EMBRIOphytes, you may be interested in some of these talks happening at the meeting of the Chicago Cytoskeleton Society:
From Chris Staiger: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Chicago Cytoskeleton meeting September 15! Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:48:24 -0400 From: Holly Goodson <holly.v.goodson.1@nd.edu><mailto:holly.v.goodson.1@nd.edu> To: Vladimir Gelfand <vgelfand@northwestern.edu><mailto:vgelfand@northwestern.edu>, vanessa.g@northwestern.edu<mailto:vanessa.g@northwestern.edu>
---- External Email: Use caution with attachments, links, or sharing data ---- Hi Everyone, The first CC meeting of the 2023-2024 year is coming up soon, Friday Sept. 15 (three weeks from today)! We hope to see you there! Speakers will include: Wen Lu (Gelfand lab, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine) The dynamic duo of microtubule polymerase Mini spindles/XMAP215 and cytoplasmic dynein is essential for maintaining Drosophila oocyte fate Ron Rock (University of Chicago) New optogenetic tools for labeling and patterning actin Rafael Garcia-Mata (University of Toledo) The role of SGEF in the regulation of epithelial cell adhesion William Brieher (University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne) Actin polymerization and the maintenance of epithelial cell-cell adhesion Eric Vitriole (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University) Control of microtubules in neuronal processes by profilin 1 and actomyosin Place: Simpson Querrey Auditorium, Lurie Building, Feinberg School of Medicine Time: Talks are from 3:00 until ~6:15, followed by a social hour with refreshments. There is no registration fee, but if you need parking validation, please don't forget to sign up before Sept. 8 at this link: https://forms.feinberg.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=2587384<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.feinberg.northwestern.edu%2Fview.php%3Fid%3D2587384&data=05%7C01%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cf6a37415ebdd436bbfa208dba5cf308f%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638286081510631835%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aktJD2oH7oLbYmG82yQvOxWvCfvtJdwN%2BEPB8Z%2Bk%2FVI%3D&reserved=0> For more information including a map of where to park, please see the CC website: https://chicagocytoskeleton.net<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchicagocytoskeleton.net%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7Cf6a37415ebdd436bbfa208dba5cf308f%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638286081510631835%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7rS11DN8xsrTl%2Fqedk8zPQ3tzeVOU56ySaT21vuojR0%3D&reserved=0>/. We look forward to seeing you Sept. 15! -Holly Goodson and the Chicago Cytoskeleton Steering Committee Vladimir Gelfand Northwestern University Bill Bement University of Wisconsin Dileep Varma Northwestern University Holly Goodson University of Notre Dame Daniel Shaye University of Illinois-Chicago Michael Glotzer University of Chicago Bill Brieher University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Brian Mitchell Northwestern University Chris Staiger Purdue University 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 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 laddb@purdue.edu <https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/>