{"440421":{"#nid":"440421","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2016 Suddath Symposium - Mechanobiology of the Cell","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMechanobiology of the Cell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConsiderable experimental evidence acquired during the last three decades has now established that physical forces have a profound influence on cellular physiology. Cells can sense the mechanical cues of their environment, such as forces and matrix stiffness, and use this information to guide their behavior, such as proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, motility, and modification of their environment, thereby shaping their fate and function. Mechanotransduction can also serve as a conduit for information transfer between pairs of cells and also among groups of cells within a tissue. We are just beginning to understand how these interactions control systems level behavior in both normal and diseased states.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe distinguished speakers in this year\u2019s Suddath Symposium will describe exciting new conceptual and technological advances in mechanobiology. Topics include: 1) Mechanosensing in the context of cellular differentiation, homeostasis, and disease, 2) Mechanotransduction during tissue development and repair, 3) Mechanical properties of cell-cell interfaces and their functional consequences, 4) Novel tools for the analysis of cellular mechanics both in vitro and in vivo. The Symposium will promote wide-ranging discussion of both the key biological questions facing the field and the technologies that will enable investigators to address them, thereby providing essential knowledge for anyone hoping to make an impact on fundamental and applied bioscience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Suddath Symposium is a two day event held annually to celebrate the life and contribution of F.L. \u0022Bud\u0022 Suddath by discussing the latest developments in the fields of bioengineering and bioscience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConfirmed speakers:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThomas Barker -\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003EDennis Discher - University of Pennsylvania \u003Cbr \/\u003ERoss Ethier - Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003EAndr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda - Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003EHanjoong Jo - Emory University\u003Cbr \/\u003EAndrew Kowalczyk - Emory University\u003Cbr \/\u003EWilbur Lam - Emory University\u003Cbr \/\u003EMatthew Lang - Vanderbilt University\u003Cbr \/\u003EEllis Reinherz - Harvard Medicine School\u003Cbr \/\u003EKhalid Salaita - Emory University\u003Cbr \/\u003EMartin Schwartz - Yale School of Medicine\u003Cbr \/\u003EValerie Weaver - University of California, San Francisco\u003Cbr \/\u003ECheng Zhu - Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESymposium Chairs: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:andres.garcia@me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAndr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda, Ph.D.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cheng.zhu@bme.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECheng Zhu, Ph.D.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEarly registration $25 through February 4, 2016 - all attendees\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn-site registration $40 - all attendees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/suddath-symposium\u0022\u003ESuddath Symposium website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2016 Suddath Symposium is supported by the Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering \u0026amp; Bioscience at Georgia Tech.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, an internationally recognized hub of multidisciplinary research at the Georgia Institute of Technology, brings engineers, scientists, and clinicians together to solve some of the world\u2019s most complex health challenges. With 17 research centers, more than 170 faculty members, and $24 million in state-of-the-art facilities, the Petit Institute is translating scientific discoveries into game-changing solutions to solve real-world problems.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA two day symposium focusing on the latest research relating to the mechanobiology of the cell.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A two day symposium focusing on the latest research relating to the mechanobiology of the cell."}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2015-08-26 07:47:26","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:18:34","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-02-11T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2016-02-12T17:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-02-12T17:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-02-11 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-02-12 22:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-02-12 22:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"312351":{"id":"312351","type":"image","title":"Parker H. 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