The 2022 edition of the Nanoengineering for Mechanobiology happens to be organised in a very peculiar period of our life, when science has played a central role in putting under some control the burden of COVID-19. We hope this event will be part of the process of finding our way through the situation, and it will bring to the little fishermen village of Camogli the same enthusiasm, passion and curiosity that we were used to see during the past editions, fostering the establishment of new and long-lasting collaborations.
The scientific and social program is organised on the line of the previous editions, but with an additional day, to accommodate an additional social activity for the attendees to visit the region and increase their (much missed) interaction. The event will start on Sunday evening, 27/03/2022, to provide the possibility for everyone to join the venue, and enjoy the scientific opening, including some surprise. The symposium will take us through cutting edge science and technology in mechanobiology for 3 full days, and everything will fade out by lunch on Thursday, 31/03/2022, in time to join the airport or train station and start the trip back. As for the previous editions, we will organise a shuttle on Sunday and Thursday to ease this process.
The phylosophy of N4M is that every edition is organized by the founding bodies (EMPA and the CeMi), in collaboration with a Guest Organiser. For the 2022 edition the graduate school Mechanobiology in Epithelial 3D Tissue Constructs (ME3T) of the RWTH Aachen University is bringing new energy in the organisation of the meeting, under the guidance of Rudolf Leube and Jacopo Di Russo.
The scientific program is organized along 5 thematic sessions:
VCCRI, Sydney, Australia
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
University of Helsinki, Finland
DWI Aachen, Germany
Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore
JKU Linz, Austria
IST Austria
Institut Curie, Paris, France
MPI Erlangen, Germany
DWI Aachen, Germany
Leibniz INM Saarbrücken, Germany
IBDM Marseille, France
Institut Curie, Paris, France
MPI Heidelberg, Germany
IFOM, Milan, Italy
We encourage all the attendees to bring a scientific contribution to the conference, submitting an abstract. A permanent poster session will be set up at the beginning of the conference and will remain accessible along the 4 days of scientific activity, with 2 dedicated moments to discuss the posters with everyone.
The submission for contributions is now closed.
The activity of the conference takes place within the Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi and the registration fees cover the entry to the conference, the conference bag, the access to the scheduled airport shuttles, coffee breaks, lunch and welcome cocktail. Additional services are included depending on the selected accommodation option (see below).
The "Student" and "Conference only" packages are suited for scientists who are not interested in the accommodation within the hotel. The full package is ideal to maximise the interaction and get the most out of this conference, and includes the accommodation in the conference hotel either in a shared or double room. For the shared room accommodation, it is recommended to indicate the roommate during the registration process.
We recognise the importance of having some good time with other scientists to cement the interaction and support long lasting collaborations. For this reason we decided to organise a social event on Tuesday afternoon, the 29th, to visit Genova and have a dinner all together.
We will get to Genova (30-40 min by bus), to have a guided tour of what is considered to be one of the biggest historic centres of Europe. We will be taken through the medioeval alleys and the centre of the town to explore its secrets. At the end of the day, we will be taken to the magnificent D'Albertis castle, with the possibility to visit the unique museum of world cultures and have a dinner all together on its impressive see-looking terrace.
The social event (visit + dinner) is an optional activity and we ask a contribution of €100 from each participant, if booked during the registration process.
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The program of the conference is organised over 5 days, starting on Sunday afternoon and closing the activity on Thursday morning. The program is sketched in the figure below, indicating the main scientific (blue) and social (green) activities. The final program is now available to download.
Over the past few decades, it became evident that not only molecular but also mechanical signals are pivotal in controlling biological functions. These include highly relevant processes for human health, such as development, cancer, or neurodegenerative diseases. Mechanobiology is the field that studies the biological role of mechanics with the interdisciplinary contribution of engineers, chemists, physicists, and biologists. Given the recent developments in nanoengineering, more opportunities to develop mechanotherapies and mechanodiagnostics are waving on the horizon.
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