IPLS Meet-Up + Summer Social July 2022

At termly IPLS Meet-ups researchers working at the interface of physics and biology at UCL, and neighbouring institutions present their work. Meet-ups are a great opportunity to learn about the latest interdisciplinary research from our members.

The talks will be followed by our Summer Social in Gordon Square Gardens. Drinks and snacks will be provided!

Schedule

13:00 Alisdair Stevenson (PhD Michaels Lab) 
“Molecular Mechanisms of Lipid-Induced Amyloid Formation from Global Fitting of Kinetic Models”
13:15 Bingxin Lu (Postdoc Barnes Lab) 
“Dynamic modeling of chromosomal instability in somatic genomes”
13:30 Pablo Vicente Munuera (Postdoc Mao Lab)
“Cell and tissue mechanics on Earth and Space”

13:45 Break

14:00 Abhinav Kongari (PhD Molodtsov Lab)     
“Micron-scale magnetic tweezers for intracellular force measurements” 
14:15 Alejandra Guzman Herrera (PhD Mao Lab) 
“The role of mechanics in liver organoid formation and regeneration” 
14:30 Nathan Day (PhD Charras and Lowe Labs)
“Cell competition: who makes the first move?"

15:00 Summer Social (Gordon Square Garden, London. WC1H 0PQ)

Hosts: Nargess Khalilgharibi and Jessica Ng