Schedule (Current as of February 10, 2005)

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Thursday, September 14, 2006
8:00am - 9:00am	Keynote: David Odde, University of Minnesota, “Cellular Force Transduction”
9:00am - 10:00am	1a. (NIM) Bradley Layton, Drexel University, “Cell and Protein Mechanics”
10:00am - 11:00am	2a. (CC) Cameron Abrams, Drexel University, “Protein Mechanics”
11:00am - 12:00pm	3a. (CTE) Wei Sun, Drexel University,: “Computer Modeling of Tissue Structure”
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Workshops: Layton, Abrams, Sun.

Friday, September 15, 2006
8:00am - 9:00am	Plenary: Aydin Tozeren, Drexel University, “Bioinformatics for Cellular Phenotype Prediction”
9:00am - 10:00am	1b. (NIM) Kenneth Barbee, Drexel University, “ Nanoscale Cellular Mechanics”
10:00am - 11:00am	2b. (CC) Franco Capaldi, Drexel University, “Modeling the Mechanical Properties of Vein Grafts”
11:00am - 12:00pm	3b. (CTE) Moses Noh, Drexel University, “Microfluidic Devices for Cell Studies: Dielectrophoretic Manipulation of Cells"
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Workshops: Barbee, Capladi, Noh

Saturday, September 16, 2006
8:00am - 9:00am	Plenary: Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, “Nanofluidics”
9:00am - 10:00am	1c. (NIM) Jaydev Desai, Drexel University, “Force Feedback Interface for Cell Manipulation”
10:00am - 11:00am	2c. (CC) Bahrad Sokhansanj, Drexel University "Cell Dynamics During Inflammation: Modeling Oxidative Stress Damage to Microtubules"
11:00am - 12:00pm	3c. (CTE) Todd Doehring, Drexel University “Cellular Scale Imaging and Strain Measurement of Collagen Microstructures During Tensile Testing”
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Workshops: Desai, Sokhansanj, Doehring