

Plenary Biomechanics
Sunday, July 27, 2025 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM · 3 hr. (America/Chicago)
Grand Ballroom ABC
Information
Biomechanics is an interdisciplinary field encompassing a broad spectrum of research topics. This plenary symposium aims to provide a broad overview of the field of plant biomechanics, with talks ranging from mechanical perception and signaling to cellular, organ and tissue mechanics.
Mode
Plant Biology 2025: Milwaukee
Day
7/27/2025
Agenda Type
Schedule A-A-G
Event Type
Plenary
Session Overview
Plenary Biomechanics
Individual Talks
Plenary Biomechanics: Chair Welcome
Sunday, July 27, 2025 8:31 AM to 8:40 AM
Grand Ballroom ABC
Erin Sparks · University of Delaware
Evolution of organellar mechanosensing
Sunday, July 27, 2025 8:40 AM to 9:10 AM
Grand Ballroom ABC
Ivan Radin · University of Minnesota
From microstructural features to macroscopic traits
Sunday, July 27, 2025 9:10 AM to 9:40 AM
Grand Ballroom ABC
Anja Geitmann · McGill University
Predicting future plant forms from mechano-eco-evo-devo insights
Sunday, July 27, 2025 10:05 AM to 10:35 AM
Grand Ballroom ABC
Naomi Nakayama · UK/Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan
Thigmomorphogenesis in Woody Plants
Sunday, July 27, 2025 10:35 AM to 11:05 AM
Grand Ballroom ABC
Frank Telewski · Michigan State University
3-Minute Thesis Competition
Sunday, July 27, 2025 11:05 AM to 11:30 AM
Grand Ballroom ABC
Brianna Griffin · Iowa State University
Mae Antonette Mercado · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
