Bone Fluid Flow Workshop 2010

The Eleventh International Bone Fluid Flow Workshop to be Held in Toronto, October 13-14, 2010 (prior to ASBMR meeting)

The Eleventh International Bone Fluid Flow Workshop was held at the University of Toronto, organized by Dr. Liyun Wang (U. Delaware), Dr. Lidan You (U. Toronto) and Dr. Chris Price (U. Delaware).

The objectives of the workshop are to facilitate diverse interdisciplinary collaborations between biologists, engineers, material scientists, computer scientists, and clinicians for better understanding of bone pathology and tissue regeneration, and to exchange cutting-edge research progress and explore future directions in the field.

Information about this workshop is also available at BoneNet

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Registration

Early Registration: CAD $50 till September 15, 2010;

Late Registration: CAD $75.

Limit of Registrations: 100

Registration method:

– Step 1 – fill out and submit the registration form ( or ) to IBFFtoronto2010@gmail.com

– Step 2 – Pay by credit card online, follow this link.

NOTE: For invited speakers, the registration fee is waived, only step 1 (registration form submission) is required.

Submission of abstracts

Send a one-page abstract in the format of ORS abstracts (www.ors.org) to Dr. Liyun Wang.  Submission deadline:  August 15, 2010.

Poster format

The poster format will 45in by 45in (same format as ORS posters)

Venue

University of Toronto Hart House, Music Room (Oct. 13th), Great Hall (Oct. 14th)
7 Hart House Circle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Theme: Cell-cell communication and regulation under physical stimulation

Session 1: Skeletal Biology
Session 2: Cellular Physical Environment (Modeling/experiments)
Session 3: Mechanotransduction and Cell-Cell communication

Program

October 13th, 2010
12:30 pm – 1:10 pm: Registration

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm: Session I

3:15 pm: Coffee break

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Session II

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Reception and Banquet (at the Faculty Club on 41 Willcocks Street), Keynote address by Dr. Edward Guo:”Research from Good to Great, a Grapevine Concept”

October 14th, 2010
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Breakfast and poster setup

8:30 am -10:00 am: Session II (continued)

10:30 am: Coffee break

10:45 am – 12:00 pm: Session III

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch break and poster session

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Session III (continued)

4:00 pm: Coffee break

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm: Session III (continued)

5:15 pm: Award presentation/Closing remarks

* The detailed program can be viewed here, or downloaded as a PDF document.

Sponsors

Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto

Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto

Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Delaware

Amgen Inc.

Bose Corporation

Contact Information

Liyun Wang, PhD, Email, 302-831-2659
Lidan You, PhD, Email, 416-978-5736
Chris Price, PhD, Email, 302-831-1147