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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Program Overview
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Taher A. Saif
The second annual CMMB IGERT PI and Trainee Meeting was held on August 31, 2011. Dr. Saif walks through the goals and current status of the programs, and introduces the students involved.
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Cell Mechanosensitivity and Metastasis
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Xin Tang
Human colon carcinoma (HCT-8) cells show a stable transition from low to high metastatic state when cultured on appropriately soft substrates (21 kPa). Initially epithelial (E) in nature, the HCT-8 cells become rounded (R) after seven days of culture on soft substrate. R cells show a number of...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Alpha-Catenin in Cadherin Mechanotransduction
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Hamid Tabdili
Differential adhesion between cadherin subtypes expressed on cell surfaces is postulated to direct cell segregation during tissue morphogenesis. The studies described here used magnetic twisting cytometry and traction force microscopy to test the impact of cadherin binding selectivity on...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Detection of Mass, Growth Rate, and Stiffness of Single Adherent Cells
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Elise Corbin
Recently, improved MEMS resonator sensors were developed at Illinois. These can be used to directly measure the biophysical properties, mass, and growth rate of single adherent cells. Decoupling the relationship between the cell's dynamics and the apparent mass reported by the sensor is vital....
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: A Microfluidics Approach to Probing Neuronal Filopodia
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Anika Jain
In her research Anika exploits the unique properties of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices to study early neuronal development. Her group recently demonstrated the efficacy of solvent-extraction as a PDMS-treatment protocol, enabling low-density cultures of primary hippocampal...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: IGERT Educational Issues Panel
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Marni Boppart, Martha Gillette, Austin Hsiao, Heather Huntsman, Michael Insana, Catherine Murphy, Lizanne DeStefano
The second annual CMMB IGERT PI and Trainee Meeting was held on August 31, 2011.A panel of students and instructors discuss the educational issues regarding and the future of the IGERT program at Illinois.
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: IGERT Research Issues Panel
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Rashid Bashir, Rohit Bhargava, Stephen Boppart, Ann M. Nardulli, Taher A. Saif, Mike Gregory, Erich Lidstone
The second annual CMMB IGERT PI and Trainee Meeting was held on August 31, 2011.A panel of students and instructors discuss the research issues regarding and the future of the IGERT program at Illinois.
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: The Nanodisc Platform; Exploring the Mechanism of Androgen Biosynthesis
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Steve Sligar, Michael Gregory
In this video Dr. Steve Sligar gives an overview of the Nanodisc platform and its use in drug discovery, imaging, and therapeutic delivery. This is followed by a talk by Dr. Sligar's student, Michael Gregory, who discusses his work in androgen biosynthesis.A brief abstract relating to Michael...
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[Illinois] CMMB IGERT & M-CNTC Annual Symposium: Development of Monodisperse, Anticancer Silica-Drug Nanoconjugates
Online Presentations | 06 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s): Li Tang
An abstract of Li Tang's work:The goal of my Ph. D. research is to develop a precisely size-controlled drug conjugated silica nanoparticles as a new type of drug delivery system for improved cancer therapy. By using such monodisperse, drug-containing NPs with discrete and incremental difference...