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Cell Biology of
Morphogenesis: Reshaping cells in
vivo
a special-interest subgroup meeting at the
ASCB conference
Saturday Dec 6, 2014, 1pm-5pm
Introduction
to Cell Biology of Morphogenesis:
Multicellular organisms take on complex
three-dimensional structures largely based
on the reshaping of individual cells. How
do cells change shape? How are
cellular-scale components, like the
actomyosin cell cortex and intercellular
junctions, structured and then
restructured to influence cell shapes? How
are forces generated and integrated in
multicellular contexts to shape tissues
and organs? This session will explore
recent advances in addressing fundamental
questions of tissue morphogenesis using
multidisciplinary approaches from cell
biology, quantitative imaging, and
biophysics to probe complex in vivo
systems.
Session Organizers:
Bob Goldstein, UNC Chapel
Hill
Jennifer Zallen, HHMI and
Sloan Kettering Institute
Schedule:
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1:00pm |
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Introduction:
Cell biology of
morphogenesis
Bob Goldstein, University of
North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
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1:05pm |
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Plenary talk:
Elasticity, viscosity and
changes in cell shape
Eric Wieschaus, HHMI and
Princeton University
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1:40pm |
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The
collective cell biology of
organ formation
Darren Gilmour, EMBL
Heidelberg
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2:05pm |
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Mitotic
spindle rotation in airway
tube morphogenesis
Nan Tang, National Institute
of Biological Sciences,
Beijing
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2:30pm |
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The signals
and forces that branch
epithelial tubes
Celeste Nelson, Princeton
University
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2:55pm |
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break
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3:15pm |
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Shaping the Drosophila
embryo: Multicellular
dynamics during convergent
extension
Jennifer Zallen, HHMI and
Sloan-Kettering Institute
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3:40pm |
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Morphogenesis
of tubes in the Drosophila
tracheal system
Amin Ghabrial, University of
Pennsylvania School of
Medicine
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4:05pm |
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How do cells
escape epithelial tissues?
Andy Ewald, Johns Hopkins
University School of
Medicine
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4:30pm |
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Force-dependent regulation
of alpha-catenin
Bill Weis, Stanford
University School of
Medicine
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How to attend:
You only need to be registered for the 2014
ASCB conference. No other special
registration is required. The subgroup
meetings are on the first afternoon of the
conference, before the 6pm opening Keynote
talks. Please join us!
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