Dear EMBRIOphytes, We’re getting the band back together next Monday, September 9th 3pm to kick off the fall semester seminar series (Zoom links and calendar invites were emailed to all members last month). The first-in-the-semester meeting is slated for a ‘State of the Institute’ presentation by Institute leadership with open discussion, including initial plans for “EMBRIO 2.0” regarding a full BII proposal to be submitted to NSF in February. We are anticipating guest speakers this semester on the following dates. Seminar titles and abstracts will be shared ahead of each talk. Month Day Speaker Speaker Website Sept 9 State of the Institute Leadership Team Presents Sept 23 Donny Hanjaya Putra https://dhplab.nd.edu/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdhplab.nd.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C01cd68efac3546d5022e08dccc507033%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638609893149804002%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Rod%2F2x1DgjjKGs3na%2Fa4STDp%2BK%2Bark4URjjo8k2ky5E%3D&reserved=0> Oct 14 Holly Goodson https://chemistry.nd.edu/people/holly-goodson/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.nd.edu%2Fpeople%2Fholly-goodson%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C01cd68efac3546d5022e08dccc507033%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638609893149804002%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VFDz46KFCensJR%2FyhBqar9PbWtaz8qQGpxSD2WU4FCo%3D&reserved=0> Oct 28 Mark Alber https://icqmb.ucr.edu/mark-alber<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ficqmb.ucr.edu%2Fmark-alber&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C01cd68efac3546d5022e08dccc507033%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638609893149960241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8nIwXFHVdVYXhhmn%2BNHqJ5H1zKc5v4web9y2jEfab3I%3D&reserved=0> Nov 11 Alexander Dowling https://dowlinglab.nd.edu/research/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdowlinglab.nd.edu%2Fresearch%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C01cd68efac3546d5022e08dccc507033%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638609893149960241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kG%2Fb720i38HSkq80fLZMvz5RovXx3AtwIzLv8kYcpBk%3D&reserved=0> Nov 25 TBD Dec 9 TBD If you missed the Emergence newsletter last week<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/files/newsletters/embrio-news-update-08.29.2024.pdf>, there were several announcements and opportunities to check out. One new announcement for “The one and only Chicago Cytoskeleton meeting this fall: Sept. 20!” Hi Everyone, There are some changes to Chicago Cytoskeleton this year: there will be one Fall meeting Friday Sept. 20 (three weeks from today!), and one Spring meeting Friday April 25. However, the rest will be similar to what you are used to! Come join us at these two meetings for both the science and the social hour! One additional difference is that these meetings will be slightly longer: the September meeting will have 7 speakers, and the April meeting will include the yearly poster session, along with the flash talk winners and keynote speaker. Dr. Holly Goodson, University of Notre Dame Contact: holly.v.goodson.1@nd.edu<mailto:holly.v.goodson.1@nd.edu> Here is the lineup for Sept. 20: Two flash talk winners: • Madeline Lovejoy (Garcia-Mata lab, U. Toledo) "SGEF, a RhoG-specific GEF, influences the morphology and collective migration of 3D epithelial cysts" • Amruta Nayak (Glotzer lab, U. Chicago) "Spatiotemporal Analysis of Requirement of Rap1 Activity in Early Embryonic Morphogenesis Four faculty: • Jenna Christensen (Northwestern) "Using comparative genomics to explore dynein motor complex function" • Sally Horne-Badovinac (U. Chicago) "Symmetry-breaking and initiation of rotational epithelial migration" • Benjamin Perrin (Indiana University Indianapolis) "Formin-dependent adhesion complexes at the base regulate actin assembly at stereocilia tips" • Margaret Titus (U. Minnesota) "Modulation of Filopodial Myosin Activity" And one additional guest speaker! • Silvia Jansen (Washington University St. Louis) For more information, please see below. We hope to see you Sept. 20! -Holly and the CC Steering Committee ******** CC Meeting Place and time: This meeting will be held at Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior, Feinberg School of Medicine from 3:00 - ~7:30. Registration: There is no registration fee - just join us! Parking: The parking link for September 20 is: https://forms.feinberg.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=3273903<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.feinberg.northwestern.edu%2Fview.php%3Fid%3D3273903&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C01cd68efac3546d5022e08dccc507033%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638609893149960241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UZpIzmZfEXZXsr10eGcd%2Fcu3ZLt1i5%2FpHT8WZqTF%2BXI%3D&reserved=0>. Please submit you request by Friday, September 13. Also, some of you have asked about nearby hotels. Here are some recommended by people at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine: Close to NU Chicago: Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile, 633 N St Clair St, Chicago, IL 60611 https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-centric/en-US/chimm-hyatt-centric-chicago-mag-mile/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hyatt.com%2Fhyatt-centric%2Fen-US%2Fchimm-hyatt-centric-chicago-mag-mile%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C01cd68efac3546d5022e08dccc507033%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638609893149960241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=v1oMDMO%2Bcvxt8GcBcUd3%2FYprWkjiSQGwIj9kSYAbTGw%3D&reserved=0> The Ivy Hotel 233 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611 https://www.ivyhotelchicago.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ivyhotelchicago.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C01cd68efac3546d5022e08dccc507033%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638609893149960241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KW6DgBgY59hZIRUp8J%2ByWS%2Ba2stMxx8jttjHNBiCrhM%3D&reserved=0> Hotel EMC2 228 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611 https://www.hotelemc2.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelemc2.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C01cd68efac3546d5022e08dccc507033%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638609893149960241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=T7QGwNfX%2FdRclIBP9xOgUcr4Ilj3JytqIf68t5vlVLI%3D&reserved=0> 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@purdue.edu