Dear EMBRIOphytes, Today's seminar from 3-4 pm EDT will feature the Zartman Lab with the Thrust 2B project. Zoom link for the spring semester seminars: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/97946412458?pwd=YUurFKck0n1am07eA7b0O0TVKsVwpC.1&from=addon<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-edu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F97946412458%3Fpwd%3DYUurFKck0n1am07eA7b0O0TVKsVwpC.1%26from%3Daddon&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741088307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VLhzuTIj1rE0XxS5exmfHI9IZlI90Ip70f3hd%2ByPhRo%3D&reserved=0> Related news to Thrust 2B includes a University of Notre Dame Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering (deadline April 6th - see details below), and congrats to co-first authors Mayesha Mim and Nilay Kumar, along with EMBRIO co-authors from the Zartman lab, for being awarded the Outstanding CBE Department Paper of 2024 at Notre Dame for work on Piezo in Cell Reports: Mim M.S., Kumar, N., Levis,M.., Unger, M.F., Miranda,G., Gazzo, D., Robinett,T., and Zartman, J.J. (2024) Piezo regulates epithelial topology and promotes precision in organ size control, Cell Reports, 43, Issue 7,114398, ISSN 2211-1247, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114398<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.celrep.2024.114398&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741113382%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KnT6rr793yNdLdgdUnsASRoaXbkbNxmfw8cR3129Ctc%3D&reserved=0> BTW, EMBRIO graduate students, postdocs, and staff research scientists: stay tuned for an announcement on submitting your best work for EMBRIO's Best Paper Award, as well as Best Scientific Figure Award. ==> A reminder that EMBRIO is partnering with the Q-Bio@ND community for a joint symposium taking place in-person April 11th. Symposium details and RSVP from David Gazzo and the Q-Bio@ND group are below. Please RSVP by March 28th . Reach out to sraha@nd.edu or dgazzo@nd.edu with any questions. Depending on interest, we will look to organize carpools from Purdue for transportation to and from South Bend. If you are interested in any of the following research themes, please join us: Mathematical and Theoretical Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Population Biology and Epidemiology, Systems and Synthetic Biology Trainees: An opportunity to spotlight your research at The Chicago Cytoskeleton Society April 25th meeting through their lightning talk contest (submissions due today March 24). Please see details and instructions below in the announcement from Holly Goodson. See you all this afternoon for the seminar! Brent 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 A postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at Notre Dame For those who have successfully completed all requirements for a doctoral degree between June 2023 and September 2025 (deadline is April 6th): Jeremy Zartman is interested in supporting anyone for this fellowship if they are interested and eligible to work in his Multicellular Systems Engineering lab<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.nd.edu%2Fzartmanlab%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741126745%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=V7IxFQ6kZ34%2F%2BgRwwO41%2BVmjWVrlOThSVirvRmOEyhg%3D&reserved=0>. Please contact Dr. Zartman to discuss. Details on the University of Notre Dame Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering (deadline is April 6th): https://engineering.nd.edu/provosts-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-engineering-program/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineering.nd.edu%2Fprovosts-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-engineering-program%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741139456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JWIB9%2FF7dvtRfg%2BxyHx9VPqxmamXZ5P0tism7r8lmPA%3D&reserved=0> Quantitative Biology Symposium Joint Event: Q-Bio@ND + EMBRIO Location: University of Notre Dame Campus (Hesburg Library and Jordan Hall of Science) Date: Friday, April 11th. RSVP by this Friday, March 28th. Schedule<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.edu%2Fevents%2F2025%2F04%2F11%2Fq-bio-nd-embrio-joint-symposium%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741151948%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oPyDCLFxKxw4Q5KyUaAu2R8xbszA7do3BVQ251Hzx28%3D&reserved=0> RSVP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSd22Fw8gUkR3MUWZeWxfAQlIGTHoVxQZoA5a1zF9droemvQSg%2Fviewform&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741164436%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1F9bYeYrIhI6SoiNk25hEtZ0eVhQ3Rl7r%2BzSzn6Inlk%3D&reserved=0> On behalf of the Q-Bio@ND community, we are excited to invite you to the upcoming Quantitative Biology Symposium, a joint event with EMBRIO, taking place on Friday, April 11, 2025, on Notre Dame's Campus in the Carey Auditorium & the Jordan Hall of Science, from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM. This full-day symposium offers a valuable opportunity to connect ND and EMBRIO researchers, exchange insights, and foster collaborations in quantitative and computational biology. The event will feature engaging research discussions, networking opportunities, and complimentary meals throughout the day. If you are interested in any of the following research themes, please join us: Mathematical and Theoretical Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Population Biology and Epidemiology, Systems and Synthetic Biology Event Highlights: * Opening remarks by Dean Santiago Schnell<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fschnell-lab.nd.