2024
Tolić, I. Chromosome segregation errors and cancer & Mechanical signaling within the mitotic spindle. EMBO | FEBS Lecture Course Molecular mechanisms in signal transduction and cancer, Spetses, Greece, 18 – 26 August 2024.
Tolić, I. How chromosomes find the spindle midplane and how the spindle accommodates them across species. EMBO Workshop Dynamic kinetochore, Caux, Switzerland, 17 – 20 June 2024.
Vukušić, K. Caught in a mitotic time trap: Chromosomal instability across diverse cancers arises through unsuccessful chromosome congression and premature Cyclin A2 exhaustion. Cycling to divide: from single molecules to global networks, virtual, Roscoff, France, 13-17 May 2024.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of chromosomal instability in cancer. EMBO | EMBL Symposium The mechanics of life: from development to disease, Heidelberg, Germany, 15-18 April 2024.
2023
Vukušić, K. Nasljeđivanje DNA kroz stanične diobe: razotkrivanje tajni kromosoma. DNA dvostruka uzvojnica – sedamdeset godina kasnije, Zagreb, Croatia, November 28th, 2023.
Tolić, I. Biomedicine and health: What we are doing right and what we need to change. First European Conclave, Cascais, Portugal, November 25th, 2023.
Vukušić, K. Unlocking Cell Division Mechanisms by the Modern Microscopy: Large-Scale Live Cell Imaging and Single Cell Super-Resolution Approaches. Monash University Advanced Microscopy Seminar Series, virtual, November 22nd, 2023.
EMBO Keynote Lecture: Tolić, I. Mitotic Magic: How Cells Achieve Accurate Chromosome Segregation. 15th Meeting of the Slovenian Biochemical Society, Portorož, Slovenia, September 20–23, 2023.
Tolić, I. Biophysics of mitotic (in)fidelity. Section of biology – Seminars, University of Geneva, Switzerland, September 6, 2023.
Keynote talk: Tolić, I. The Quest for Perfection: Spindle Assembly and Mitotic (In)fidelity in Healthy and Cancer Cells. The International Dictyostelium meeting 2023, Opatija, Croatia, 27-31 August, 2023.
Gudlin, L. Problems and solutions – LLS7. LATTICE LIGHTSHEET 7 User Meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 11th 2023.
Tolić, I. Physics of mitotic (in)fidelity. EMBO Workshop: Physics of living systems: From physical principles to biological function, Dresden, Germany, 03 – 07 July 2023.
Tolić, I. Precision in Action: Discovering the Mechanisms of Mitosis. Ambassadors for Better Research Culture (ABRC) Seminar, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, UK, 19 – 21 June 2023.
Tolić, I. The Quest for Precision: Mechanobiology of Mitotic Spindle Assembly and Chromosome Segregation. Workshop on Signatures of Nonequilibrium Fluctuations in Life, Trieste, Italy, 16-18 May 2023.
Tolić, I. Biophysics of the spindle and mitotic (in)fidelity. International Max Planck Research School on Cellular Biophysics, Cavtat, Croatia, 11-12 May 2023.
Vukušić, K. Persistently unaligned chromosomes link increased microtubule stability to biased aneuploidy landscape in cancer cell lines and patient-derived organoids. Mitotic spindle: From living and synthetic systems to theory, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 16-19 April 2023.
Tolić, I. My experiences with ERC projects. The annual assembly of the Croatian Physiological Society (CPS), Zagreb, March 29, 2023.
Tolić, I. The Quest for Perfection: A Journey through Mitosis and Chromosome Segregation while Avoiding Mitotic Errors. Meeting of the Biology Students Association (BIUS), Zagreb, March 27, 2023.
Vukušić, I. Microscopy & Mitotic Spindle – a love that lasts 150 years. The Croatian Microscopy Society (HMD) monthly meeting, Zagreb, Croatia, invited talk, February 28, 2023.
Koprivec, I. Imaging mitosis in superresolution. Euro-BioImaging Virtual Pub, virtual, February 10, 2023.
