Cell morphogenesis across scales, from molecular processes to cell surface mechanics

Add to your list(s) Download to your calendar using vCal

• Prof. Ewa Paluch, MRC LMCB, University College London and Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge.
• Friday 11 May 2018, 16:00-17:00
• Small Lecture Theatre, Cavendish Laboratory.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Lorenzo Di Michele.

A precise control of cell morphology is key for cell physiology, and cell shape deregulation is at the heart of many pathological disorders, including cancer. Cell morphology is intrinsically controlled by mechanical forces acting on the cell surface, to understand shape it is thus essential to investigate the regulation of cellular mechanics.

In animal cells, shape is primarily determined by the cellular cortex, a thin cytoskeletal network underlying the plasma membrane. We investigate how the mechanical properties of the cell surface arise from the microscopic organisation of the cortex, and how changes in these properties drive cell deformation. Using a combination of cell biology experiments, quantitative imaging and physical modelling, we aim to understand the control of cell shape across scales.

This talk is part of the BSS Formal Seminars series.

This talk is included in these lists:

• All Cavendish Laboratory Seminars
• All Talks (aka the CURE list)
• BSS Formal Seminars
• Biology
• CamBridgeSens
• Cambridge talks
• Centre for Health Leadership and Enterprise
• Dobson Group - General Interest
• Featured lists
• Life Science Interface Seminars
• Life Sciences
• Life Sciences
• ME Seminar
• Neurons, Fake News, DNA and your iPhone: The Mathematics of Information
• School of Physical Sciences
• Small Lecture Theatre, Cavendish Laboratory
• Thin Film Magnetic Talks
• Trust & Technology Initiative - interesting events
• my_list
• other talks

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.