{"143421":{"#nid":"143421","#data":{"type":"event","title":"4th Symposium on Frontiers in Biomechanics: Mechanics in Oncology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe US National Committee on Biomechanics is proud to sponsor a one-day Symposium on the Mechanics in Oncology. The meeting will precede the 2012 BMES Annual Meeting in Atlanta.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cvent.com\/events\/4th-symposium-on-frontiers-in-biomechanics-mechanics-in-oncology\/registration-bc4ce8bda0614e46b92ba1fc283dda4c.aspx\u0022\u003ECLICK HERE\u003C\/a\u003E to register.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMechanical forces in solid structural elements of tissues and cells are key directors of normal biological processes including development, inflammation and wound healing. Forces in cells can be generated by themselves, or imposed by other cells, tissue strain or fluid flow. As solid tumors grow, there are dramatic changes in the structural properties of the tissue, cell- protein signaling and intra-tumor forces that may be important in progression of cancer. Thus, there is an urgent need for research at the interface of biology and mechanics aimed at understanding how biomechanical signals are involved in tumor biology and physiology, especially within the tumor microenvironment. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis Frontiers Meeting will bring together cancer biologists, engineers and biophysicists to discuss the state of the art and future directions in this exciting and promising field.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EConference Co-Chairs\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECheng Dong\u003Cbr \/\u003ELance Munn \u003Cbr \/\u003EFan Yuan\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKeynote Speaker\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERakesh Jain\u003C\/strong\u003E - Steele Lab for Tumor Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital \u0026amp; Harvard Medical School, USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cNormalizing the biochemical and mechanical tumor microenvironment to treat cancer: Bench to bedside\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFeatured Speakers\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGang Bao\u003C\/strong\u003E - Georgia Tech, USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Fletcher\u003C\/strong\u003E - University of California Berkeley, USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPaul Janmey\u003C\/strong\u003E - University of Pennsylvania, USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKostas Konstantopoulos\u003C\/strong\u003E - Johns Hopkins, USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENastaran Kuhn\u003C\/strong\u003E - Office of Physical Sciences- Oncology, NCI, USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMelody Swartz\u003C\/strong\u003E - Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EValerie Weaver\u003C\/strong\u003E - University of California San Francisco, USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKaiming Ye\u003C\/strong\u003E - Biomedical Engineering Program, NSF, USA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMareike Zink\u003C\/strong\u003E - University of Leipzig, Germany\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProgram and Abstracts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESubmissions are now being accepted for the US National Committee on Biomechanics 4th Symposium on Fronties in Biomechanics. Abstract guidelines will generally follow the standard BMES Annual meeting ONE PAGE ABSTRACT requirements.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeadline to submit Abstract Sept. 1, 2012.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo submit abstracts please email completed abstracts to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:usncb2012@engr.psu.edu\u0022\u003Eusncb2012@engr.psu.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERegistration info\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEarly - $75.00 received by September 14, 2012 (Box Lunch included) \u003Cbr \/\u003ERegular - $85.00 received by October 14, 2012 (Box Lunch included) \u003Cbr \/\u003ELate\/On-Site - $100.00 (No lunch included) \u003Cbr \/\u003ECancellation Policy: Full refunds for cancellation received on or before October 15, 2012. No refunds after that date.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cvent.com\/events\/4th-symposium-on-frontiers-in-biomechanics-mechanics-in-oncology\/registration-bc4ce8bda0614e46b92ba1fc283dda4c.aspx\u0022\u003ECLICK HERE\u003C\/a\u003E to Register\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EU.S. National Committee on Biomechanics sponsors one-day symposium\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"U.S. National Committee on Biomechanics sponsors one-day symposium"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2012-07-31 10:36:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:59:20","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-10-24T09:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-10-24T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-10-24T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-10-24 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-10-24 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-10-24 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.cvent.com\/events\/4th-symposium-on-frontiers-in-biomechanics-mechanics-in-oncology\/registration-bc4ce8bda0614e46b92ba1fc283dda4c.aspx","title":"Registration link"},{"url":"http:\/\/bmesblog.org\/aws\/BMES\/pt\/sp\/home_page","title":"BMES"}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. 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