2022
Štimac, V. Augmin prevents merotelic attachments by promoting proper arrangement of kinetochore and bridging fibers. Cell Bio 2022, ASCB/EMBO Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, Microsymposium talk, December 3-7, 2022.
Vukušić, K. Persistently unaligned polar chromosomes link increased microtubule stability to biased aneuploidy landscape in tumor cells. Cell Bio 2022, ASCB/EMBO Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, Microsymposium talk, December 3-7, 2022.
Risteski, P. Kinetochore centering and oscillations are regulated by overlap-length dependent forces. Cell Bio 2022, ASCB/EMBO Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, Microsymposium talk, December 3-7, 2022.
Štimac, V. Microtubule Pivoting Ensures Passage of Polar Chromosomes across the Centrosome Required for Timely Alignment. Cell Bio 2022, ASCB/EMBO Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, Symposium talk, December 3-7, 2022.
Tolić, I. Chromosome Segregation Apparatus and Cancer. 6th Meeting of the Croatian Association for Cancer Research (CACR), plenary lecture, Zagreb, November 10-12, 2022.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of mitosis. The 33rd Annual Conference of the Academia Europaea, Barcelona, Spain, October 25, 2022.
Tolić, I. Chromosome position in relation to the centrosomes determines their fate in mitosis. NHI The Biology & Biophysics of the Nucleus Symposium, virtual, October 20, 2022.
Tolić, I. Chromosomes in mitosis: Riding out of the danger zone. EMBO Workshop The cell cycle: One engine – many cycles, Konstanz, Germany, October 17 – 20, 2022.
Koprivec, I. Microtubule pivoting ensures passage of polar chromosomes across the centrosome required for timely alignment. Cell Cycle Conference, virtual, October 5, 2022.
Vukušić, K. Mitotic spindles under the STEDoscope. EMBL Course: Imaging down to single-molecule resolution: STED and MINFLUX nanoscopy, Heidelberg, Germany, virtual, September 22, 2022.
Tolić, I. Exploring the secret of life. The Living Histories Series, virtual, September 21, 2022.
Tolić, I. Biophysics of cell division. School on Information, Noise, and Physics of Life, Niš, Serbia, virtual, September 19, 2022.
Dundović, I. Peripheral location in early mitotic spindles predisposes chromosomes to persistent monoorientation and risk of mis-segregation. FASEB The Consequences of Aneuploidy Conference: Honoring the Contributions of Angelika Amon, Southbridge, USA, September 11-16, 2022.
Tolić, I. Exploring secrets of life. Women Who are Changing Science – Driving Bold Research in Canada and Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia, September 12, 2022.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of mitosis and its role in mitotic fidelity. Forum mladih znanstvenika Hrvatskog društvo za biokemiju i molekularnu biologiju, Zagreb, Croatia, virtual, September 8, 2022.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of the mitotic spindle. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, virtual, July 12, 2022.
Tolić, I. Three things that matter in mitosis: location, location, location. EMBO Workshop Dynamic kinetochore, Oslo, Norway, June 28 – July 1, 2022.
Tolić, I. Biophysics of mitosis. Frontiers in Biophysics conference, Paros, Greece, June 23, 2022.
Tolić, I. How chromosome location determines its fate in mitosis. EMBO | EMBL Symposium Microtubules: from atoms to complex systems, Heidelberg, Germany, June 8-11, 2022.
Trupinić, M. The chirality of the mitotic spindle provides a mechanical response to forces and depends on microtubule motors and augmins. EMBO | EMBL Symposium Microtubules: from atoms to complex systems, Heidelberg, Germany, June 8-11, 2022, flash talk.
Tolić, I. The dangerous path of polar chromosomes. EMBO Workshop: Chromosome segregation and aneuploidy, Vienna, Austria, May 1–4, 2022.
Tolić, I. My experience with ERC Consolidator and ERC Synergy grants. Science Breakfast, BioTechMed-Graz, Austria, virtual, April 6, 2022.
