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SUMMARY:Physics Meets Biology: How Cells Control Their shape and Why It Ma
 tters - Professor Ewa Paluch: Professor of Anatomy\, Chair of Anatomy at t
 he University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20200204T180000Z
DTEND:20200204T193000Z
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CONTACT:Krishna Amin
DESCRIPTION:Also advertised as 'Biophysics\, Mechanobiology of Cell Shape 
 Control'. \n\nA precise control of cell morphology is key for the growth a
 nd homeostasis of any organism\, and cell shape deregulation is at the hea
 rt of many pathological disorders\, including cancer. The shape of any obj
 ect is the result of mechanical forces\, it is thus essential to investiga
 te how cells control their own mechanical properties to understand shape. 
 The Paluch lab combines approaches from Biology\, Physics and Engineering 
 to investigate cellular shape control in healthy and disease conditions. P
 rof. Paluch will discuss how multi-disciplinary approaches are becoming in
 creasingly central in the Life Sciences\, and highlight some of her group
 ’s findings on shape and form in Biology.\n\nProfessor Ewa Paluch is the
  first woman to hold the Chair of Anatomy in its 300 year history. Her wor
 k focuses on the cell cortex\, seeking to understand the mechanobiology of
  cell shape control. Recently in 2019\, Prof Paluch was awarded the Blavat
 nik Awards for Young Scientist.
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road
 \, Cambridge
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