March 2025 - Embrio-list - ecn.purdue.edu

Announcements + Reminders
by Ladd, Brent Thomas 31 Mar '25

31 Mar '25

Dear EMBRIO Community, Plan to join us for the Institute’s next all-hands seminar Monday, April 7th, 3PM EDT with the Staiger lab and Iyer-Pascuzzi lab leading the presentation for Thrust 2A. If you missed any previous seminars, you could find the recording on our shared Box drive in the All-Hands Meetings Recordings folder<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.c…>. EMBRIO Best Paper and Best Scientific Figure Competitions – please see the attached announcements – deadline for Best Paper submission is April 9th, and Best Scientific Figure is June 1st. Upcoming Events: April 11, 2025. Q-Bio Symposium, University of Notre Dame. For additional details, visit qbio.nd.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.ed…> for event details<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> or feel free to reach out to sraha(a)nd.edu or dgazzo(a)nd.edu with any questions. Looking forward to a day of exciting discussions and collaboration! April 22, 2025. Sloan Mentorship Community of Practice Virtual Workshop: Rubrics for Holistic Competitive Decisions, with leadership from EMBRIO Investigator Stephanie Gardner. Please see the attached flyer for details and QR code for the zoom link, but consider registering in advance for this meeting: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/UvqM_3QWTdacKoLsbGk0Sg<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. June 9-13, 2025. EMBRIO Summer School and Annual Meeting, Purdue University. Additional Details forthcoming. See the attached for Best Paper and Best Scientific Figure Competitions. July 9-13, 2025. International Zebrafish Conference<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.izfs.…>. Madison, WI, USA. October 8-11, 2025. BMES 2025, San Diego, CA. https://www.bmes.org/2025/annualmeeting<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bmes.…> December 6-10, 2025. Cell Bio 25, ASCB, Philadelphia, PA. https://www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ascb.…> Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Office: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Ste. 203 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 laddb(a)purdue.edu

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Emergence Newsletter Issue 40 - announcements and attachments
by Ladd, Brent Thomas 27 Mar '25

27 Mar '25

[cid:3e5e0ac8-67f7-424b-abe5-0223a3c99ef5] Emergence: A newsletter of discovery, education, and outreach from the EMBRIO Institute Issue 40: March 27, 2025 DIRECTORS’ NOTE Plan to join us for the Institute’s next all-hands seminar Monday, April 7th, 3PM EDT with the Staiger lab and Iyer-Pascuzzi lab leading the presentation for Thrust 2A. If you missed any previous seminars, you can find the recording on our shared Box drive in the All-Hands Meetings Recordings folder<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.c…>. The upcoming Thrust level seminar schedule is below. Investigators: emails went out March 14th with requests for progress reports (due April 14th) and information about Y5 budgeting. We’ve just received today a revised annual reporting template from NSF that will slightly alter how you report some activity. Brent will be in touch directly with details. Please hold on your calendars (calendar invites were sent in February) the week of June 9-13 for the annual EMBRIO Summer School (Mon-Wed) and Annual Meeting (Thurs-Fri). A forthcoming poll will solicit input from all members regarding formats and topics. This year we are announcing both Best Paper and Best Scientific Figure Competitions – please see the attached announcements – deadline for Best Paper submission is April 9th, and Best Scientific Figure is June 1st. EMBRIO is participating in the Q-Bio Symposium: “Harnessing Complexity, Revealing Simplicity” happening on Friday, April 11th at University of Notre Dame. RSVP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> by tomorrow Friday, March 28th. The symposium, planned and hosted by the quantitative biology student committee – including the Zartman Lab at the University of Notre Dame, will feature EMBRIO speakers. Trainees and collaborators there is still time to submit a poster. More details about the event can be found below. You can always check out the latest on EMBRIO research being released in pre-print and peer-reviewed publication on our Institute Google Scholar page<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.g…>. A new preprint on Digital Cousins is out from the Umulis lab: Li, L., Mdluli, T., Buzzard, G., and Umulis, D. Digital Cousins: Simultaneous optimization of one model for BMP signaling in distant relatives reveals essential core. March 1, 2025. