A Microfabricated Sensor for Mechanical Testing of Active Biomaterials with Microscale Specimens Self-Assembled in Situ
Platform Talk, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) IMECE, Columbus, OH, USA
Talks and Presentations
Talks
Developing a multi-functional sensor for cell traction force, matrix remodeling and biomechanical assays in self-assembled 3D tissues in vitro
Platform Talk, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) IMECE, Columbus, OH, USA
A High-resolution Sensor Platform for Mechanical Testing of Active Biomaterials with Microscale Specimens Self-Assembled in Situ
Platform Talk, NSF travel grant winner, Society of Engineering Science (SES) Annual Technical Meeting, TAMU, College Station, TX, USA
Winner: NSF Travel grant, Society of Engineering Science, Texas A&M, TX, 2022
Session: Mechanics of Complex Networks in Materials and Biology
Self-assembled 3D tumor models on a novel biomechanical sensor for investigating physicochemical processes in cancer
Platform Talk, NSF travel grant winner, Society of Engineering Science (SES) Annual Technical Meeting, TAMU, College Station, TX, USA
Winner: NSF Travel grant, Society of Engineering Science, Texas A&M, TX, 2022
Session: Mechanobiology of Disease
Cancer cell-stromal fibroblast crosstalk in 3D tumor models on a novel biomechanical sensor promotes matrix stiffening, YAP activation and invasion
Platform Talk, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA
Session: Cancer Technologies
Self-assembled 3D tumor models on a novel biomechanical sensor for investigating physicochemical processes in cancer
Platform Talk, Mechanobiology of Cancer Summer School, Prullans, Barcelona, Spain
The MECHANOCONTROL consortium in Europe hosted the “Mechanobiology of Cancer” summer school at the Eco Resort in La Cerdanya, Spain. The summer school provided training on mechanobiology and its application to cancer, incluiding lectures and practical workshops ranging from modeling to biomechanics to cancer biology.
High Traction Force Increases Activin Secretion to Promote Cancer Cell Migration
Talk, Midwest Tumor Microenvironment Meeting at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
Winner: Young Investigator Award, 7th Midwest TME Meeting, KUMC, KS, 2022
Ultra-resolution Sensor for Quantification of Single/multi-cellular Traction Dynamics in 3D Biopolymers
Platform Talk, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ultra-resolution sensor for quantification of single/multi-cellular traction dynamics in three dimensional biopolymers
Platform Talk, Midwest Tumor Microenvironment Meeting at the University of Notre Dame and Harper Cancer Research Institute, Notre Dame, IN, USA
Winner: Young Investigator Award, 6th Midwest TME Meeting, Notre Dame, IN, 2019
Posters
Tumors-on-a-chip: a high-throughput platform for biomechanical testing in vitro.
Poster, Travel Award winner, Cancer Engineering: The Convergence of Engineering and Health to Advance Cancer Research and Care: A Workshop, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Washington DC, USA
Micro-milled high-throughput force sensor array for in situ mechanical testing of biomaterials
Poster, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA
Nuclear deformation regulates YAP dynamics in cancer associated fibroblasts
Poster, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA
Nuclear deformation activates YAP in cancer associated fibroblasts
Poster: Future Faculty Symposium, Society of Engineering Science (SES) Annual Technical Meeting 2023, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Winner: Travel award for SES Future Faculty Symposium (FFS) at the University of Minnesota.
Force and stiffness dynamics in self-assembled tumor models
NSF Travel Grant winner Poster, Midwest Tumor Microenvironment Meeting at the University of Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Winner: NSF Travel Grant
A novel biomechanical sensor for single/multi-cellular tumor models in vitro
1st Award winner Poster, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) Fellows Symposium, Urbana, IL, USA
Winner- Poster competition IGB symposium, 2022
Release of Activin A with High Traction Force Promotes Cancer Cell Migration
Poster, Gordon Research Conferences (GRC), Physical Sciences of Cancer, Galveston, TX, USA
Increased Activin Secretion in Response to Increased Force Leads to Rise in Cancer Cell Migration
Poster, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA