Speaker
Dr
Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan
(Western University)
Description
Tissue material properties can change drastically during embryonic development, reminiscent of rigidity transitions in physics. However, measuring the transitions or learning how to control the transitions is challenging experimentally. Theoretical and computational models provide new powerful tools to offer hypotheses on how to control the transitions. In this talk, I will introduce background on a commonly used tissue model, vertex models. I will highlight recent studies on the role of collective tissue mechanics in development and disease. I will then present our research on developing computational models to study the tissue material properties and their impact on cellular functions and coordination thereof.
| Keyword-1 | Phase Transitions of Tissues |
|---|---|
| Keyword-2 | Rheology of vertex models |
Primary author
Dr
Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan
(Western University)