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.25.640248v1<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biorx…> Congrats to co-first authors Mayesha Mim and Nilay Kumar, along with EMBRIO co-authors from the Zartman lab, for being awarded the Outstanding CBE Department Paper of 2024 at Notre Dame for work on Piezo in Cell Reports: Mim M.S., Kumar, N., Levis,M.., Unger, M.F., Miranda,G., Gazzo, D., Robinett,T., and Zartman, J.J. (2024) Piezo regulates epithelial topology and promotes precision in organ size control, Cell Reports, 43, Issue 7,114398, ISSN 2211-1247, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114398<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2…> Other opportunities and workshops coming up include the free virtual Sloan Mentorship Community of Practice Workshop: Rubrics for Holistic Competitive Decisions, April 22nd, with leadership from EMBRIO Investigator Stephanie Gardner. Please see the attached flyer for details and QR code for the zoom link, but consider registering in advance for this meeting: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/UvqM_3QWTdacKoLsbGk0Sg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The American Society for Cell Biology has opportunity for organizing a workshop session. Those interested please contact Brent (laddb(a)purdue.edu<mailto:laddb@purdue.edu>) or Jeremy Zartman (jzartman(a)nd.edu<mailto:jzartman@nd.edu>) The deadline for workshop proposals is April 8th https://www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/sessionproposals/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ascb.…> An additional reminder: The postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at Notre Dame for those who have successfully completed all requirements for a doctoral degree between June 2023 and September 2025 (deadline is April 6th): Jeremy Zartman is interested in supporting anyone for this fellowship if they are interested and eligible to work in his Multicellular Systems Engineering lab<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.nd.…>. Please contact Dr. Zartman to discuss. Details on the University of Notre Dame Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering (deadline is April 6th): https://engineering.nd.edu/provosts-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-engineering…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineeri…> David, Jeremy, Chris, Anjali, Janice, Alejandra, Elsje, and Brent QUICK LINKS All-Hands Meetings Recordings<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.c…> Q-Bio Symposium RSVP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> Materials from Summer School & Annual Retreat<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.c…> Institute Skills and Strengths Sharing Platform<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> Orientation to EMBRIO<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.c…> Sign the Data Sharing Policy Agreement<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…> EMBRIO Personnel List<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.c…> Hot Off the Press: New & Recent EMBRIO Journal Papers and Preprints Let us know about new papers you want to highlight for the EMBRIO community! Check out our Google Scholar Page<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.g…> See a more complete list of Scholarly Products produced under support of EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/scholarly-products.php> Li, L., Mdluli, T., Buzzard, G., and Umulis, D. Digital Cousins: Simultaneous optimization of one model for BMP signaling in distant relatives reveals essential core. March 1, 2025. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.25.640248v1<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biorx…> REMINDER: EMBRIO Acknowledgement for Scholarly Papers and Posters. For EMBRIO related research publications, NSF requires acknowledgement of EMBRIO NSF funding for our Institute to claim the work in our reporting back to NSF. Please include the following acknowledgement in your journal and conference papers and posters: “This work is based upon efforts supported by EMBRIO Institute, contract #2120200, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Biology Integration Institute.” UPCOMING DEADLINES, IMPORTANT DATES, OPPORTUNITIES & INFO EMBRIO All-hands Meeting Schedule, Monday’s 3-4pm ET. Zoom Link: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/97946412458?pwd=YUurFKck0n1am07eA7b0O0TVKsVwpC…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Previous All Hands Recordings<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.c…> Trainees and collaborators encouraged to co-present during the Thrust seminars this semester. Month Day Spring Semester 2025 Jan 13 Denise Driscoll, Purdue (ABIDES Invited Scholar) Jan 27 Scott Howard, Notre Dame Feb 10 Krishna Jayant Lab; Thrust 1A Feb 24 Janice Evans Lab; Thrust 1B Mar 10 Qing Deng Lab; Thrust 3B Mar 24 Jeremiah Zartman Lab; Thrust 2B Apr 7 Chris Staiger and Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi Labs; Thrust 2A Apr 21 Mary Mullins Lab; Thrust 3A May 5 Stephanie Gardner Lab; Thrust 4 May 19 Ale Magana Lab; Thrust 4 April 11, 2025. Q-Bio Symposium, University of Notre Dame. (details below) April 22, 2025. Sloan Mentorship Community of Practice Virtual Workshop: Rubrics for Holistic Competitive Decisions, with leadership from EMBRIO Investigator Stephanie Gardner. Please see the attached flyer for details and QR code for the zoom link, but consider registering in advance for this meeting: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/UvqM_3QWTdacKoLsbGk0Sg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. May 12-16, 2025 Cytoskeleton Modeling Workshop, NC State (Details below) June 9-13, 2025. EMBRIO Summer School and Annual Meeting, Purdue University. Additional Details forthcoming. See the attached for Best Paper and Best Scientific Figure Competitions. July 9-13, 2025. International Zebrafish Conference<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.izfs.