Mechanical Forces in Development

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Sek Shir recently presented her interesting new data at a poster entitled “Disruption of The Planar Cell Polarity (PCP) Component Vangl2 Alters Cell Mechanics in Loop-tail Mice” at the EMBO/EMBL symposium in Heidelberg, Germany between 3-6 July, 2019.

The symposium aims at bringing together world-leading experts in the fields of mechanobiology, cell biology and developmental biology studying the mechanical basis of cell and tissue morphogenesis. Particular emphasis was given to quantitative approaches analysing how force production, transduction and reception drives cell and tissue morphogenesis from the molecular scale to the organismal scale. The Symposium aims to provide a comprehensive overview of both experimental and theoretical advances providing insight into the molecular, cellular and biophysical mechanisms by which cells, tissues and entire organisms take shape.