Symposium: The Role of Tissue Mechanics in Biological Responses to Mechanical Loading, Notre Dame, Indiana

这次研讨会旨在探讨生物组织作为施加于细胞的机械刺激的调节器和作为机械力的传感器的功能。本课程将举办各种各样的讲座，从组织的形成和重塑，到探索组织和细胞的机械特性的方法。具有广泛生物系统专业知识的演讲者将对机械生物学过程有广泛的了解。通过促进讨论和介绍当前的研究，会议记录将通过暴露现有知识的差距来促进我们对机械生物学的当前理解，并促进新的研究。会议将聚集组织力学领域公认的专家，为那些有兴趣参与该研究领域的人提供培训、见解和建议。它还将提供一个讨论和辩论不同组织的力学和机械生物学知识现状的论坛。关于骨、心血管和软骨重塑的教程讲座将为与会者提供这些领域中每一个领域的最新研究成果，并强调未来研究的重要领域。这次会议旨在促进对生物力学和机械生物学感兴趣的工程师、物理学家、数学家、生物学家和化学家之间的互动。此外，它还为初级教员和研究生提供了一个与组织力学和机械生物学领域的广泛专家互动的论坛。会议纪要将汇编并分发给所有与会者，并将在万维网上以电子方式提供。

0228966NieburThis symposium is designed to explore the function of biological tissues as modulators of mechanical stimuli applied to cells and as transducers of mechanical forces. A wide variety of lectures will be presented, ranging from tissue formation and remodeling, to methodologies for probing the mechanical properties of tissues and cells. Speakers with expertise in a wide range of biological systems will develop a broad understanding of mechanobiological processes. By promoting discussion and presenting current research, the proceedings will advance our current understanding of mechanobiology and foster new research by exposing gaps in current knowledge.The meeting will bring together acknowledged experts in the field of tissue mechanics to provide training, insight, and advice to those interested in becoming involved in this field of research. It will also provide a forum for discussion and debate of the current state of knowledge of mechanics and mechanobiology for different tissues. Tutorial lectures on bone, cardiovascular, and cartilage remodeling will provide attendees with a view of the current state of the art in each of these fields, and emphasize important areas of future research. The meeting is to promote interaction between engineers, physicists, mathematicians, biologists, and chemists with interests in biomechanics and mechanobiology. Also, it provides a forum for junior faculty and graduate students to interact with a wide range of experts in the field of tissue mechanics and mechanobiology.Proceedings of the conference will be compiled and disseminated to all participants, and will be made available electronically over the world-wide-web.