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741177457%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nqV4r5NSvz483zUAfUPTncKNAi0QP3qGqbQ1wMoU%2F0Q%3D&reserved=0> * Research talks by ND and EMBRIO/Purdue faculty * Trainee short talks featuring research from graduate students, postdocs, and research scientists * Poster presentation session (open to all research topics—postdocs, graduate, and undergraduate students encouraged to participate!) * Informal networking sessions to build connections within and across research communities We’d love to have you join us! If you’re interested, please RSVP here<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSd22Fw8gUkR3MUWZeWxfAQlIGTHoVxQZoA5a1zF9droemvQSg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dheader&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741192104%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Gf2v%2BCr4gXtsIvL6vnQJRbHrh%2FI%2ByvVD8GUkjbuVSow%3D&reserved=0> For additional details, visit qbio.nd.edu<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741208079%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7CWC144hDEG3FEStVcBq5qacq0dA8BSKssKOKbdMeg8%3D&reserved=0> for event details<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.edu%2Fevents%2F2025%2F04%2F11%2Fq-bio-nd-embrio-joint-symposium%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741224727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DWBZI0YyCJbxGsws6FJdvONJs46bZYs%2Ft8nZm0bKMf0%3D&reserved=0> or feel free to reach out to sraha@nd.edu or dgazzo@nd.edu with any questions. Looking forward to a day of exciting discussions and collaboration! Cheers, David Additional Gatherings On the evening of Thursday, April 10, we are tentatively planning to host an informal dinner gathering for EMBRIO investigators and key personnel, with further details to be shared closer to the event. For trainees arriving the night before, we will also hold an informal gathering option as well! [image.png] Full Links RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd22Fw8gUkR3MUWZeWxfAQlIGTHoVxQZoA5a1zF9droemvQSg/viewform?usp=header<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSd22Fw8gUkR3MUWZeWxfAQlIGTHoVxQZoA5a1zF9droemvQSg%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dheader&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741241574%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yghhcC4vOQ5UJ8DIMcNvdXv1zjrYoF6CVXQ4E%2FKIOj4%3D&reserved=0> Event Details: https://qbio.nd.edu/events/2025/04/11/q-bio-nd-embrio-joint-symposium/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqbio.nd.edu%2Fevents%2F2025%2F04%2F11%2Fq-bio-nd-embrio-joint-symposium%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741258034%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Q1HoIArP9MHlkmwpP5%2BltJDrAryWDEp1dvbTbMtRdXM%3D&reserved=0> Chicago Cytoskeleton Society Lightning Talk Contest - Deadline Today -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Chicago Cytoskeleton Lighting talk contest! Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 17:37:14 -0400 From: Holly Goodson <holly.v.goodson.1@nd.edu><mailto:holly.v.goodson.1@nd.edu> To: Vladimir I Gelfand <vgelfand@northwestern.edu><mailto:vgelfand@northwestern.edu> CC: Vanessa González <vanessa.g@northwestern.edu><mailto:vanessa.g@northwestern.edu> Hi Everyone, It is time for the lightning talk contest to determine who are the four trainees who will speak at the second (and last!) CC meeting of the year Friday April 25. The winners will speak before the joint plenary lecture to be given by the collaborating team of Sue Biggins (Fred Hutchison) and Chip Asbury (U. Washington). After the talks, we will have the yearly CC poster session. Meeting Time and Place: April 25, 3:00-7:30pm, Baldwin Auditorium, See the attached venue and parking PDF for more details. More info will come soon about the meeting itself. Lighting Talk and poster session deadlines: • So that we can announce the winners one month before the CC meeting, the deadline for submitting your lighting talk is two weeks from tomorrow, Monday March 24. • If you want to present a poster only, the deadline for abstract submission is Monday April 11. Details on how to submit recordings and poster abstracts are provided below. • Parking: please submit parking voucher requests (link below) by April 18. We are looking forward to hearing about your work in April! -Holly Goodson and the Chicago Cytoskeleton Steering Committee p.s. Please distribute this to your lab members, friends, and colleagues! ********* Lighting talk and poster session information Did you or someone in your lab present a lightning talk or poster at ASCB, Biophysics, or another conference? Give that presentation a new life through Chicago Cytoskeleton! Or perhaps you want to put together a new presentation? CC is a great place to try it out! Key points about the lightning talk contest and poster session: • If you want to compete for an April 25 speaker slot: please submit (details below) a pre-recorded 3-5 minute lightning talk that will be viewed and judged by the Steering Committee.

