Upcoming Conferences

2012

Physics of Cells: From Soft to Living Matter
(PhysCell2012) 2nd Conference
of the EMBO Series on Cell Biophysics & deGennes Days
2 - 8 September, 2012, Hyeres, France
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MSE 2012 - Materials Science and Engineering
25 - 27 September, 2012, Darmstadt, Germany
Invited Highlight Talk: "Mechanically Tunable Biocompatible Hydrogels as Extracellular Matrix Mimic"
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3rd Annual Symposium - Physics of Cancer
1 - 3 November, 2012, Leipzig, Germany
Invited Talk: "Extracellular Matrix Models and the Cytoskeleton"
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Past Conferences

2011

The American Society for Cell Biology
Annual Meeting
3-7 December, 2011, Denver, CO, USA
Poster: "Matrix Stiffness Directs Cytoskeletal Ordering
and Nuclear Shape in 2D and 3D"
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The 5th Shanghai International Conference
on Biophysics and Molecular Biology
4 – 9 November, 2011, Shanghai, China
Invited Talk: “Matrix Mechanics Matters for Stem Cell Stress Fibers”
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4th European Cellmechanics Meeting
(CellMech 2011)
17 - 19 October 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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“Frontiers in Biomaterial Science“
1st International Conference of the Transregio SFB 67 “Matrix Engineering”
1 – 2 September, Dresden, Germany
Invited Talk: “Matrix Mechanics and Myosin in Cell Fate Decisions”
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Forces in Biomolecular Systems
SFB 863 student-organized symposium
10-13 July 2011, Schloss Ringberg, Germany
Keynote Speaker :”Extracellular Matrix Stiffness Dictates Cytoskeletal and Nuclear Morphology in 2D and 3D”
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DPG Spring Meeting
22-27 March, 2011, Dresden, Germany
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Advanced Microscopy and Image Processing in Neurobiology
NEMO-DFG Bilateral Symposium
17-18 January, 2011, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Invited Talk: “Stress fiber organization in stem cells - matrix mechanics matters”
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2010

6th World Congress on Biomechanics
1 - 6 August 2010, Singapore Suntec Convention Centre
Talk: "Matrix Stiffness Directs Cytoskeletal Ordering and Nuclear Remodeling in 2D and 3D"
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De Gennes Days:
Physics of Cellular Mechanosensing
Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2010, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Talk: "Matrix Mechanics Dictates Cytoskeletal Organization and Nuclear Morphology"
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2009

The American Society for Cell Biology
Annual Meeting
Dec 5-9, 2009, San Diego, USA
Poster: "Matrix Stiffness Directs Cytoskeletal Ordering
and Nuclear Shape in 2D and 3D"
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*bone-tec 2009*
International Bone-Tissue-Engineering Congress
8-11 October 2009 Hannover, Germany
Keynote speaker: "Matrix Rigidity Optimizes the Polarization of Stem Cells"
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444th Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar
Cell Mechanics
3rd European Meeting on Cell Mechanics
19 - 21 October 2009, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef
Speaker: Matrix mechanics dictates cytoskeletal organization and nuclear morphology
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Physics of Cells: From the Edge to the Heart
(PhysCell2009) EMBO Conference
6 - 13 September, 2009, Primosten, Croatia
Talk: Biocompatible and Mechanically Tunable Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels
to Mimic In Vivo Microenvironments in 2D and 3D
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Euro AFM Forum 2009
IMETUM at the Technical University of Munich, Germany
July 1-3, 2009, Munich, Germany
Talk
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Biophysical Society
53rd Annual Meeting
Feb 28 - Mar 4, 2009, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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DPG Spring Meeting
Mar 22-27, 2009, Dresden, Germany
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2008

The American Society for Cell Biology
Annual Meeting
Dec 13-17, 2008, San Francisco USA
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American Chemical Society
236th National Meeting
August 17-21, 2008, Philadelphia, PA USA
Talk: "Fine-tuned hyaluronic acid hydrogels to mimic the softness of tissues"
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6th Annual Meeting of the
International Society for Stem Cell Research
June 11-14, 2008, Philadelphia, PA USA
Poster: "Mechanically Well-Defined, 2D and 3D Microenvironments of
Hyaluronic Acid for Mesenchymal Stem Cells"
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72. Annual Meeting of the DPG
and DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Division
Feb 25-29, 2008, Berlin, Germany
Talk: "Stem Cell Fate Directed by Matrix Elasticity and Ligands"
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Joint Meeting of the Biophysical Society
52nd Annual Meeting & 16th International Biophysics Congress
February 2-6, 2008, Long Beach, CA, USA
Poster: "Stem cell fate directed by Matrix Elasticity and Ligands"
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2007

2nd European Meeting on Cell Mechanics
Sept. 26-28, 2007, Barcelona, Spain
Talk: "Stem Cell Motility and Differentiation Guided by Marrow Mimetic Substrates and Matrix Elasticity"
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American Chemical Society | 234th National Meeting
August 19-23, 2007, Boston, MA, USA
Talk: "Differentiation of adult human stem cells guided by mechano-sensing of matrix elasticity"
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Talk: "Biocompatible and tunable elastic hyaluronic acid hydrogel for adult stem cell differentiation"
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Society for Biomaterials | Annual Meeting 2007
April 18-21, 2007, Chicago, IL, USA
Poster: "Biocompatible and Tunable Elastic Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel for Adult Stem Cell Differentiation"

American Physcial Society | March Meeting 2007
March 5-9 2007, Denver, CO USA
Talk: "Physical Control of Stem Cells via Matrix Elasticity"

Biophysical Society | 51st Annual Meeting
March 3-7, Baltimore, MD USA
Poster: "Biomechanics of Adult Stem Cell Differentiation guided by Matrix Elasticity"

The Adhesion Society | 30th Annual Meeting
Feb 18 - 21 2007, Tampa Bay, FL USA
Talk: "Stem Cell Adhesion and Mechano-Sensing"