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SUMMARY:Coping with Mechanical Stress: Tissue dynamics in development and 
 repair - Yanlan Mao (UCL)
DTSTART:20180705T120000Z
DTEND:20180705T130000Z
UID:TALK105316@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Anne Herrmann
DESCRIPTION:Actomyosin contractility is a key regulator of tissue dynamics
 . During development\, tissue dynamics\, such as cell intercalations and o
 riented cell divisions\, are critical for shaping tissues and organs. Howe
 ver\, less is known about how tissues regulate their dynamics during tissu
 e homeostasis and repair\, to maintain their shape after development. In t
 his talk\, we will discuss how tissues respond to mechanical perturbations
 \, such as stretching or wounding\, by altering their actomyosin contracti
 le structures\, to change tissue dynamics\, and thus preserve tissue shape
  and patterning. We combine genetics\, biophysics and computational modell
 ing to study these processes.\n\n
LOCATION:MR11\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Camb
 ridge
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