Mechanobiology2022

We are delighted to invite you to participate in the 4th International Symposium on Mechanobiology (ISMB) organized by the Australian Society for Mechanobiology (AuSMB). The conference will take place at the Garvan Institute and Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney, Australia, from the 6th to the 9th of November 2022.

This conference started in 2011 with the founding of the Society in Shanghai, China, and has occurred every three years also visiting Okayama (2014) and more recently Singapore (2017). This is the first time this conference is being held in Australia.

The primary purpose of the 4th International Symposium on Mechanobiology (ISMB) is to act as a forum for dissemination of cutting-edge research and innovation in the field of mechanobiology. It will bring together 200+ delegates from both the Australian and International communities (students, scientists, clinicians, engineers and stakeholders from academia, industry and other organisations) working in the broader field of mechanobiology to discuss new and exciting advances in the field.

The conference will focus on topics that include:

|| Force Sensing Proteins ||
|| Mechanisms of Cellular Mechanotransduction- Ion Channels ||
|| Mechanisms of Cellular Mechanotransduction- The Cytoskeleton ||
|| Tissue Mechanics ||
|| The Mechanobiology of Human Disease ||
|| Cardiovascular Mechanobiology ||
|| Mechanosensing in Plants ||
|| Bioengineering: Making Tools for Mechanobiology Research ||
|| Single-molecule Biophysics ||

We look forward to your attendance and participation at this world-leading conference!

Speakers

Plenary speakers

Martin Chalfie

Columbia University,
New York, USA

Stephan Grill

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics,
Dresden, Germany

Rong Li

Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore,
Singapore

Michael Sheetz

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston,
Galveston, USA

Keynote speakers

David Beech

University of Leeds,

Leeds, UK

Jochen Guck

Max Planck Institute for the science of light,

Erlangen, Germany

Jeffrey Holt

Boston Children's Hospital,
Harvard Medical School,
Boston, USA

Peter Kohl

University Heart Research Centre,

Freiburg, Germany

Satyajit Mayor

National Centre for Biological Sciences,

Bangalore, India

Beth Pruitt

University of California,

San Diego, USA

Invited speakers

Delphine Delacour

Institut Jacques-Monod

Paris, France

Guillaume Dumenil

Institut Pasteur,

Paris, France

Adam Engler

UC San Diego,

La Jolla, USA

Jean-Marie Frachisse

Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, CNRS,

Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Elisabeth Haswell

Washington University,

Washington, USA

Eric Honore

Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS, Valbonne, France

Misato Iwashita

Korea Brain Research Institute,

Daegu, South Korea

Anne Lagendijk

The University of Queensland,

Brisbane, Australia

Ana-Maria
Lennon-Duménil

Institut Curie,
Paris, France

Gary Lewin

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine,

Berlin, Germany

Song Li

University of California,

Los Angeles, USA

Chwee Teck Lim

Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore,

Singapore

Shang Ma

Howard Hughes Medical Institute,

La Jolla, USA

Geraldine O'Neill

The University of Sydney,

Sydney, Australia

Medha Pathak

University of California,

Irvine, USA

Eduardo Perozo

University of Chicago,

Chicago, USA

Madan Rao

National Centre for Biological Sciences,

Bangalore, India

Masahiro Sokabe

University of Nagoya,

Nagoya, Japan

Kathryn Stok

The University of Melbourne,

Melbourne, Australia

Samantha Stehbens

The University of Queensland,

Brisbane, Australia

Valeria Vásquez

The University of Tennessee,

Tennessee, USA

Abstract submission/registration deadlines and fees

Abstract submission deadline

30th of June 2022

Early registration deadline

A$ 600/400*

30th of June 2022

Registration deadline:

A$ 700/450*

31st of July 2022

* Student discount

** Only plenary, keynote and invited speakers should register as "Speaker"!

Venue

Main sessions will be run at The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, an Australian biomedical research institute located in Darlinghurst, Sydney.

Address:

Garvan Institute of Medical Research
384 Victoria Street,
Darlinghurst NSW 2010,
Australia

Parallel sessions will be held at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, only one minute walking distance away from the main venue.

Address:

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Lowy Packer Building,
405 Liverpool Street,
Darlinghurst NSW 2010,
Australia

Conference committee

Boris Martinac,
Chair

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute,

Sydney, Australia

Sara Baratchi,
Co-Chair

RMIT University,

Melbourne, Australia

Kate Poole,
Scientific program chair

The University of New South Wales,

Sydney, Australia

Maté Biro,
Scientific program co-chair

EMBL Australia, UNSW,

Sydney, Australia

Hala Zreiqat
Scientific program co-chair

The University of Sydney,

Sydney, Australia

Matthew Baker

The University of New South Wales,

Sydney, Australia

Andrew Battle

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

Yu Suk Choi

The University of Western Australia,

Perth, Australia

Charles Cox

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute,

Sydney, Australia

Lining Ju

The University of Sydney,

Sydney, Australia

Daryan Kempe

The University of New South Wales,

Sydney, Australia

Khashayar Khoshmanesh

RMIT University,

Melbourne, Australia

Jan Lauko

The University of Queensland,

Brisbane, Australia

Sue McGlashan

The University of Auckland,

Auckland, New Zealand

Alan Rowan

The University of Queensland,

Brisbane Australia

Qian Su

The University of Technology Sydney,

Sydney, Australia

Xiaowei Wang

Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,

Melbourne, Australia