2021
Tolić, I. Mitotic spindle architecture is formed by crosslinker-driven coarsening of a homogeneous microtubule mesh into discrete bundles. Cell Bio Virtual 2021, ASCB/EMBO Meeting, USA, virtual, December 10, 2021.
Risteski, P. Coordinated poleward flux of sister kinetochore fibers drives chromosome alignment. Cell Bio Virtual 2021, ASCB/EMBO Meeting, USA, virtual, December 10, 2021.
Trupinić, M. Mitotic spindle chirality provides a passive mechanical response to forces and depends on microtubule motors and crosslinkers. Cell Bio Virtual 2021, ASCB/EMBO Meeting, USA, virtual, December 7, 2021.
Štimac, V. Augmin regulates kinetochore tension and mitotic fidelity by nucleating bridging fibers. Cell Bio Virtual 2021, ASCB/EMBO Meeting, USA, virtual, December 7, 2021.
Koprivec, I. Polar chromosomes in human cells congress by microtubule pivoting. Cell Bio Virtual 2021, ASCB/EMBO Meeting, USA, virtual, December 7, 2021.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of the mitotic spindle. The Paris Cytoskeleton Day, Paris, France, keynote, virtual. November 17, 2021.
Tolić, I. Optogenetic control of mitotic spindle proteins. Advances in Biomedical Research IV, Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences, Split, Croatia. October 4-9 2021.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of the mitotic spindle. 13th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria, plenary talk, virtual. September 20-October 14 2021.
Štimac, V. Polar chromosomes in human cells congress by microtubule pivoting . 13th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria, virtual. September 20-October 14 2021.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of the mitotic spindle. 18th Horizons in Molecular Biology Symposium, Göttingen, Germany, virtual. September 13-16 2021.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of mitosis. Physics Meets Biology 2021, Oxford, United Kingdom, keynote talk, virtual. July 26-28 2021.
Tolić, I. Architecture and dynamics of the mitotic spindle. 45th FEBS Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia, symposium talk, virtual. July 3-8 2021.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of the mitotic spindle. 6th Warwick-Wellcome Quantitative Biomedicine Programme Symposium. The University of Warwick. Warwick, UK, virtual. June 17-18 2021.
Vukušić, K. Microtubule sliding modules based on kinesins EG5 and PRC1-dependent KIF4A drive human spindle elongation. Digital Cell Cycle Club, Abcam, virtual. June 16 2021.
Štimac, V. Augmin regulates kinetochore tension and spatial arrangement of spindle microtubules by nucleating bridging fibers. Digital Cell Cycle Club, Abcam, virtual. June 16 2021.
Sošić, I. Chromosome segregation errors in cells with varying contact. Digital Cell Cycle Club, Abcam, virtual. June 16 2021.
Risteski, P. Microtubule poleward flux promotes chromosome centering on the spindle. Digital Cell Cycle Club, Abcam, virtual. June 16 2021.
Koprivec, I. Polar kinetochores pivot their way towards the spindle body. Digital Cell Cycle Club, Abcam, virtual. June 16 2021.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of the mitotic spindle. Virtual Biology Colloquium. National University of Singapore, Department of Biological Sciences. Singapore. virtual. May 21 2021.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of the mitotic spindle. CBI Workshop “Biophysical modeling: from 3D Genome Organization to Cell and Tissue dynamics”. Centre for Integrative Biology, Toulouse, France, virtual. May 12 2021.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of the mitotic spindle. 5th Faculty of Science PhD Student Symposium. Zagreb, Croatia, virtual. April 24-25 2021.
Martinčić, J. Shining a light on cell division using optogenetics. 5th Faculty of Science PhD Student Symposium. Zagreb, Croatia, virtual. April 24-25 2021.
Risteski, P. Microtubule poleward flux promotes chromosome centering on the spindle. Mitotic spindle: From living and synthetic systems to theory, Split, Croatia, virtual. March 28-31 2021.