…>. Madison, WI, USA. Quantitative Biology Symposium Joint Event: Q-Bio@ND + EMBRIO Location: University of Notre Dame Campus (Hesburg Library and Jordan Hall of Science) Date: Friday, April 11th. RSVP by this Friday, March 28th. Schedule<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> RSVP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> On behalf of the Q-Bio@ND community, we are excited to invite you to the upcoming Quantitative Biology Symposium, a joint event with EMBRIO, taking place on Friday, April 11, 2025, on Notre Dame's Campus in the Carey Auditorium & the Jordan Hall of Science, from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM. This full-day symposium offers a valuable opportunity to connect ND and EMBRIO researchers, exchange insights, and foster collaborations in quantitative and computational biology. The event will feature engaging research discussions, networking opportunities, and complimentary meals throughout the day. If you are interested in any of the following research themes, please join us: Mathematical and Theoretical Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Population Biology and Epidemiology, Systems and Synthetic Biology Event Highlights: * Opening remarks by Dean Santiago Schnell<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fschnell-l…> * Research talks by ND and EMBRIO/Purdue faculty * Trainee short talks featuring research from graduate students, postdocs, and research scientists * Poster presentation session (open to all research topics—postdocs, graduate, and undergraduate students encouraged to participate!) * Informal networking sessions to build connections within and across research communities We’d love to have you join us! If you’re interested, please RSVP here<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> For additional details, visit qbio.nd.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.ed…> for event details<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> or feel free to reach out to sraha(a)nd.edu or dgazzo(a)nd.edu with any questions. Looking forward to a day of exciting discussions and collaboration! Cheers, David Additional Gatherings On the evening of Thursday, April 10, we are tentatively planning to host an informal dinner gathering for EMBRIO investigators and key personnel, with further details to be shared closer to the event. For trainees arriving the night before, we will also hold an informal gathering option as well! Full Links RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd22Fw8gUkR3MUWZeWxfAQlIGTHoVxQZoA…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> Event Details: https://qbio.nd.edu/events/2025/04/11/q-bio-nd-embrio-joint-symposium/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> Cytoskeleton Modeling Workshop, NC State From: Julio Monti Belmonte <jbelmon2(a)ncsu.edu<mailto:jbelmon2@ncsu.edu>> Date: Thu, Feb 6, 2025, 4:38 PM Subject: Cytoskeleton Modelling Workshop May 12-16 at NC State To: <cytosimworkshop(a)ncsu.edu<mailto:cytosimworkshop@ncsu.edu>> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the first in-person Cytoskeleton Modeling Workshop in the United States, utilizing the CytoSim<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcytosim.or…> software<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcytosim.or…>. This workshop will be held at NC State, Raleigh, NC<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcytosimwo…>, from May 12-16, 2025. Over the course of five days, the workshop will feature a combination of lectures<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcytosimwo…>, guest talks<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcytosimwo…>, and hands-on hackathon sessions. This workshop is open to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, including Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and related fields, as well as participants at all career stages (undergraduate students to faculty). No prior programming experience is required. Key Learning Outcomes: - How to download, install, and run CytoSim simulations on your own machine - An overview of the biophysical properties and dynamics of various cytoskeletal systems and their components - An introduction to all the features and functionalities available in CytoSim - Techniques and scripts for extracting and analyzing simulation data - Methods for performing parameter scans and running simulations on computer clusters In the final days of the workshop, we will host hackathon sessions, where participants can apply the knowledge gained throughout the workshop to work on projects of their choosing, either independently or in groups, with the support of our instructors: François Nédélec<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slcu.…>, Daniel Cortes<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcorteslab…> and Julio Belmonte<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbelmonte.