Boulder School 2024: Lecture Notes

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Week 1, July 1-5

July 1

July 2

  • W. Jacobs, Biomolecular Condensates
  • M. Deserno, Membrane Elasticity and Thermodynamics
  • P. Bassereau, Protein self-organization

July 3

  • W. Jacobs, Biomolecular Condensates
  • M. Das, Mechanical transitions in cells and tissues
  • E. Matsumoto, Geometry of shape change

July 4

  • M. Das, Mechanical transitions in cells and tissues
  • M. Deserno, Membrane Elasticity and Thermodynamics
  • E. Matsumoto, Geometry of shape change

July 5

  • E. Matsumoto, Geometry of shape change
  • M. Das, Mechanical transitions in cells and tissues

Week 2, July 8-12

July 8

  • M.C. Marchetti, Dense active matter
  • N. Mitchell, Mechanics of morphogenesis
  • D. Zwicker, Chemically active droplets
  • Student Poster Session II

July 9

  • M.C. Marchetti, Dense active matter
  • N. Mitchell, Mechanics of morphogenesis
  • D. Zwicker, Chemically active droplets

July 10

  • D. Zwicker, Chemically active droplets
  • N. Mitchell, Mechanics of morphogenesis
  • K. Wan, Out-of-equilibrium dynamics and organization of active filaments

July 11

  • M.C. Marchetti, Dense active matter
  • K. Wan, Out-of-equilibrium dynamics and organization of active filaments
  • M. Prakash, TBD

July 12

  • K. Wan, Out-of-equilibrium dynamics and organization of active filaments
  • M. Prakash, TBD

Week 3, July 15-19

July 15

  • U. Schwarz, Active contractility of adherent cells
  • M. Manning, Emergent mechanical properties of biological tissues
  • M. Murrell, Energetic constraints on biological assembly and motion
  • Public Lecture: M. Prakash, TBD

July 16

  • U. Schwarz, Active contractility of adherent cells
  • M. Manning, Emergent mechanical properties of biological tissues
  • M. Murrell, Energetic constraints on biological assembly and motion
  • Poster Session III

July 17

  • J. Yeomans, Active matter models of mechanobiology
  • M. Manning, Emergent mechanical properties of biological tissues
  • M. Murrell, Energetic constraints on biological assembly and motion

July 18

  • J. Yeomans, Active matter models of mechanobiology
  • U. Schwarz, Active contractility of adherent cells
  • E. Hannezo, Collective cell migration

July 19

  • J. Yeomans, Active matter models of mechanobiology
  • E. Hannezo, Collective cell migration

Week 4, July 22-26

July 22

  • Y. Mao, Tissue growth, repair and morphogenesis
  • A. Liu, Learning metamaterials
  • I. Cohen, Viscosity metamaterials, biological tissues and microscopic robots

July 23

  • Y. Mao, Tissue growth, repair and morphogenesis
  • I. Cohen, Viscosity metamaterials, biological tissues and microscopic robots
  • A. Liu, Learning metamaterials

July 24

  • D. Durian, Autonomous learning metamaterials
  • V. Vitelli, TBD
  • A. Liu, Learning metamaterials

July 25

  • D. Durian, Autonomous learning metamaterials
  • V. Vitelli, TBD
  • I. Cohen, Viscosity metamaterials, biological tissues and microscopic robots

July 26

  • D. Durian, Autonomous learning metamaterials
  • V. Vitelli, TBD