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  • Jan
    28

    Appl Math: Jane Kondev on "The Scale-Invariant Cell"

    McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM)

    11:15 AM M416, Technological Institute

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    Title: The Scale-Invariant Cell

    Speaker: Jane Kondev, Brandeis University

    Abstract: Dr. Gulliver noticed 150 years ago that the size of the cell's nucleus is proportional to the size of the cell. Scaling of other organelles, such as the mitotic spindle, the nucleolus, mitochondria, etc., with cell size has been reported over the years. These observations suggest a puzzle: How do living cells measure their own size and incorporate this information in the process of organelle assembly? I will review theoretical ideas and experiments that support a simple mechanism for detecting the cell volume, which is based on depleting a pool of building blocks in the process of assembly. In some cases, the cell is faced with the challenge of measuring its linear dimensions to control the length of a self-assembling filament, in which case the limiting pool mechanism does not work. I will describe some of our recent experiments on buddying yeast cells and related theory that address the question of how cells measure length.

    Zoom: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/96799708776

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    TIME Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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    CONTACT Ted Shaeffer    ted.shaeffer@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Feb
    25

    Appl Math: James Stone on "Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics at Exascale"

    McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM)

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    TIME Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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    CONTACT Ted Shaeffer    ted.shaeffer@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Mar
    4

    Appl Math: Mark Hoefer on "A Wave Theory of Waves"

    McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM)

    11:15 AM M416, Technological Institute

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    TIME Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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    CONTACT Ted Shaeffer    ted.shaeffer@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Mar
    11

    Appl Math: Vaseem Shaik on "Active Particles in Inhomogeneous Environments"

    McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM)

    11:15 AM M416, Technological Institute

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    TIME Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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    CONTACT Ted Shaeffer    ted.shaeffer@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Mar
    15

    Winter Classes End

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    TIME Saturday, March 15, 2025

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  • Mar
    17

    Winter exams begin

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    TIME Monday, March 17, 2025

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  • Mar
    22

    Spring Break Begins

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    TIME Saturday, March 22, 2025

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  • Mar
    31

    Spring Break Ends

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    TIME Monday, March 31, 2025

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