…>. Additional Information: - There are no registration<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcytosimwo…> fees for this workshop; however, participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses. Discounted accommodation rates are available at a nearby university dormitory<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcytosimwo…>. - Lunch and coffee will be provided throughout the workshop. For more details and to register, please visit the workshop website: https://cytosimworkshop.wordpress.ncsu.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcytosimwo…> Registration Deadline: March 30, 2025 Given limited space, applicants will be notified by early April regarding their acceptance to the workshop. We encourage you to share this announcement with any colleagues who may be interested in attending. We look forward to welcoming you to Raleigh in May! Best regards, Julio M. Belmonte Assistant Professor Department of Physics NC State University Awards Congrats to co-first authors Mayesha Mim and Nilay Kumar, along with EMBRIO co-authors from the Zartman lab, for being awarded the Outstanding CBE Department Paper of 2024 at Notre Dame for work on Piezo in Cell Reports: Mim M.S., Kumar, N., Levis,M.., Unger, M.F., Miranda,G., Gazzo, D., Robinett,T., and Zartman, J.J. (2024) Piezo regulates epithelial topology and promotes precision in organ size control, Cell Reports, 43, Issue 7,114398, ISSN 2211-1247, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114398<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2…> New Lab Members? Did you recently have new students or staff members join your EMBRIO projects? We want to add them to the listserv, Box account, demographics survey, and Personnel List for ensuring their inclusion in communications and participation. If they are not already on our Personnel spreadsheet<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.c…> , or they have graduated, let Brent know their names and email contacts (laddb(a)purdue.edu<mailto:laddb@purdue.edu> ) Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Office: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Ste. 203 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 laddb(a)purdue.edu

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Seminar by the Zartman Lab T2B Today 3pm + Q-Bio Symposium + Reminders
by Ladd, Brent Thomas 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Dear EMBRIOphytes, Today's seminar from 3-4 pm EDT will feature the Zartman Lab with the Thrust 2B project. Zoom link for the spring semester seminars: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/97946412458?pwd=YUurFKck0n1am07eA7b0O0TVKsVwpC…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Related news to Thrust 2B includes a University of Notre Dame Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering (deadline April 6th - see details below), and congrats to co-first authors Mayesha Mim and Nilay Kumar, along with EMBRIO co-authors from the Zartman lab, for being awarded the Outstanding CBE Department Paper of 2024 at Notre Dame for work on Piezo in Cell Reports: Mim M.S., Kumar, N., Levis,M.., Unger, M.F., Miranda,G., Gazzo, D., Robinett,T., and Zartman, J.J. (2024) Piezo regulates epithelial topology and promotes precision in organ size control, Cell Reports, 43, Issue 7,114398, ISSN 2211-1247, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114398<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2…> BTW, EMBRIO graduate students, postdocs, and staff research scientists: stay tuned for an announcement on submitting your best work for EMBRIO's Best Paper Award, as well as Best Scientific Figure Award. ==> A reminder that EMBRIO is partnering with the Q-Bio@ND community for a joint symposium taking place in-person April 11th. Symposium details and RSVP from David Gazzo and the Q-Bio@ND group are below. Please RSVP by March 28th . Reach out to sraha(a)nd.edu or dgazzo(a)nd.edu with any questions. Depending on interest, we will look to organize carpools from Purdue for transportation to and from South Bend. If you are interested in any of the following research themes, please join us: Mathematical and Theoretical Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Population Biology and Epidemiology, Systems and Synthetic Biology Trainees: An opportunity to spotlight your research at The Chicago Cytoskeleton Society April 25th meeting through their lightning talk contest (submissions due today March 24). Please see details and instructions below in the announcement from Holly Goodson. See you all this afternoon for the seminar! Brent Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Office: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Ste. 203 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 laddb(a)purdue.edu A postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at Notre Dame For those who have successfully completed all requirements for a doctoral degree between June 2023 and September 2025 (deadline is April 6th): Jeremy Zartman is interested in supporting anyone for this fellowship if they are interested and eligible to work in his Multicellular Systems Engineering lab<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.nd.