Presentations
Invited Presentations:
"Mechanoregulation in single cells and confluent monolayers," Presented at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, Oct 11, 2009.
"The language of cells: forceful and dynamic," Presented at Johns Hopkins University on Sept 23, 2009.
"Do cells communicate forcefully?" Presented at Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Chicago on Aug 28, 2009.
“Traction, stretch and cytoskeletal dynamics,” seminar presentation at the VA Medical center, West Roxbury, MA, Jan 29, 2009.
“Cartilage biomechanics and lubrication,” breakfast presentation at the World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Prague, Czech Republic, December 7-10, 2007.
“Role of interstitial fluid pressurization in the frictional response of cartilage,” presented at the Waterloo/Calgary International Forum, titled, "Biotribology of Natural and Tissue Engineered Cartilage," Calgary, Canada, August 3, 2002.
Selected conference Presentations:
“Traction, stretch and mechanoprotection in human airway smooth muscle cells,” presented at the American Thoracic Society meeting, San Diego, May 15-20 (with C.Y. Park, Y. Lin, J. Mead, R.T. Jaspers, X. Trepat, G. Lenormand, D. Tambe, A.V. Smolensky, J.P. Butler and J.J. Fredberg)
“Substrate stiffening promotes endothelial cell barrier disruption,” presented at the Keystone conference on mechanotransduction in physiology and disease, Jan 18-23, 2009 (with D.D. Klumpers, X. Trepat, J.J. Fredberg, V.W.M. Van Hinsbergh and G.P. Van Nieuw Amerongen)
“Traction, stretch and multiscale dynamics of the cell cytoskeleton,” presented at the 2nd European meeting in Cell Mechanics, Barcelona, Spain, September 26-28, 2007 (with C.Y.Park, J. Butler and J.J. Fredberg).
“Measurement of single-cell generated tractions in response to localized repetitive mechanical loading,” awarded best poster prize in Pulmonary Mechanics, 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany, July 29-August 4, 2006 (with S. Hu, J.T. Dennerlein, and N. Wang).
“Strain dependent variations in the frictional properties of bovine articular cartilage,” presented at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, CA, November 13-19, 2004 (with M. Kopacz, M.J. Carter, and G.A. Ateshian).
“Removal of the superficial zone of bovine articular cartilage does not increase its frictional coefficient,” presented at the Orthopedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, March 7-10, 2004 (with M. Caligaris, R.L. Mauck, C.T. Hung, K.D. Costa, and G.A. Ateshian).
“Verification of the role of interstitial fluid load support in the frictional response of bovine articular cartilage,” presented at the Orthopedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, February 5, 2003 (with M. Kopacz and G.A. Ateshian).
“The frictional coefficient of bovine articular cartilage correlates with the fluid load support in creep,” awarded best Ph.D. presentation at the Winter ASME Bioengineering Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 22, 2002 (with G.A. Ateshian).
“Experimental verification of the role of interstitial fluid pressurization in the frictional response of bovine articular cartilage,” presented at the World Biomechanics Congress, Calgary, Canada, August 9, 2002 (with G.A. Ateshian).
“The influence of depth dependent inhomogeneity on the contact response of human patellar cartilage,” Presented at the Winter ASME Bioengineering Conference, New York, NY, November 11, 2001 (with S. Park, M.A. Soltz, R.J. Pawluk, and G.A. Ateshian).
“Depth dependent tensile and compressive properties of human patellofemoral joint cartilage,” Presented at the Summer ASME Bioengineering Conference, Snowbird, Salt Lake City, UT, July 1, 2001 (with S. Park, M.A. Soltz, R.J. Pawluk, and G.A. Ateshian).
