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Information

The SPRBM and BMES are pleased to announce the 2nd Inaugural Conference on Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (the 30th SPRBM Scientific Conference). It will be held from Jan. 3-7, 2012 at the luxurious Hilton Caribe Hotel and Resort, in Puerto Rico.

• Resting on a beautiful peninsula in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Caribe Hilton hotel is one of the island's luxury hotels

• The Caribe is on the island's only private beach and full spa services are available

• Just a short drive from old San Juan and the Condado area and just 15 minutes' drive from Luis Muñoz Marín Airport

Hotel Booking Information

The greatly discounted room rate for the SPRBM attendees is $120 + tax and rooms are available for booking through December 9th, 2011(absolute cut of date). To reserve a room you can call Hilton Reservations directly at (800)468-8585 and be sure to provide Group Code SPRA12. You may also click here to make your reservations online through our Hilton Group Website.

2012 Conference Registration

To register for the 2012 conference, click here.

Note: BMES members are considered "Members" for this joint BMES-SPRBM conference!

Become a SPRBM member and save money! By becoming a member, you will qualify for a conference registration fee discount and a personal subscription to Cell and Molecular Bioengineering (excluding associate memberships).

Abstracts

Authors may submit a short abstract (total of 150 words) for consideration of poster presentation or for talks. Student/Fellow and Young Investigator Talks require an additional extended abstract for internal review. Note that the 150 word abstract is required for all submission types! These short abstracts will be published in a supplemental issue of BMES Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering journal.

To submit an abstract:
• Download the abstract submission form (PDF) (DOC)

• Download the abstract guidelines/instructions (PDF)
• E-mail the completed Abstract Submission Form and Abstract in PDF or MS Word format to sprbm2012abstracts@gmail.com.

To be considered for Student/Fellow Short Talks, pleases submit an ADDITIONAL extended abstract:
• Download the extended abstract guidelines/instructions (PDF)
• E-mail the completed Abstract Submission Form, Short Abstract and Extended Abstract in either PDF or MS Word format to sprbm2012abstracts@gmail.com.

To be considered for Young Investigator Talks, junior researchers (with rank no higher than Associate Professor or equivalent) are encouraged to submit an extended abstract and NIH style CV:
• Download the extended abstract guidelines/instructions (PDF)
• E-mail the completed Abstract Submission Form, Short Abstract, Extended Abstract, and CV in either PDF or MS Word format to sprbm2012abstracts@gmail.com.

The Program Committee will review these applications and make selections.

Now, the submission deadline has been extended to Nov. 30, 2011.

For instructions on posters, please see (PDF)

Topics

The 2011 BMES-SPRBM conference will aim to establish a long-term flagship conference on CMBE, and (2) facilitate and shape the future of CMBE. Therefore, the strategy ofthis CMBE conference is to adopt a Gordon/Keystone conference style, with a single-track of podium sessions all by invited talks from the leaders in the CMBE fields. The exciting theme of the inaugural BMES-SPRBM Conference on CMBE is Molecular Imaging and Mechanotransduction.

Topics include:

Molecular Probes
Molecular Imaging
Molecular Mechanics
Cellular Mechanics
Mechanotransduction
Mechanical Regulation of Tissue Regeneration

Topics presented in previous conferences can be seen in the programs in the past conferences section. In general, topics traditionally presented at the conference include:

Tissue engineering

Stem cell biology and mechanobiology

Biomaterials
Tissue wound healing
Cell mechanics
Tissue biomechanics
Cell mechanobiology
Cell-matrix interactions
Cellular and/or tissue regulation by physical stimuli (e.g., mechanical, electrical, magnetic, etc.)

Keynote Speakers

Lynda Bonewald, Ph.D., Curator Professor of University of Missouri Kansas City, pioneer in bone cell regulation and cell function.

Topic: Role of the Osteocyte Perilacunar Matrix in Mechanosensation

Roger D. Kamm, Ph.D., Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Past Chair, US National Committee on Biomechanics and World Council on Biomechanics, Chair, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, a world leader in cytoskeletal biomechanics, developed novel molecular modeling and experimental approaches.

Topic: Molecular Modeling and Cell Mechanics

Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., Laszlo Ormandy Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, a leading bioengineer and scientist on soft tissue regeneration.

Topic: Ion channel regulation in mechanical signal transduction - The molecular basis of mechanical signal transduction in cartilage.

Daniel Hammer, Ennis Professor of Bioengineering and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, an internationally recognized leader in cell motility and matrix, force sensation and generation in cell.

Topic: Dendritic cells distinguish individual chemokine signals through CCR7 and CXCR4. Cell Motility and Matrix and Mechanotransduction

Robert Guldberg, Ph.D., is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds the Parker H. Petit Director's Chair in Bioengineering and Bioscience. He has published over 140 book chapters and journal articles focused on musculoskeletal growth and development, functional regeneration following traumatic injury, and degenerative diseases, including skeletal fragility and osteoarthritis. In November 2009, he was appointed Executive Director of the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at Georgia Tech after serving as Associate Director since 2004. Dr. Guldberg is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and also currently serves as Chair of the Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Study Section at NIH and Chair-Elect of the North American Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS).

Topic: Mechanobiology in vasculature formation and physical regulation. Effects of in vivo mechanical loading on vascularization and tissue regeneration

Joan A. McGowan, Ph.D., Director of Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of NIH, leading a program of research on orthopaedics, osteoarthritis, bioengineering, basic skeletal biology, osteoporosis and related bone diseases. Before joining NIH, Dr. McGowan was a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. She received training at Cornell University (Master in Nutritional Science) and Brown University (Ph.D. in Biomedical Science). She is the Director of Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases of NIAMS.

Topic: Managing Science and Innovating During Fiscally Challenging Times

Special guest speaker:

Clinton T. Rubin, Ph.D. is a fellow of the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineers, and a recipient of the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation, two Kappa Delta Awards from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the John Charnley Award from the Hip Society, the Fuller Albright Award from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, and the Giovanni Borelli Award from the American Society of Biomechanics.

Contact

Please feel free to contact with us.

Conference Co-Chair

Yi-Xian Qin, Ph.D. (SPRBM), Stony Brook University Email: yi-xian.qin@sunysb.edu

Daniel Hammer, Ph.D. (BMES), University of Pennsylvania Email: hammer@seas.upenn.edu

Program Committee

Yi-Xian Qin, Dan Hammer, X. Edward Guo, Michael Detamore, Yingxiao (Peter) Wang, and Christopher Jacobs.

Local Committee

Isabel Leong (Chair) (pl2425@columbia.edu), Genevieve Brown, Minyi Hu, Fred Serra-Hsu, Eric Yu, Will Gu.