…>. Please contact Dr. Zartman to discuss. Details on the University of Notre Dame Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering (deadline is April 6th): https://engineering.nd.edu/provosts-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-engineering…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineeri…> Quantitative Biology Symposium Joint Event: Q-Bio@ND + EMBRIO Location: University of Notre Dame Campus (Hesburg Library and Jordan Hall of Science) Date: Friday, April 11th. RSVP by this Friday, March 28th. Schedule<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> RSVP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> On behalf of the Q-Bio@ND community, we are excited to invite you to the upcoming Quantitative Biology Symposium, a joint event with EMBRIO, taking place on Friday, April 11, 2025, on Notre Dame's Campus in the Carey Auditorium & the Jordan Hall of Science, from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM. This full-day symposium offers a valuable opportunity to connect ND and EMBRIO researchers, exchange insights, and foster collaborations in quantitative and computational biology. The event will feature engaging research discussions, networking opportunities, and complimentary meals throughout the day. If you are interested in any of the following research themes, please join us: Mathematical and Theoretical Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Population Biology and Epidemiology, Systems and Synthetic Biology Event Highlights: * Opening remarks by Dean Santiago Schnell<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fschnell-l…> * Research talks by ND and EMBRIO/Purdue faculty * Trainee short talks featuring research from graduate students, postdocs, and research scientists * Poster presentation session (open to all research topics—postdocs, graduate, and undergraduate students encouraged to participate!) * Informal networking sessions to build connections within and across research communities We’d love to have you join us! If you’re interested, please RSVP here<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> For additional details, visit qbio.nd.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.ed…> for event details<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> or feel free to reach out to sraha(a)nd.edu or dgazzo(a)nd.edu with any questions. Looking forward to a day of exciting discussions and collaboration! Cheers, David Additional Gatherings On the evening of Thursday, April 10, we are tentatively planning to host an informal dinner gathering for EMBRIO investigators and key personnel, with further details to be shared closer to the event. For trainees arriving the night before, we will also hold an informal gathering option as well! [image.png] Full Links RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd22Fw8gUkR3MUWZeWxfAQlIGTHoVxQZoA…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> Event Details: https://qbio.nd.edu/events/2025/04/11/q-bio-nd-embrio-joint-symposium/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> Chicago Cytoskeleton Society Lightning Talk Contest - Deadline Today -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Chicago Cytoskeleton Lighting talk contest! Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 17:37:14 -0400 From: Holly Goodson <holly.v.goodson.1(a)nd.edu><mailto:holly.v.goodson.1@nd.edu> To: Vladimir I Gelfand <vgelfand(a)northwestern.edu><mailto:vgelfand@northwestern.edu> CC: Vanessa González <vanessa.g(a)northwestern.edu><mailto:vanessa.g@northwestern.edu> Hi Everyone, It is time for the lightning talk contest to determine who are the four trainees who will speak at the second (and last!) CC meeting of the year Friday April 25. The winners will speak before the joint plenary lecture to be given by the collaborating team of Sue Biggins (Fred Hutchison) and Chip Asbury (U. Washington). After the talks, we will have the yearly CC poster session. Meeting Time and Place: April 25, 3:00-7:30pm, Baldwin Auditorium, See the attached venue and parking PDF for more details. More info will come soon about the meeting itself. Lighting Talk and poster session deadlines: • So that we can announce the winners one month before the CC meeting, the deadline for submitting your lighting talk is two weeks from tomorrow, Monday March 24. • If you want to present a poster only, the deadline for abstract submission is Monday April 11. Details on how to submit recordings and poster abstracts are provided below. • Parking: please submit parking voucher requests (link below) by April 18. We are looking forward to hearing about your work in April! -Holly Goodson and the Chicago Cytoskeleton Steering Committee p.s. Please distribute this to your lab members, friends, and colleagues! ********* Lighting talk and poster session information Did you or someone in your lab present a lightning talk or poster at ASCB, Biophysics, or another conference? Give that presentation a new life through Chicago Cytoskeleton! Or perhaps you want to put together a new presentation? CC is a great place to try it out! Key points about the lightning talk contest and poster session: • If you want to compete for an April 25 speaker slot: please submit (details below) a pre-recorded 3-5 minute lightning talk that will be viewed and judged by the Steering Committee. > The Deadline for submitting your recording is Monday March 24. • If you just want to present a poster without competing: please simply submit an abstract by Monday April 11. ****** LIGHTNING TALK AND POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INFO******** If you want to participate in the lightning talk competition: 1) Please ASAP send an email to me (hgoodson(a)nd.edu<mailto:hgoodson@nd.edu>) with the subject line "CC lightning talk competition." I'll then email you a non-public Google Drive link into which you can submit your e-poster talk as well your abstract and (recommended but not required) a PDF of the associated poster. The only people with access to this link will be the poster submitters and the Steering Committee. 