Planning
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13:30 - 14:00
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Welcome - Welcome |
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14:00 - 14:15
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Introductory talk (Buffon Amphitheater) |
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14:15 - 14:45
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Grégory GIANNONE (Buffon Amphitheater) - Deciphering the mechano-sensitive properties of the membrane periodic skeleton |
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14:50 - 15:20
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Thomas ISKRATSCH (Buffon Amphitheater) - Mechanotranduction Molecular Mechanical sensing and imprinting as regulator of cardiac myocyte phenotype and function |
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15:25 - 15:55
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Magdalene SO (Buffon Amphitheater) - Neisseria Type IV Pilus: from biomechanics to pathogenesis and commensalism |
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16:00 - 16:10
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Sponsor presentation - ABBELIGHT - Sébastien BELLOW (Buffon Amphitheater) |
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16:10 - 16:20
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Sponsor presentation - ARTIDIS - Marko LOPARIC (Buffon Amphitheater) |
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16:20 - 16:50
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Break (Buffon Hall) |
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16:55 - 17:25
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Alexander BERSHADSKY (Buffon Amphitheater) - Integrin-mediated focal and fibrillar cell-matrix adhesions and their interactions with microtubules |
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17:30 - 18:00
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Linda J. KENNEY (Buffon Amphitheater) - Serendipity or Dumb Luck: My two decades of adventures with Mike |
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
| Time |
Event |
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09:00 - 09:30
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Satyajit MAYOR (Buffon Amphitheater) - A mechanoresponsive, ATP-powered membrane fabric encodes directional migration cues |
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09:35 - 10:05
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Haguy WOLFENSON (Buffon Amphitheater) - Fibrosis inhibition via control over enzymatically-regulated fibronectin fibrillogenesis |
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10:10 - 10:40
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Catherine GALBRAITH (Buffon Amphitheater) - Mapping Molecular Fields to Understand Protein Organization |
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10:40 - 11:15
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Break (Buffon Hall) |
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11:15 - 11:45
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Michael DUSTIN (Buffon Amphitheater) - Mixed mobility supported lipid bilayers put the immunological synapse into another gear |
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11:50 - 12:20
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Patricia BASSEREAU (Buffon Amphitheater) - Mechanics of cell protrusions |
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12:20 - 14:00
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Lunch (Buffon Hall) |
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14:00 - 14:30
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Virgile VIASNOFF (Buffon Amphitheater) - Mechanics of Cell-cell adhesion beyond linkers. |
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14:35 - 15:05
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Marco FOIANI (Buffon Amphitheater) - ATR and ATM-mediated mechano-transduction pathways and clinical implications |
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15:10 - 15:40
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Sara WICKSTRÖM (Buffon Amphitheater) - Mechanical regulation of cell states |
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15:40 - 16:10
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Break (Buffon Hall) |
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16:15 - 16:45
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G. V. SHIVASHANKAR (Buffon Amphitheater) - AI-based mechano-genomic biomarkers for health and disease |
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16:50 - 17:20
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Dennis DISCHER (Buffon Amphitheater) - Matrix Rigidity, Genetic Fluctuations, & Macrophage Polarization |
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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Event |
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09:00 - 09:30
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Yasuhiro SAWADA (Buffon Amphitheater) - Harnessing Mechanical Forces to Recapitulate the Multifaceted Health Benefits of Exercise - From Cellular Mechanosensing to Systemic Health |
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09:35 - 10:05
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Jacques PROST (Buffon Amphitheater) - Epitheliums with fields and flows |
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10:10 - 10:40
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Pascale MONZO (Buffon Amphitheater) - Invasive gliomas: Motility behaviors and mechanical properties |
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10:40 - 11:10
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Break (Buffon Hall) |
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11:10 - 11:40
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Pere ROCA-CUSACHS SOULERE (Buffon Amphitheater) - From integrin adhesion reinforcement to the nucleus |
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11:45 - 12:15
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Ajay TIJORE (Buffon Amphitheater) - Selective killing of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) by ultrasound-mediated mechanical forces |
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12:15 - 12:30
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Conclusions |
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