Topic: Mechanobiology

This interdisciplinary conference connects molecular mechanisms and protein machinery with organelles, cellular organisation and tissue assembly. Researchers at all career stages explore how imaging, structural biology and mechanobiology connect biological scales, alongside neural stem cells, brain plasticity, glial biology and neuroinflammation. The 4 November programme starts with registration at 12:30, opening at 13:00, tissue mechanics at 13:10–14:50, neuroscience at 15:30–17:10 and poster introductions at 17:10–18:30. Times are Europe/Berlin (CET, UTC+1). The meeting continues on 5–6 Nov

UCL Department of Neuroinflammation Seminar by Professor Emad Moeendarbary (Professor of Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology, UCL Mechanical Engineering) on how biophysical factors such as substrate stiffness and axon geometry regulate oligodendrocyte behavior and myelin formation, presenting the AxoMetic in vitro myelination platform for discovery of remyelinating therapies.

Over the past five years, our understanding of how mechanical processes act across multiple scales to direct morphogenesis has advanced significantly. Yet, there remain numerous open questions, including the role of mechanics in tissue shaping, cancer dissemination, and cellular aging. The From Molecules to Organs:The Mechanobiology of Morphogenesis conference will bring together world leaders in the fields of mechanobiology and morphogenesis. The three-day conference will span scales, from single molecules up to whole organisms.

Over the past five years, our understanding of how mechanical processes act across multiple scales to direct morphogenesis has advanced significantly. Yet, there remain numerous open questions, including the role of mechanics in tissue shaping, cancer dissemination, and cellular aging. The From Molecules to Organs:The Mechanobiology of Morphogenesis conference will bring together world leaders in the fields of mechanobiology and morphogenesis. The three-day conference will span scales, from single molecules up to whole organisms.