Mechanobiology in Organ Development and Regeneration

Chair(s)

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  Jimmy Hu, Ph.D

  Assistant professor
  School of Dentistry
  University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States

Join us to explore how cell-scale and tissue-scale forces regulate organ formation and repair.

Presentations:

• 2:15pm – 2:45pm US EDT

  The Biomechanics and Biophysics of Early Spinal Column Development
  

  Speaker: Scott Holley, Ph.D – Yale University
• 2:45pm – 3:15pm US EDT

  Mechanobiology and Regeneration of Tough Interfacial Tissues
  

  Speaker: Megan L. Killian, Ph.D – University of Michigan Medical School
• 3:15pm – 3:30pm US EDT

  Cellular Drivers of Upper Lip Fusion
  

  Speaker: Camilla Teng, Ph.D – University of California San Francisco
• 3:30pm – 3:45pm US EDT

  Shaping the Developing Tooth and Mandible via Biomechanical Regulation
  

  Speaker: Jimmy Hu, Ph.D – University of California, Los Angeles