Subgroup Co-Chairs: Scott Forth, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, and Andrew Lombardo, University At Buffalo, USA

MAIN PROGRAM SYMPOSIUM

TBD

SATURDAY SESSION

Symposium Time: 1:30 – 3:00 PM EST

Symposium Room:  Room 203AB 

Business Meeting:  2:20- 2:30 PM EST

In 2027, the Motility & Cytoskeleton Subgroup's Primary Symposium will take place during the Main Program on X (date) at Y (time). This session is an additional 90 Minute Session for the Subgroup to engage in Subgroup business and provide additional content to Subgroup members.

MAIN PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Andrew Lombardo, University of Buffalo (SUNY), USA 

Motorized and Membrane-Anchored Rho-GAPs: Spatial Control of the Actin Cytoskeleton 

 

Kristen Verhey University of Michigan, USA 

Structural and Functional Plasticity of the Microtubule Lattice 

 

William Hancock, The Pennsylvania State University, USA 

The Molecular Mechanics Underlying Kinesin/Dynein Bidirectional Transport 

 

Carolyn Moores, Birbeck, University of London, UK 

Exploring Cellular Complexity through Microtubule Regulation

 

SATURDAY SESSION PROGRAM

1:30 PM Patrick Oakes, Loyola University Chicago, USA
Mechanically-Induced Septin Networks Protect Nuclear Integrity

 

1:45 PM Spotlight Awardee Talk 

 

2:00 PM Student/Postdoc Flash Talks

 

2:10 PM Talk Selected from Abstract

 

2:20 PM Subgroup Business Meeting

 

2:30 PM Early Career Awardee Talk

 

2:45 PM Gary Brouhard, McGill University, CANADA
KEYNOTE TALK: Microtubule Dynamic Instability: a Cross-Species Comparison