Tolić, I. Optogenetic control of spindle microtubule crosslinkers reveals that bridging fibers promote chromosome alignment by overlap length-dependent force. The Biophysical Society 65nd Annual Meeting, USA, virtual. February 22-26 2021.
Tolić, I. A twist in the tale of the mitotic spindle. Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal, virtual. February 19 2021.
Tolić, I. Mechanobiology of the mitotic spindle. Thirsting for Theoretical Biology 2021, International Centre for Theoretical Science, Bangalore, India, virtual. January 11 2021.
2020
Tolić, I. A twist in the tale of the mitotic spindle. Fassberg Webinar, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany, virtual. September 3, 2020.
Tolić, I. Chromosome alignment with the help of bridging microtubules: An optogenetic story. Meiosis in Quarantine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, virtual. June 11, 2020.
Jagrić, M. Optogenetic control of PRC1 reveals its role in chromosome alignment at the metaphase plate. EMBO | EMBL Symposia, Microtubules: From Atoms to Complex Systems – Virtual, June 3-6, 2020.
2019
Tolić, I. Theory and experiments in the study of the mitotic spindle. ASCB/EMBO Meeting 2019, Washington, USA, symposia talk, December 7-11, 2019.
Tolić, I. Torques and forces in the mitotic spindle. Cell Physics 2019, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany, October 9-11, 2019.
Tolić, I. Plenary lecture. HDBMB 2019 Congress, Crossroads in Life Science, Lovran, Croatia, September 25-28, 2019.
Tolić, I. Force-generating machinery of anaphase. EMBO Workshop on Meiosis, La Rochelle, France, August 25-29, 2019.
Tolić, I. Vision talk. Biophysical conference, Hvar, Croatia, August 20-23, 2019.
Risteski, P. Chromosome segregation errors and aneuploidy. Biophysical conference, Hvar, Croatia, August 20-23, 2019.
Vukušić, K. Push me if you can: role of antiparallel microtubule sliding in anaphase spindle elongation. Biophysical conference, Hvar, Croatia, August 20-23, 2019.
Simunić, J. Dynamics of microtubule bundle formation during prometaphase. Biophysical conference, Hvar, Croatia, August 20-23, 2019.
Tolić, I. A twist in the tale of the mitotic spindle. From pole to pole – Molecules And Mechanism Of The Spindle, a DivIDE Conference, Centre for genomic regulation, Barcelona, Spain, May 30 – June 1, 2019.
Tolić, I. Exploring forces and architecture of the mitotic spindle by laser ablation and optogenetics. IRI Colloquium, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2019.
Jagrić, M. Optogenetic control of PRC1 reveals its role in kinetochore positioning in the metaphase spindle. Mitotic spindle: From living and synthetic systems to theory, Split, Croatia, March 24-27 2019.
Tolić, I. Forces and Torques in the Mitotic Spindle. Gordon Research Conference: Stochastic Physics in Biology, Ventura, CA, USA, January 6-11, 2019.
2018
Tolić, I. Forces, torques, and architecture of the mitotic spindle. ASCB/EMBO 2018 Meeting, San Diego, USA, December 8-13, 2018.
Tolić, I. A twist in the tale of the mitotic spindle. 7th IMPRS-CMB Student Symposium: Unravelling Cellular Intricacies: From Experiment to Insight, Dortmund, Germany, November 12-14, 2018.
Tolić, I. A new twist in the mitotic spindle. The EMBO Members’ Meeting, Heidelberg, Germany, October 24-26, 2018.
Tolić, I. A new twist in the mitotic spindle. Venice meeting on Fluctuations in small complex systems IV”, Venice, Italy, October 14-18, 2018.
Tolić, I. Forces, torques and twist in the mitotic spindle. 3rd International Meeting “Building the Cell 2018″, Paris, France, September 26-28, 2018.
Tolić, I. Forces, torques and twist in the mitotic spindle. MaM2018 – 3rd Joint SFB 740, SFB 958, TRR 186 Symposium “Membranes and Modules”, Berlin, Germany, September 5-8, 2018.