2) Please create in this Google Drive a folder with you name, and put in this folder: i) your pre-recorded lightning talk (3-5 minutes) ii) the abstract for the associated poster (we will put this along with the other abstracts in the ebooklet for the March 15 meeting) iii) a PDF of your poster (helpful but not required for following along with your talk; if you prefer, you can submit slides instead of a poster). >> Please upload all this information by the deadline of Monday March 24. If you simply want to present a poster April 25: By Friday April 11, please send an email to me (hgoodson(a)nd.edu<mailto:hgoodson@nd.edu>) with the subject line "CC poster abstract", and attach your abstract in .docx format > Please be sure to include the title (!), authors, and affiliations in your file. > Please be sure to use .docx and not PDF. Other notes: • For your recording, please use Zoom or a similar method, presenting your poster via presenter mode. Alternatively, you could prepare and present separate slides. Either works. • Please keep the talk and poster to reasonable sizes - less than 25MB if possible. • Please let me (hgoodson(a)nd.edu<mailto:hgoodson@nd.edu>) know if you have any questions or concerns! ++++++++++ Parking Voucher Request form: https://forms.feinberg.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=3523972<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.fei…> ++++++++++ Regarding lodging, both the Ivy Hotel and Club Quarters have offered Northwestern’s reduced rates for guests attending the conference in April. Instructions for securing lodging using the discounted rate is below. Ivy Hotel (2-3 minutes from campus): 233 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 643-3400 Click below to secure reduced room rate [Note from Holly: this link didn't work for me - I will have to get a new link and send it in a future email] https://bookings.travelclick.com/114842?&RatePlanId=5932744#/guestsandrooms<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> Club Quarters Hotel Wacker at Michigan (20-minute walk to campus, along the river): 75 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 357-6400 Click below to secure reduced room rate https://clubquartershotels.com/northwestern-university<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclubquart…>

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EMBRIO Seminar 3PM ET Today, Q-Bio Symposium April 11th, Trainee spotlight talk opp at Chicago Cytoskeleton
by Ladd, Brent Thomas 10 Mar '25

10 Mar '25

Dear EMBRIOphytes, Today's seminar will feature a collaboration colleague from the Thrust 3B project between the Deng and Umulis Labs with Jesse Chi Zhang, Ph.D., presenting "Chemically Selective Imaging and Control of Biomolecular Functions in Live Cells" March 10th 3pm EST. Please see the attached pdf flyer for zoom link, abstract and bio. EMBRIO is excited to be partnering with the Q-Bio@ND community for a joint symposium taking place in-person April 11th. Symposium details and RSVP from David Gazzo and the Q-Bio@ND group are below. Please RSVP by March 21st . Reach out to sraha(a)nd.edu or dgazzo(a)nd.edu with any questions. We will look to organize carpools from Purdue for transportation to and from South Bend. Trainees: An opportunity to spotlight your research at The Chicago Cytoskeleton Society April 25th meeting through their lightning talk contest (submissions due March 24). Please see details and instructions below in the announcement from Holly Goodson. See you all this afternoon for the seminar! Brent Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Office: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Ste. 203 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 laddb(a)purdue.edu Quantitative Biology Symposium Joint Event: Q-Bio@ND + EMBRIO Location: University of Notre Dame Campus (Hesburg Library and Jordan Hall of Science) Date: Friday, April 11th Schedule<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> RSVP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> On behalf of the Q-Bio@ND community, we are excited to invite you to the upcoming Quantitative Biology Symposium, a joint event with EMBRIO, taking place on Friday, April 11, 2025, on Notre Dame's Campus in the Carey Auditorium & the Jordan Hall of Science, from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM. This full-day symposium offers a valuable opportunity to connect ND and EMBRIO researchers, exchange insights, and foster collaborations in quantitative and computational biology. The event will feature engaging research discussions, networking opportunities, and complimentary meals throughout the day. Event Highlights: * Opening remarks by Dean Santiago Schnell<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fschnell-l…> * Research talks by ND and EMBRIO/Purdue faculty * Trainee short talks featuring research from graduate students, postdocs, and research scientists * Poster presentation session (open to all research topics—postdocs, graduate, and undergraduate students encouraged to participate!) * Informal networking sessions to build connections within and across research communities We’d love to have you join us! If you’re interested, please RSVP here<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> For additional details, visit qbio.nd.