University of Ottawa
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The Pelling Lab is located at the University of Ottawa in the Department of Physics

 
 

News in 2008

Dark side of the cell is invited to BIACS - III International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville.
"The primary goal of the BIACS Foundation is to offer a selection of today’s most avant-garde artwork, bringing people together every other year in a supranational gathering that invites visitors to discover where the latest creative tendencies are headed ..." more

Invited talk at the 7th JPK SPM Workshop. Berlin, Oct 8-9 2008 (more).

Invited talk at the Canadian Association of Physicists annual congress. Quebec City, Jun 8-11 2008  (more).

"Mitosis: Moesin and the Importance of Being Round" Current Biology Dispatches, Apr 2008 (PDF).

"Moesin Stiffens Up Mitosis" Nature Cell Biology News and Views, Mar 2008 (PDF).

"FERMing Up the Plasma Membrane" Developmental Cell Previews, Feb 2008 (PDF).

"Do Cells Make Noise?" Popular Science, Jan 2008 (PDF).


Professor Pelling is generally interested in understanding the dynamic mechanical properties of cellular systems across nanometer and micrometer length scales. The mechanical response and transduction pathways of living cells are explored using genetic manipulation and a variety of scanning probe and optical techniques. The long term goals of his research program are to understand the genetic and architectural control mechanisms of mechanotransduction pathways in health and disease.

L'intérêt général du Professeur Pelling concerne la compréhension des propriétés mécaniques dynamiques des systèmes cellulaires à des échelles nanométriques et micrométriques. La réponse mécanique et les voies de transduction des cellules vivantes sont étudiées en utilisant la manipulation génétique ainsi qu'une variété de sondes et techniques optiques. Les objectifs à long terme de son programme de recherche visent la compréhension des mécanismes de contrôle génétique et architectural des voies de transduction dans des cellules normales et pathologiques.