Tolić, I. Forces that divide the chromosomes. 14th International School of Biophysics, Split, Croatia, August 23 – September 1, 2018.
Tolić, I. A new twist in the mitotic spindle. LMB-IGBMC Graduate Life Sciences Symposium. The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (MRC-LMB), Cambridge, UK, July 11-13, 2018.
Tolić, I. Biophysics of the mitotic spindle. From Solid State to Biophysics IX: From Basic to Life Sciences. Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 16-23, 2018.
Tolić, I. Forces, Torques and Architecture of the Spindle. Meiosis Gordon Conference (GRC) on Molecular Mechanisms and Regulation of Meiosis Across Species. New London, NH, USA, June 10-15, 2018.
Tolić, I. Mysteries of the mitotic spindle: Chirality, torques and twist. Wednesday Colloquium (MoKo/MiKo), Max Planck Campus Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, April 25, 2018.
Tolić, I. Mysteries of the mitotic spindle: Chirality, torques and twist. Life Sciences Seminar Series, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, April 24, 2018.
Tolić, I. Mysteries of the mitotic spindle: Chirality, bridge, and twist. 2nd IHRS-BioSoft Symposium, Biomolecular Machines: Simulations Meet Experiments, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany, April 23, 2018.
Tolić, I. Mysteries of the mitotic spindle: Chirality, bridge and twist. Institut Curie, Paris, France, March 13, 2018.
Tolić, I. Torques and forces in the mitotic spindle. Biophysical Society 62nd Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, USA, February 17-21, 2018.
Tolić, I. Mysteries of the mitotic spindle: Chirality, bridge and twist. Cancer, Stem cells & Developmental biology seminar. Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands, January 18, 2018.
2017
Risteski, P. Microtubule sliding in the bridging fiber pushes kinetochore fibers apart to segregate chromosomes in human cells. ASCB | EMBO Meeting (Minisymposium). Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 02-06, 2017.
Simunić, J. The mitotic spindle is chiral due to torques generated by motor proteins. ASCB | EMBO Meeting (Microsymposium). Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 02-06, 2017.
Tolić, I. Forces and Torques in the Mitotic Spindle. SFB 944 International Symposium on Cellular Microcompartments: From Analytics to Physiology. Osnabrück, Germany, September 27-29, 2017.
Pavin, N. The spindle is chiral due to torques generated by motor proteins. EMBO Conference on Meiosis. Hvar, Croatia, August 27-September 1, 2017.
Tolić, I. Torques and Forces in the Mitotic Spindle. Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Motile and Contractile Systems. New London, NH, USA, July 29-30, 2017.
Tolić, I. Motor proteins driving chromosome segregation in human cells. Advances in Biomedical Research. Split, Croatia, July 3-7, 2017.
Buđa, R. Microtubule sliding in the bridging fiber pushes kinetochore fibers apart to segregate chromosomes. Dynamic kinetochore EMBO workshop. Edinburgh, UK, June 6-9, 2017.
Tolić, I. Laser microsurgery and photoactivation during live-cell imaging of human cells. IVSLA International School on Nanoscale Optical Microscopy. Venice, Italy, 6-9 June 2017.
Vukušić, K. Mechanism of chromosome segregation in human cells revealed by laser microsurgery and photoactivation. 17th International European Light Microscopy Initiative (ELMI) Meeting. Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 23-26, 2017.
Tolić, I. Microtubule pivoting and minus end directed motors drive the formation of the mitotic spindle; Meiotic nuclear oscillations are necessary to avoid excessive chromosome associations. The 9th International Fission Yeast Meeting. Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 14-19, 2017.
Tolić, I. Forces in the mitotic spindle. Actin and microtubule cytoskeleton: bridging scales from single molecules to tissues. Roscoff, France, May 8-12, 2017.
2016
Tolić, I. Forces in the mitotic spindle. SFB 863 International Meeting: Forces in biomolecular systems. Venice, Italy, September 25-27, 2016.
