophysics, including: cellular membranes, the cytoskeleton, interactions between macromolecules in cells, and cell-cell and cell-substrate interactions. Methods discussed include agent-based modeling, light and force-based microscopy, nano-and micropatterning substrate approaches, solid and fluid mechanics. Emphasis is on single cells, ± two orders of magnitude.

Cash prizes for best oral presentation and poster presentation are awaiting you! Register by May 21.

Event website: https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~jnirody/CellBiophys.html

Plenary Speakers:

Daniel Fletcher, UC Berkeley
KC Huang, Stanford
Sanjay Kumar, UC Berkeley
Padmini Rangamani, UC San Diego

Organizers:

Matthew Akamatsu, Drubin Lab
Charlotte Kaplan, Drubin Lab
Jasmine Nirody, Oster Lab
Carl Schreck, Hallatschek Lab

Cellular Biophysics: Experiment Meets Theory