This workshop will explore cell biological, biophysical and theoretical aspects of the dynamics of molecular assemblies. A particular focus is to understand the link between the behavior on cellular length- and time-scales and the dynamics at the single-molecule level. It will bring together experimentalists and theorists, and connect biological work aimed at understanding cellular behavior with theoretical approaches aimed at providing coarse-grained descriptions of the underlying physical mechanisms.
The workshop will cover the following topics:

Mechanics of the actomyosin cortex
Bleb mechanics, cleavage furrow and cortex stability, cellular polarization, cortical flow, active hydrodynamics, active polar gels.

Mechanics of DNA motors
Proofreading and pausing by RNA polymerase II, RNA secondary structure, proofreading by DNA polymerases, stochastic models of elongation.

Invited Speakers will include:



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