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

For more information including a map of where to park, please see the CC website: 

https://chicagocytoskeleton.net/.

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