Happy Friday! Our all-hands seminar next Monday, April 15^th features Dr. Tami Kinzer-Ursem presenting Thrust 1A research, preceded by a preview of the EMBRIO Summer School by Thrust 4 members. There are two EMBRIO surveys/studies to call your attention to below, along with an upcoming seminar on In Vivo Force Measurement, and a Chicago Cytoskeleton event next week, plus take a look at the just announced training opportunities with CompuCell3D this summer:

Identical to last year, the Gardner lab is conducting the third annual evaluation survey supporting required NSF data, as well as Thrust 4 research into the interdisciplinary nature of the Institute. If you have not yet responded, look for the individual reminder email delivered to each active member’s inbox via the Qualtrics Survey System. Please commit to 20 min. to complete this mandatory survey ASAP! We are required to submit the information to our NSF funder. Like last year's survey, you will have the ability to opt out of having your answers used in the research component, though completing the survey is still mandatory. Consenting to allow your answers to be used in the research component is much appreciated. Contact Soumi Mukherjee and Dr. Stephanie Gardner for questions or concerns about the survey (mukher42@purdue.edu and sgardne@purdue.edu ).

We are recruiting EMBRIO graduate students for a research study to identify and describe the development and trajectory of interdisciplinary STEM identity among graduate student trainees in EMBRIO. We want to know how grad students' experiences in different contexts of their academic and personal lives contribute to the way they see themselves as researchers. To participate in this study you must be 18 or older. You must be a current active graduate student in the EMBRIO institute from any affiliated institution. Participation will entail a virtual session, including an interview and a survey, that will last no more than 70 minutes. You may be invited to a second follow-up interview during the next academic year, which will last no more than 70 minutes.

Your participation in this study is voluntary and not required as a member of EMBRIO. You can withdraw at any time, and your decision on whether to participate will not affect any aspect of your association with EMBRIO. If you wish to participate in this study or have any questions, check your emails for a message from Emily Georgopoulos (egeorgop@purdue.edu) to schedule an interview session.

Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Thursday, April 18, 12PM, LILY 1-117 (see attached flyer for Zoom link and abstract): "In Vivo Force Measurement with Two, One, and Half and Zero GFP", by Yuan Ren, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Dept of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Nanobiology Institute, Yale University.

We are pleased to announce the 2024 Multicell Virtual-Tissue Modeling Online Summer School and Hackathon at Indiana University, Bloomington, July 28 to August 4, 2024. Learn to model your biological system of interest with one-on-one help. The workshop will cover CC3D basics, as well as advanced features and modeling topics. The workshop will be followed the next weekend by a 3-day model-building hackathon from Aug 9–11. Participants team up to build research-grade models of biological systems. All experience levels and backgrounds are welcome! For more information, email compucell3d.iu@gmail.com or visit www.compucell3d.org/Workshop24. Register at https://tinyurl.com/CC3D2024.

Subject:	Join us for Chicago Cytoskeleton April 19!
Date:	Mon, 8 Apr 2024 23:49:47 -0400
From:	Holly Goodson <holly.v.goodson.1@nd.edu>
To:	Vladimir Gelfand <vgelfand@northwestern.edu>, Beach, Jordan <jbeach1@luc.edu>
CC:	Vanessa Gonzalez <vanessa.g@northwestern.edu>

Hi Everyone,

Please join us for the last Chicago Cytoskeleton meeting of the academic year on April 19!

This meeting with feature three of the four CC Flash Talk winners and the 2024 Keynote Lecture by Dan Fletcher (UC Berkeley)

Speakers for April 19:

• Margaret E. Utgaard (Beach/Oakes labs, Loyola University)
Septins anchor a unique cytoskeletal network under the nucleus

• Sharon R. Garrott (DeSantis lab, University of Michigan)
Ndel1 modulates dynein activity in multiple ways

• Sarah E. Yde (Kovar lab, University of Chicago)
Capping Protein contributes to the balance of actin assembly among different F-actin networks

2024 Keynote by Dan Fletcher (UC Berkeley):
Use the force: Harnessing actin networks for good and evil

Please see the poster below!

CC Meeting Place and time: This meeting will be in the Simpson-Querrey Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, at the Feinberg School of Medicine. For the April 19 meeting, talks will start at 3:00 and continue until ~5:00, followed by a reception that will be in the adjoining building. There is no registration fee - just join us!

Parking: If you would like a parking coupon, please fill out this form by FRIDAY APRIL 12 (coupons will be distributed at the meeting):

https://forms.feinberg.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=2999143
We look forward to seeing you Friday April 19!
-Holly Goodson and the Chicago Cytoskeleton Steering Committee