Tolić, I. Force balance in the spindle. Venice meeting on Fluctuations in small complex systems II. Venice, Italy, October 9-13, 2016.
Tolić, I. Forces in the mitotic spindle; Live-cell fluorescence microscopy and laser-cutting inside the cell. International School of Biophysics. Split-Zadar, Croatia, September 1-10, 2016.
Novak, M. Overlap microtubules link sister k-fibres and balance the forces on bi-oriented kinetochores. 80th Annual Conference of the DPG and DPG Spring Meeting. Regensburg, Germany, March 6 – 11, 2016.
Vukušić, K. Forces in bridging fibers segregate chromosomes independently of the attachment to the spindle pole. 12th International Congress of Cell Biology. Prague, Czech Republic, June 21-25, 2016.
Buđa, R. Forces in bridging fibers segregate chromosomes independently of the attachment to the spindle pole. EMBO Meeting. Mannheim, Germany, September 10-13, 2016.
Milas, A. Sliding of microtubules in the bridging fiber segregates chromosomes by creating poleward flux of the attached k-fibers. International School of Biophysics. Split-Zadar, Croatia, September 1-10, 2016.
Vukušić, K. Forces in bridging fibres segregate chromosomes independently of the attachment to the spindle pole. Central European Genome Stability and Dynamics Meeting (CEGSDM). Zagreb, Croatia, October 15, 2016.
Simunić, J. Dynamics of PRC1-labeled microtubule super-bundles in prometaphase spindle during chromosome congression. Central European Genome Stability and Dynamics Meeting (CEGSDM). Zagreb, Croatia, October 15, 2016.
Polak, B. One‐to‐one association between PRC1-labeled microtubule bundles and kinetochores in metaphase. Central European Genome Stability and Dynamics Meeting (CEGSDM). Zagreb, Croatia, October 15, 2016.
2015
Tolić, I. Forces in the mitotic spindle, plenary lecture. 10th EBSA European Biophysics Congress. Dresden, Germany, July 18–22, 2015.
Tolić, I. Single molecule imaging of motor proteins in vivo, plenary lecture. 12th Multinational Congress on Microscopy. Eger, Hungary, August, 23-28, 2015.
Tolić, I. Dyneins on microtubules caught in the act. The Long and Winding Road: Neuronal Trafficking in Physiology and Disease. Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia, USA, May 31 – June 4, 2015.
Tolić, I. Force balance in the mitotic spindle. Activity meets biology. Dresden, Germany, March 22-25, 2015.
Tolić, I. Dynein, microtubule and cargo: a ménage à trois. First British Microtubule meeting. Edinburgh, UK, April 19-22, 2015.
Tolić, I. Spindle assembly via rotational diffusion of microtubules. Random Walks and Nonlinear Dynamics in the Life of Cells. Dresden, Germany, May 18-22, 2015.
Tolić, I. Single-molecule imaging of cytoplasmic dynein in vivo. 40th FEBS Congress, The Biochemical Basis of Life. Berlin, Germany, July 4-9, 2015.
Tolić, I. How microtubules search for kinetochores. EMBO Meiosis Conference. Oxford, UK, August 30 – September 4, 2015.
Risteski, P. Overlap microtubules link sister k-fibres and balance the forces on bi-oriented kinetochores. EMBO Meeting. Birmingham, UK, September 5-8, 2015.
Tolić, I. Forces in the mitotic spindle. FEBS3+ Meeting »Molecules of Life«. Portorož, Slovenia, September 16-19, 2015.
Tolić, I. Forces in the mitotic spindle. Physics Of Living Matter. Cambridge, UK, September 23-25, 2015.
Tolić, I. Forces in the mitotic spindle. Quantitative biology of signaling. Cargèse, France September 27-30, 2015.
Tolić, I. Forces in the mitotic spindle. EMBL Physics of Cells and Tissues. Heidelberg, Germany, September 30-October 2, 2015.
Tolić, I. Forces in the spindle. DFG-SPP October Meeting. Dresden, Germany, October 10-11, 2015.