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.ed…> for event details<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> or feel free to reach out to sraha(a)nd.edu or dgazzo(a)nd.edu with any questions. Looking forward to a day of exciting discussions and collaboration! Cheers, David Additional Gatherings On the evening of Thursday, April 10, we are tentatively planning to host an informal dinner gathering for EMBRIO investigators and key personnel, with further details to be shared closer to the event. For trainees arriving the night before, we will also hold an informal gathering option as well! [image.png] Full Links RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd22Fw8gUkR3MUWZeWxfAQlIGTHoVxQZoA…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> Event Details: https://qbio.nd.edu/events/2025/04/11/q-bio-nd-embrio-joint-symposium/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> Chicago Cytoskeleton Society Lightning Talk Contest -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Chicago Cytoskeleton Lighting talk contest! Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 17:37:14 -0400 From: Holly Goodson <holly.v.goodson.1(a)nd.edu><mailto:holly.v.goodson.1@nd.edu> To: Vladimir I Gelfand <vgelfand(a)northwestern.edu><mailto:vgelfand@northwestern.edu> CC: Vanessa González <vanessa.g(a)northwestern.edu><mailto:vanessa.g@northwestern.edu> Hi Everyone, It is time for the lightning talk contest to determine who are the four trainees who will speak at the second (and last!) CC meeting of the year Friday April 25. The winners will speak before the joint plenary lecture to be given by the collaborating team of Sue Biggins (Fred Hutchison) and Chip Asbury (U. Washington). After the talks, we will have the yearly CC poster session. Meeting Time and Place: April 25, 3:00-7:30pm, Baldwin Auditorium, See the attached venue and parking PDF for more details. More info will come soon about the meeting itself. Lighting Talk and poster session deadlines: • So that we can announce the winners one month before the CC meeting, the deadline for submitting your lighting talk is two weeks from tomorrow, Monday March 24. • If you want to present a poster only, the deadline for abstract submission is Monday April 11. Details on how to submit recordings and poster abstracts are provided below. • Parking: please submit parking voucher requests (link below) by April 18. We are looking forward to hearing about your work in April! -Holly Goodson and the Chicago Cytoskeleton Steering Committee p.s. Please distribute this to your lab members, friends, and colleagues! ********* Lighting talk and poster session information Did you or someone in your lab present a lightning talk or poster at ASCB, Biophysics, or another conference? Give that presentation a new life through Chicago Cytoskeleton! Or perhaps you want to put together a new presentation? CC is a great place to try it out! Key points about the lightning talk contest and poster session: • If you want to compete for an April 25 speaker slot: please submit (details below) a pre-recorded 3-5 minute lightning talk that will be viewed and judged by the Steering Committee. > The Deadline for submitting your recording is Monday March 24. • If you just want to present a poster without competing: please simply submit an abstract by Monday April 11. ****** LIGHTNING TALK AND POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INFO******** If you want to participate in the lightning talk competition: 1) Please ASAP send an email to me (hgoodson(a)nd.edu<mailto:hgoodson@nd.edu>) with the subject line "CC lightning talk competition." I'll then email you a non-public Google Drive link into which you can submit your e-poster talk as well your abstract and (recommended but not required) a PDF of the associated poster. The only people with access to this link will be the poster submitters and the Steering Committee. 2) Please create in this Google Drive a folder with you name, and put in this folder: i) your pre-recorded lightning talk (3-5 minutes) ii) the abstract for the associated poster (we will put this along with the other abstracts in the ebooklet for the March 15 meeting) iii) a PDF of your poster (helpful but not required for following along with your talk; if you prefer, you can submit slides instead of a poster). >> Please upload all this information by the deadline of Monday March 24. If you simply want to present a poster April 25: By Friday April 11, please send an email to me (hgoodson(a)nd.edu<mailto:hgoodson@nd.edu>) with the subject line "CC poster abstract", and attach your abstract in .docx format > Please be sure to include the title (!), authors, and affiliations in your file. > Please be sure to use .docx and not PDF. Other notes: • For your recording, please use Zoom or a similar method, presenting your poster via presenter mode. Alternatively, you could prepare and present separate slides. Either works. • Please keep the talk and poster to reasonable sizes - less than 25MB if possible. • Please let me (hgoodson(a)nd.edu<mailto:hgoodson@nd.edu>) know if you have any questions or concerns! ++++++++++ Parking Voucher Request form: https://forms.feinberg.