On March 18, Dr. Daiana Perez-Visnuk, a postdoctoral fellow in the Lowenstein lab, presented “The neurotransmitter glutamate modulates collective cell dynamics and calcium signaling during isotropic–nematic–jamming transitions in glioma cancer cells, behaving as an active liquid crystal,” revealing how neurotransmitter signaling drives phase-like transitions in tumor cell collective behavior. Together, these presentations underscore the Lowenstein lab’s contributions to advancing active matter physics approaches in understanding glioma dynamics and tumor organization.