The Deadline for submitting your recording is Monday March 24. • If you just want to present a poster without competing: please simply submit an abstract by Monday April 11.

****** LIGHTNING TALK AND POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INFO******** If you want to participate in the lightning talk competition: 1) Please ASAP send an email to me (hgoodson@nd.edu<mailto:hgoodson@nd.edu>) with the subject line "CC lightning talk competition." I'll then email you a non-public Google Drive link into which you can submit your e-poster talk as well your abstract and (recommended but not required) a PDF of the associated poster. The only people with access to this link will be the poster submitters and the Steering Committee. 2) Please create in this Google Drive a folder with you name, and put in this folder: i) your pre-recorded lightning talk (3-5 minutes) ii) the abstract for the associated poster (we will put this along with the other abstracts in the ebooklet for the March 15 meeting) iii) a PDF of your poster (helpful but not required for following along with your talk; if you prefer, you can submit slides instead of a poster).

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Please upload all this information by the deadline of Monday March 24.

If you simply want to present a poster April 25: By Friday April 11, please send an email to me (hgoodson@nd.edu<mailto:hgoodson@nd.edu>) with the subject line "CC poster abstract", and attach your abstract in .docx format

Please be sure to include the title (!), authors, and affiliations in your file. Please be sure to use .docx and not PDF.

Other notes: • For your recording, please use Zoom or a similar method, presenting your poster via presenter mode. Alternatively, you could prepare and present separate slides. Either works. • Please keep the talk and poster to reasonable sizes - less than 25MB if possible. • Please let me (hgoodson@nd.edu<mailto:hgoodson@nd.edu>) know if you have any questions or concerns! ++++++++++ Parking Voucher Request form: https://forms.feinberg.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=3523972<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.feinberg.northwestern.edu%2Fview.php%3Fid%3D3523972&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741273824%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Vlo6zYOcZN2arKGYHlxp%2Ff%2FR%2FbwkhWoB5DLdnLm%2FSPo%3D&reserved=0> ++++++++++ Regarding lodging, both the Ivy Hotel and Club Quarters have offered Northwestern’s reduced rates for guests attending the conference in April. Instructions for securing lodging using the discounted rate is below. Ivy Hotel (2-3 minutes from campus): 233 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 643-3400 Click below to secure reduced room rate [Note from Holly: this link didn't work for me - I will have to get a new link and send it in a future email] https://bookings.travelclick.com/114842?&RatePlanId=5932744#/guestsandrooms<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fbookings.travelclick.com%2F114842%3F%26RatePlanId%3D5932744**Aguestsandrooms__%3BIy8!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!VdaSKhhwJU7OHDnC1PGOKucuHPI1hLCkaptMLG6x9LPFbPT43vkUqxYZWaxFPGHBcEcoWUgFtUlfq6Zjq7M72b16R1AgQ5Q%24&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741286787%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aHjgEcETy8vsPdiuMpN%2BfWvoUQpesU0d9JvEzoBSF1Y%3D&reserved=0> Club Quarters Hotel Wacker at Michigan (20-minute walk to campus, along the river): 75 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 357-6400 Click below to secure reduced room rate https://clubquartershotels.com/northwestern-university<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclubquartershotels.com%2Fnorthwestern-university&data=05%7C02%7Cembrio-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C2d389ebe07804cd07a8908dd6ad28b3a%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638784174741300214%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iEJx9lLVzeScSwAPymYzVtLm30iniOGJr5Rxc%2BzjgbQ%3D&reserved=0>