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=3523972<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.fei…> ++++++++++ Regarding lodging, both the Ivy Hotel and Club Quarters have offered Northwestern’s reduced rates for guests attending the conference in April. Instructions for securing lodging using the discounted rate is below. Ivy Hotel (2-3 minutes from campus): 233 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 643-3400 Click below to secure reduced room rate [Note from Holly: this link didn't work for me - I will have to get a new link and send it in a future email] https://bookings.travelclick.com/114842?&RatePlanId=5932744#/guestsandrooms<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefens…> Club Quarters Hotel Wacker at Michigan (20-minute walk to campus, along the river): 75 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 357-6400 Click below to secure reduced room rate https://clubquartershotels.com/northwestern-university<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclubquart…>

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EMBRIO Seminar March 10th and Q-Bio Symposium April 11th Details
by Ladd, Brent Thomas 03 Mar '25

03 Mar '25

[cid:bc905962-40c3-4f6c-86f5-91e5b598700d] Dear EMBRIOphytes, Next Monday's seminar will feature a collaboration colleague from the Thrust 3B project between the Deng and Umulis Labs with Jesse Chi Zhang, Ph.D., who will present "Chemically Selective Imaging and Control of Biomolecular Functions in Live Cells" March 10th 3pm EST. Please see the attached pdf flyer for zoom link, abstract and bio. EMBRIO is excited to be partnering with the Q-Bio@ND community for a joint symposium taking place in-person April 11th. Symposium details and RSVP from David Gazzo and the Q-Bio@ND group are below. Please RSVP by March 21st . Reach out to sraha(a)nd.edu or dgazzo(a)nd.edu with any questions. We will look to organize carpools from Purdue for transportation to and from South Bend. Quantitative Biology Symposium Joint Event: Q-Bio@ND + EMBRIO Location: University of Notre Dame Campus (Hesburg Library and Jordan Hall of Science) Date: Friday, April 11th Schedule<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> RSVP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> On behalf of the Q-Bio@ND community, we are excited to invite you to the upcoming Quantitative Biology Symposium, a joint event with EMBRIO, taking place on Friday, April 11, 2025, on Notre Dame's Campus in the Carey Auditorium & the Jordan Hall of Science, from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM. This full-day symposium offers a valuable opportunity to connect ND and EMBRIO researchers, exchange insights, and foster collaborations in quantitative and computational biology. The event will feature engaging research discussions, networking opportunities, and complimentary meals throughout the day. Event Highlights: * Opening remarks by Dean Santiago Schnell<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fschnell-l…> * Research talks by ND and EMBRIO/Purdue faculty * Trainee short talks featuring research from graduate students, postdocs, and research scientists * Poster presentation session (open to all research topics—postdocs, graduate, and undergraduate students encouraged to participate!) * Informal networking sessions to build connections within and across research communities We’d love to have you join us! If you’re interested, please RSVP here<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> For additional details, visit qbio.nd.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.ed…> for event details<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> or feel free to reach out to sraha(a)nd.edu or dgazzo(a)nd.edu with any questions. Looking forward to a day of exciting discussions and collaboration! Cheers, David Additional Gatherings On the evening of Thursday, April 10, we are tentatively planning to host an informal dinner gathering for EMBRIO investigators and key personnel, with further details to be shared closer to the event. For trainees arriving the night before, we will also hold an informal gathering option as well! [image.png] Full Links RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd22Fw8gUkR3MUWZeWxfAQlIGTHoVxQZoA…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> Event Details: https://qbio.nd.edu/events/2025/04/11/q-bio-nd-embrio-joint-symposium/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.e…> Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Office: Hall for Discovery Learning and Research, Ste. 203 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 laddb(a)purdue.edu

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