May 2026 - Embrio-list - ecn.purdue.edu

Early Reg Ends Today EMBRIO Workshops and Symposium
by Brent Thomas Ladd 22 May '26

22 May '26

Dear EMBRIO Members, Reminders: Register<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.cvent…> today for EMBRIO summer events<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/jointsymposium.php>; hotel room block at Morris Inn on Notre Dame campus only guaranteed through today; Poster abstract submission is open - deadline of June 7th. All are encouraged to present research posters. Wishing everyone a relaxing, enjoyable Memorial Day holiday<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipe…> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipe…> weekend, Brent 👉REGISTER NOW - EARLY REG Ends Today MAY 22nd: EMBRIO SUMMER WORKSHOPS AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – JUNE 22-25. Please register by today to secure your hotel room at Morris Inn on Notre Dame campus ! Registration<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.cvent…> * Symposium Schedule (Tentative Schedule-at-a-glance<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/Schedule-at-a-glance_Advanc…>) * Speakers (PDF Speaker Booklet<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/Featured-Speaker-Brochure2.…>) - Featured Speakers: Mark Alber (UC-R), Sharon Gerecht (Duke), Ed Munro (UChicago), Noah Mitchell (UChicago), Mary Mullins (UPenn), Jitao Zhang (MSU). - Lightning Talks: Nilay Kumar, Linlin Li, Maria Unger, Shulan Xiao, Weiwei Zhang - Science of Imaging Innovators Panel (TBA) * Research Poster Session (Submit Abstracts no later than June 7th). Online abstract submission site<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…>. [cid:0ca2ede7-5b3b-4f94-b3c8-7a0a4086616f] [cid:ae9b0184-e7f8-46de-af7c-260e6f1eca75][cid:dd5a4686-1d8d-483e-a799-0b4dd3c15f93][cid:8e2c5cec-59fa-4b64-b92d-97ccb2c39aa9] 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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Research talks today 3pm; Reg this week for symposium and workshops!
by Brent Thomas Ladd 18 May '26

18 May '26

[cid:1cc3e2d5-21c1-44d5-8115-6df3fef07ce3] Dear EMBRIO Community, Details on research updates this afternoon at 3 EDT; Registration push this week for our summer workshops and symposium (research poster abstracts upload is open, due by June 7th). 👀 EMBRIO RESEARCH UPDATES FROM THRUST 1 AND 4 – TODAY 3PM EDT: ZOOM<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Plan to join us this afternoon at 3PM EDT when we will feature research updates from the Gardner Lab in Thrust 4, followed by collaborative research in Thrust 1 from the Kinzer-Ursem (1A) + Evans (1B) Labs. 👉REGISTER NOW - EARLY REG Extended to MAY 22nd: EMBRIO SUMMER WORKSHOPS AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – JUNE 22-25. Please register this week! Registration<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.cvent…> * Symposium Schedule (Tentative Schedule-at-a-glance<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/Schedule-at-a-glance_Advanc…>) * Speakers (PDF Speaker Booklet<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/Featured-Speaker-Brochure2.…>) - Featured Speakers: Mark Alber (UC-R), Sharon Gerecht (Duke), Ed Munro (UChicago), Noah Mitchell (UChicago), Mary Mullins (UPenn), Jitao Zhang (MSU). - Lightning Talks: Nilay Kumar, Linlin Li, Maria Unger, Shulan Xiao, Weiwei Zhang - Science of Imaging Innovators Panel (TBA) * Research Poster Session (Submit Abstracts no later than June 7th). Online abstract submission site<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…>. [cid:1523e417-8145-48ad-b4b6-ed1d5d99b634] [cid:5d0b9064-0c07-428b-968f-e9f1a8f21642][cid:c09ceab6-3b32-418b-89a0-84dbd1793520][cid:f76958d8-785a-43d2-84e5-6ba43d0c28ec] 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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REG Now for EMBRIO Symposium + Wkshops, Join Monday Thrust 1 and 4 talks
by Brent Thomas Ladd 15 May '26

