Summer School

Annual Retreat

 

Deadlines are coming up Monday to submit poster abstracts and lightning talk slides, along with submissions for the scientific figure competition. With the Independence holiday next week, we won’t be able to extend these deadlines:

 

Posters & Lightning Talks - Info is Due July 1st

Those presenting posters will also present a 1-minute lightning talk prior to the poster session. These will be organized as much as possible in order by Thrust and lab.

Deadline extension - Due by Monday, July 1st: You will upload your abstract with full citation, along with a one slide PowerPoint for your lightning talk. Your PowerPoint slide may be identical to your poster, or alternatively can include specific aspects or talking points of your poster to highlight. You don't need to upload your poster file. However, plan on bringing your printed poster to the retreat (note that EMBRIO, and the BME department for non-BME students, can't print your poster - no exceptions).

 

Scientific Figure Competition - Submissions Due July 1st

Submit your scientific figure, live cell video, or model simulation - due by July 1st - for the competition during our annual retreat. There will be two divisions: I. Graduate Students,  II. Postdocs & Staff Research Scientists. Share your best work with the community! Instructions, submission and upload:  https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6FPX9yViX0tJN66

 

Announcing NEW EMBRIO papers hot off the digital press:

A Cell Reports paper on Piezo including EMBRIO authors Mayesha Mim, Nilay Kumar, David Umulis, Maria Unger, and Jeremy Zartman, is titled “Piezo regulates epithelial topology and promotes precision in organ size and control”. The work shows that Piezo regulates organ size and cell topology by controlling cell tension, cell division, cell death, and tissue properties both locally and non-locally. Piezo ensures precise organ growth by regulating cellular processes and tissue architecture through tension-mediated feedback control of cell division and elimination. This effort helps to lay an initial foundation for ongoing integration with between Thrust 2 and 3. 

Highlights from the paper include:

 

Through an integration of Thrust 1 and 2, a Biophysical Journal Research Highlights paper titled “Proteins clump: Mechanics and transport during neurodegeneration” has been authored by David Gazzo, Tami Kinzer-Ursem, and Jeremy Zartman highlighting new mechanistic insights into key biomechanical and biophysical aspects of neurodegeneration.

 

EMBRIO members have received awards and promotions recently:

 

Congratulations on recent faculty promotions for EMBRIO members Tami Kinzer-Ursem, Qing Deng, and GuangJun Zhang were promoted to Full Professor, and to Elsje Pienaar for promotion to Associate Professor!

 

Upcoming 2024-2025 Staff Promotions include:

Weiwei Zhang is receiving a promotion to Principal Research Scholar with her new title as Senior Plant Cell Biologist.