Conference on Force Transduction in Biology; Arlington, VA.; July 24 - 26, 2000

该奖项为NSF赞助的生物学中的力传导研讨会提供支持，该研讨会将于7月24日至26日在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿举行。 机械力到生物反应的转换发生在许多长度尺度上，从分子到宏观。 本次研讨会将研究跨越这些多个长度尺度的力转导机制。 或者特别感兴趣的是力传导的层次方面，或者可以在细胞、亚细胞、组织、器官和生物体水平上统一概念的共同主题。 同样重要的是特定的力响应事件，可能发生在细胞内，细胞之间，组织之间等会议的主要主题将是（1）在分子，细胞组织和生物体水平的力转导，（2）分子结构和机械性能之间的关系，（3）机械力和生物功能之间的关系。 该研讨会是跨学科的，旨在鼓励和促进物理学/生物学界面的交流。 参与者来自广泛的学科，包括生物工程，生物学，数学，物理学和神经科学。 将为年轻教师和高级研究生提供支持。 研讨会的结果将在研讨会报告中介绍，该报告将讨论生物学中力传导一般领域的机遇和挑战。%该奖项为NSF赞助的生物学中的力传导研讨会提供支持，该研讨会将于7月24日至26日在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿举行。该研讨会是跨学科的，旨在鼓励和促进物理学/生物学界面的交流。 参与者来自广泛的学科，包括生物工程，生物学，数学，物理学和神经科学。 将为年轻教师和高级研究生提供支持。 研讨会的结果将在研讨会报告中介绍，该报告将讨论生物学中力传导一般领域的机遇和挑战

This award provides support for an NSF-sponsored Workshop on Force Transduction in Biology, to be held in Arlington, VA, July 24-26. The transduction of mechanical force into biological response occurs at many length scales, ranging from the molecular to the macroscopic. This Workshop will examine mechanisms of force transduction that span these multiple length scales. Or particular interest are hierarchical aspects of force transduction, or common themes that may unify concepts at the cellular, sub-cellular, tissue, organ and organism levels. Also important are specific force-response events that may occur within the cell, between cells, among tissues, etc. The major themes of the conference will be (1) force transduction at the molecular, cellular tissue, and organism levels, (2) relations between molecular structure and mechanical properties, and (3) relations between mechanical forces and biological function. The Workshop is interdisciplinary and is intended to encourage and facilitate communication at the Physics/Biology interface. Participants come from a wide range of disciplines, including bioengineering, biology, mathematics, physics, and the neural sciences. Support will be provided for younger faculty and advanced graduate students. The results of the workshop will be presented in a Workshop Report, which will be discuss opportunities and challenges in the general area of force transduction in biology.%%%This award provides support for an NSF-sponsored Workshop on Force Transduction in Biology, to be held in Arlington, VA, July 24-26. The Workshop is interdisciplinary and is intended to encourage and facilitate communication at the Physics/Biology interface. Participants come from a wide range of disciplines, including bioengineering, biology, mathematics, physics, and the neural sciences. Support will be provided for younger faculty and advanced graduate students. The results of the workshop will be presented in a Workshop Report, which will be discuss opportunities and challenges in the general area of force transduction in biology