Future Short Courses:
| Location | Dates |
|---|---|
| University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | June 8-19, 2009 |
| University of Texas, Austin | Jan. 4-15, 2010 |
| National University of Singapore | July 26-July 31, 2010 |
| Greogia Tech | 2011 |
| MIT | 2012 |
Past Short Courses:
| Location | Dates | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| MIT | 2006 | Infectious disease |
| National University of Singapore | 2007 | Cancer |
| Caltech | 2008 | Cardiovascular disease |
Cell and Molecular Mechanics in BioMedicine
June 25– July 6, 2007
National University of Singapore
Download PDF for information about the 2007 Session
This two-week long summer school will be
the second in the series, following the successful inaugural summer school held
at MIT in August 2006 (with a focus on infectious diseases). Strong laboratory
experience and exposure to local research facilities will be provided in
addition to introductory and advanced tutorials.
The objective of this summer school is to
educate researchers and graduate students in the fundamentals of cell and
molecular biomechanics and its applications in medicine, to provide an intense
learning experience, and to facilitate interactions among engineers, biologists
and clinicians. The goals are to help train a new generation of researchers
with in-depth knowledge of biomechanics and molecular medicine and to help
scientists and clinicians apply biomechanical approaches in biomolecular,
cellular, tissue-level, animal-model and clinical studies.
The philosophy of the summer school is to
emphasize basic concepts and problem-based learning in cell and molecular
biomechanics, and integrating lecturing, in-class discussion, case-studies and
hands-on experience. All teaching activities will have a focus on a particular,
broad disease type each year: for example, infectious disease (2006), cancer
(2007), and cardiovascular disease (2008). The core teaching material may
remain the same, but the examples, case-studies and lab work may be chosen
based on the focus topic. The summer school will also include laboratory
sessions and interactions with local hospitals and medical research facilities.
The summer school is
expected to be particularly appealing to:
Medical researchers who have the need to learn some basic biomechanics and are interested in applying biomechanics to their clinical investigations.
Organized by:
National University of Singapore
Global Enterprise for Micro-Mechanics and Molecular Medicine (GEM4)
Supported by:
NUS Office of Life Sciences (OLS)
NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering (NGS)
Agilent Technologies Pte Ltd
Leica Microsystems Pte Ltd
Microlambda Pte Ltd
Nikon Singapore Pte Ltd
Olympus Singapore Pte Ltd
Singapore Tourism Board
Scientific Program & Organizing Committee:
Chair: C.T. Lim (NUS)
Co-chair: K.S.W. Tan (NUS)
Members:
Y. Ito (NUS)
P. Macary (NUS)
C.N. Ong (NUS)
C.H. Sow (NUS)
Patrick Tan (Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School & Genome Institute of
International Advisory Committee:
S. Suresh (Chair) MIT, USA
G. Bao Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
D.E. Discher University of Pennsylvania, USA
Barry Halliwell NUS, Singapore
R. D. Kamm MIT, USA
G. Milon Institut Pasteur Paris
T. Saif University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
W. Schowalter NUS, Singapore
Michael P. Sheetz Columbia University, USA
Summer school venue:
Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS), NUS
Fees:
Fees per participant (in Singapore dollars): S$3,200.00 (overseas), S$1,000.00 (local), *S$700 (NUS), *S$600(NGS)
* NUS and NGS participants, please use the manual registration form.
Overall Organizational support:
Summer course organizational contact: Maureen Oliveiro
Summer School Dates
Period:
25 June to 6 July 2007
Total Duration:
8 days
The summer school will
comprise 5 full days (25 – 29 June 2007) and 6 half-days (30 June and 2 – 6
July 2007). For 2 – 6 July 2007, the participants will attend the morning
plenary lectures at the
