ISTA Cytoskeleton Workshop 2026

This event aims to present the latest research at ISTA focused on cytoskeletal structures, showcasing different biological systems as well as experimental and theoretical approaches. 

Date and location

March 27, 2026, 9:30 – 17:30

ISTA – Sunstone Building – Ground floor seminar rooms A + B

Speakers

Program

There will be 12 talks by students and postdocs, each 15 min + 5 min Q&A, followed by 10 min additional time for discussion.

Start	Speaker	Group	Title
9:30	Arrival, coffee & breakfast
9:50	Martin Loose		Welcome
	Session 1		Chair: Martin Loose
10:00	Fernanda Perez Verduga	Šarić	Self-organized cytoplasmic compartmentalization without membranes
10:20	Reena Kumari	Sixt	Microtubules and cell migration through mechanical complexity
10:40	Discussion
	Session 2		Chair: Michael Sixt
10:50	Roman Hajdu	Loose	Emergence of Long-range Order and Chiral Collective Rotation by Apolar Dynamic Filaments
11:10	Seungha Hwang	Schur	Nanoscale mapping of extracellular matrix architecture and cell interaction in skin
11:30	Discussion
11:40	Coffee break
	Session 3		Chair: Andela Šarić
11:50	Alena Kizenko	Heisenberg	Widespread convergent evolution of cytoplasmic intermediate filament genes in Panarthropods
12:10	Sahar Samadzadeh	Hannezo	Shear banding and pattern formation in actomyosin networks
12:30	Discussion
12:45	Lunch
	Session 4		Chair: Florian Schur
13:40	Ferdinand Horvath	Šarić	Turnover of FtsZ filaments drives enzyme transport in bacterial division
14:00	Philippe Dehio	Sixt	Fueling Cell Migration: Metabolic Control of Myosin IIA Dynamics
14:20	Discussion
	Session 4		Chair: Martin Loose
14:30	Xing Ye	Loose	Effective control of treadmilling filaments by plus-end capping
14:50	Noah Weber	Schur	The hunt for huntingtin’s role as an actin binding protein
15:10	Discussion
15:20	Coffee break
	Session 5		Chair: Edouard Hannezo
15:50	Michaela Jovic	Heisenberg	Rotational flow as mechanism of symmetry breaking.
16:10	Irene Li	Hannezo	Non-canonical cytokinesis driven by mechanical uncoupling via nematic flows and adhesion-based invagination.
16:30	Discussion & wrap-up
16:40	Beer, wine, snacks