RTG 2756 CYTAC Cohort 2023 Research Projects A1.2023: Microtubule mechanics and turnover under cell-like physical constraints A2.2023: Dynamic microtubules as an integral part of the cytoskeleton A3.2023: Cooperative molecular motors as active cross-linkers that shape cytoskeletal network structure A4.2023: Multiscale rheological inverse problems and active processes in cells A5.2023: Mesoscopic models of cytoskeletal rheology A6.2023: Flow patterns in actomyosin droplets – routes to self-propulsion A7.2023: The role of intermediate filaments in composite cytoskeletal networks at high strains A8.2023: Impact of adhesion on the assembly and mechanics of a minimal actin cortex attached to the membrane via ezrin B1.2023: Polarity of cortex mechanics and fluidity B2.2023: X-ray imaging of ordered actin structures B3.2023: The role of the cytoskeleton for spatial and temporal control of cell mechanics studied using an “average cell” B4.2023: Chromosome transport along microtubules in the crowded cytoplasm and across actin filament networks B5.2023: Functions of cytoskeletal filaments in mammalian oocyte division
