Join Professor Lisa Manning from Syracuse University for a Force Talk entitled "Predicting mechanics of 3D epithelia in vertebrate embryonic development".

Abstract:

In vertebrates, the formation and maintenance of complex three-dimensional shapes in epithelia drives several important developmental processes. In addition, a collection of recent discoveries both in vivo and in vitro suggests that the collective mechanical response of a tissue (its fluidity or rheology) helps to control morphogenetic events. Therefore, there is a need to develop fully 3D biophysical models for epithelia that can predict or validate how global tissue mechanics impacts the structure and function of epithelia. In this talk, I will discuss several recent projects by our group and collaborators to develop such models for specific model systems, including tissue homeostasis and placode formation in mouse skin, where there are interesting interactions between cell shapes, epithelial architecture, and tissue fluidity. I will highlight how an interplay between models and experiments can help to drive a better mechanistic understanding of the processes that drive 3D tissue structure and function, especially when multiple mechanisms are operating at the same time.

How to join:

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