Events for April 21, 2025
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Computational Science Distinguished Seminar Series
Mon, Apr 21, 2025 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, USC School of Advanced Computing
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Padmini Rangamani, UCSD
Talk Title: TBD
Abstract: Cellular function often integrates biochemical and mechanical cues in what is known as mechanotransduction. Mechanotransduction is closely tied to cell shape during development, disease, and wound healing. In this talk, I will showcase how mathematical models have helped shed light on some fundamental problems in this area of research including how cell shape can alter biochemical signaling and how cell mechanics can alter cell shape. Beyond mathematical model development, I will also highlight how advances in computational modeling can help us understand complex cellular predictions. Throughout, I will highlight the challenges and opportunities for integrating mathematical models with experimental measurements.
Biography: Padmini Rangamani is a Professor in Pharmacology and in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. She joined the department in July 2014. Earlier, she was a UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow, where she worked on lipid bilayer mechanics. She obtained her Ph.D. in biological sciences from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Osmania University (Hyderabad, India) and Georgia Institute of Technology respectively. She is the recipient of the PECASE, ARO, AFOSR, and ONR Young Investigator Awards, and a Sloan Research Fellowship for Computational and Molecular Evolutionary Biology. She was also elected as a fellow of the American Institute for Biological and Medical Engineers.
Host: The School of Advanced Computing
More Info: https://sac.usc.edu/distinguished-seminar-series/
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://sac.usc.edu/distinguished-seminar-series/
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