15 May '26

Dear EMBRIO Community, 👀 EMBRIO RESEARCH UPDATES FROM THRUST 1 AND 4 – MAY 18TH: ZOOM<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Plan to join us next Monday at 3PM EDT when we will feature research updates with a presentation from the Gardner Lab in Thrust 4, and a presentation from collaborative research in Thrust 1 from the Kinzer-Ursem + Evans Labs. 👉REGISTER NOW - EARLY REG ENDS MAY 18TH: EMBRIO SUMMER WORKSHOPS AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – JUNE 22-25. FEATURED SPEAKERS ADDED (SEE ATTACHED BROCHURE, AND EVENTS POSTER) [cid:a0fa5b5f-c717-4c48-b27e-b11e3186246d] Early registration is open<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcvent.me%…> through May 18th for our joint summer school workshops and symposium. (Schedule at the event website<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/jointsymposium.php>). This will be an opportunity to increase your skills in employing AI in research, increase your image analysis tool kit, and team up to create new methods and tools, as well as engage with a network of leading scientists and engineers with room for all to present their research. We are working on finalizing speakers, keynotes, panel and poster sessions for the symposium in the next few days and will have a complete schedule to share soon. Workshop details are available at the website. There will be coordinated travel option between Purdue and Notre Dame. *Please note that we are asking EMBRIO attendees to chip in a $15 registration fee to cover materials (incl. event T-shirt). If you have any issues or questions regarding the registration process, please contact Kaylee Wolf at Notre Dame (kwolf5(a)nd.edu<mailto:kwolf5@nd.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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EMBRIO News and Upcoming Events
by Brent Thomas Ladd 11 May '26

11 May '26

[cid:7fc5fa9c-35d7-419b-94d4-7f8ae15e45ec] Dear EMBRIOnic People, 👉REGISTER NOW: EMBRIO SUMMER WORKSHOPS AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – JUNE 22-25 [cid:6096ab05-cc35-442f-9985-b5a2280ae2c4] Early registration is open<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcvent.me%…> through May 18th for our joint summer school workshops and symposium (event website<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/jointsymposium.php>). This will be an opportunity to increase your skills in employing AI in research, increase your image analysis tool kit, and team up to create new methods and tools, as well as engage with a network of leading scientists and engineers with room for all to present their research. We are working on finalizing speakers, keynotes, panel and poster sessions for the symposium in the next few days and will have a complete schedule to share soon. Workshop details are available at the website. There will be coordinated travel option between Purdue and Notre Dame. *Please note that we are asking EMBRIO attendees to chip in a $15 registration fee to cover materials (incl. event T-shirt). If you have any issues or questions regarding the registration process, please contact Kaylee Wolf at Notre Dame (kwolf5(a)nd.edu<mailto:kwolf5@nd.edu> ). 👀 EMBRIO RESEARCH UPDATES – MAY 18TH: ZOOM<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Plan to join us next Monday at 3PM EDT when we will feature research updates with a presentation from the Gardner Lab in Thrust 4, and a presentation from collaborative research in Thrust 1 from the Kinzer-Ursem + Evans Labs. ‼️EMBRIO PAPER MODELING EVL CHANGES AND EXTERNAL FORCES DURING ZEBRAFISH EPIBOLY Congratulations to Sharon Minsuk, lead author, and all co-authors on the recent npj Systems Biology and Applications paper featuring the Modeling epithelial deformation and cell rearrangement in response to external forces during Zebrafish epiboly<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.natur…>. EMBRIO labs involved include Glazier, Mullins, and Umulis, along with T.J. Sego (now at U of FL). Collaborating with the team, Sharon constructed an agent-based model of the enveloping layer (EVL) during epiboly and its response to exogenous forces using a center-based simulation framework (Tissue Forge, developed by the Glazier lab). Their model captures the large viscoelastoplastic deformation of the EVL by cell rearrangement, and accommodates the required cell neighbor exchanges without losing mechanical integration. This is a major accomplishment. Learn more at the online article<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.natur…>. [Fig. 11: Rate of EVL edge straightening correlates negatively with the strength of the bond angle constraint as applied to leading edge bond transformations.] Fig. 11: Rate of EVL edge straightening correlates negatively with the strength of the bond angle constraint as applied to leading edge bond transformations. 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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EMBRIO Summer Symposium and Workshops: Registration is open!
by Brent Thomas Ladd 04 May '26

04 May '26

[cid:50b39ac2-e7ea-4249-ace9-04c0aa7c041d] EMBRIO Members, 👉Registration link, draft schedule, and details are available for our summer workshops and joint symposium - early registration is encouraged through May 18th: https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/jointsymposium.php Note: additional speakers and final schedule will be announced soon. [cid:3214ad36-16ab-4536-a581-d1f83c204700]<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/research/jointsymposium.php> 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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