Biomechanics across scales – molecules, cells, tissues

Date

Dec 8, 2014 - Dec 9, 2014

Time

9:15 AM - 4:00 PM

Speaker

see poster

Language

en

Main Topic

Biologie

Other Topics

Biologie, Medizin

Host

Stefan Diez, Stephan Grill, Jochen Guck

Description

The BIOTEC Forum 2014 Biomechanics across scales - molecules, cells, tissues brings together international and local experts in the areas of biomechanics, biophysics, cell and developmental biology. The focus will be on biomechanical processes that are at work on different scales. The goal is to present current developments in this area and to identify commonalities and differences of biomechanical processes independent of scale. Specific topics covered include molecular force generation, the cytoskeleton, cell mechanics, mechanonsensitivity and tissue mechanics - a spectrum that reflects the expertise of biomechanics research in Dresden.Starting in 2007, the BIOTEC Forum has become an annual open meeting, discussing hot topics in one or more of the research areas represented at the BIOTEC Center of the TU Dresden. The format of the meeting is such that internationally renowned speakers at the forefront of their respective research fields will present and discuss recent scientific advances. The meeting is fully open to local and external scientists, with no conference fee being taken. Own contributions can be made within a postersession. Registration and abstract submission for the BIOTEC Forum is now open.There is no registration fee for the conference! Deadline for abstract submission is end of October, registration is open until mid November. Amongst the abstract submissions we will select several for contributed short talks in addition to the invited speakers' talks.We plan a conference get-together on Monday evening after a stroll over the christmas market - this is a great opportunity to mingle with the speakers in an informal setting.Please do also register if you only want to attend the conference and don't want to submit an abstract. Invited speakers (confirmed): Chip Asbury, UW Seattle, USAGuillaume Charras, Center for Nanotech, London, UKZvonimir Dogic, Brandeis, USAKristian Franze, U of Cambridge, UKNicole Gorfinkiel, CBMSO Madrid, SpainJonne Helenius, ETH Zürich, SwitzerlandClaire Hur, U of Cambridge, UKHernán López-Schier, Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenScott Manalis, MIT, USAErwin Peterman, VU Amsterdam, Netherlands, UKGiuliano Scarcelli, Harvard, USAThomas Surrey, London Research Institute, UKJonas Tegenfeldt, Lund University, SwedenXavier Trepat, IBEC Barcelona, SpainDavid Warshaw, U Vermont, USALocal organizers: Stefan Diez, Stephan Grill, Jochen Guck

Links

• to announcement of the organizer

Last modified: Dec 9, 2014, 8:44:35 AM