Cell Adhesion and Migration I

Monday, November 8, 2010: 12:30 PM
255 B Room (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Description:
This session will focus on experimental and theoretical aspects of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell adhesion/migration. Appropriate papers include those addressing fundamental molecular mechanisms of cell-cell and cell-matrix/surface interactions in two or three dimensional structures, as well as the roles of these cellular processes in tissue engineering, cell physiology or biotechnology. Papers may also include studies of matrix remodeling (proteolysis, contraction, synthesis), matrix-driven phenotype, or tissue architecture regulation of cellular processes, as well as evaluation of critical biomaterial design parameters for controlling cell adhesion and migration.


Sponsor:
Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science


Chair:
Padma Rajagopalan
Email: padmar@vt.edu

Co-Chair:
Melissa A. Moss
Email: mossme@cec.sc.edu



12:30 PM
(86a) Measuring Mechanical Tension Across Vinculin Reveals Regulation of Focal Adhesion Dynamics
Brenton D. Hoffman, Carsten Grashoff, Micheal D. Brenner, Ruobo Zhou, Maddy Parsons, Micheal T. Yang, Mark A. McLean, Stephen G. Sligar, Christopher S. Chen, Taekjip Ha and Martin A. Schwartz



1:10 PM
(86c) JNK-Mediated Regulation of Cell-Cell Adhesion
Meng Horng Lee and Stelios T. Andreadis



1:50 PM


2:00 PM
(86e) Divergent Roles of CD44 and Carcinoembryonic Antigen in Colon Carcinoma Metastasis
Matthew Dallas, Guosheng Liu, Susan N. Thomas, David L. Huso and Konstantinos Konstantopoulos



2:40 PM
(86g) Study Cancer Cell Migration Phenomenon Utilizing a Microfluidic Device Consisting Microgaps with Different Gap Size
ZiQiu Tong, Matthew Dallas, Wei-chien Hung, Kathleen J. Stebe and Konstantinos Konstantopoulos
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