The impact of technology on sports is rapidly increasing, fostered by technological progress and digitalization. This school aims at offering students an overview of latest trends and operative tools to assess and enhance athlete performance, to prevent or to recover from injury, and to support coaching staff through bioengineeringapproaches.
The activities of the school will include lectures by recognized experts and hands-on computational projects on how to build an “athlete digital passport”. This integrates metrics for monitoring the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic system of the athlete, as well as in-field sport data analytics, to improve sport training, to perfect athletic movement and sport gestures, and to reduce the risk of injuries.
The international symposium supported by IUTAM on “Theoretical and numerical developments in cellular mechanobiology”, organized by the University of Seville (Spain), will be held during June 3 – 5 2024. In this symposium, different experts will review state-of-the-art theoretical and numerical methodologies in cellular mechanobiology. Different topics like numerical methods in mechanobiology, quantification of cellular forces or mechanics of living tissues and artificial substrates (although not restricted to) will be covered. The event will be an excellent opportunity for researchers to discuss open problems in this topic, to share different visions in this field, and to create synergies that propose solutions from our community to advance in biology and biomedicine.
Looking forward to meet you in Seville.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
José A. Sanz-Herrera. University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
This summer school program is designed to provide young researchers with comprehensive training in various techniques for visualizing cellular forces. Participants will learn to utilize a range of methods such as traction force microscopy, FRET-based force sensors, biomimetic materials, microfluidics, and computational models. Spanning across 3.5 days, the summer school offers a diverse schedule including tutorial lectures, research talks, practical workshops, analysis tutorials, poster sessions, and brief oral presentations. Ample breaks are incorporated to encourage collaboration and networking among participants.
The Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics (LMB – ETH Zurich) together with the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability (MOVCENTR – UNO Omaha) is organizing a 4-day workshop bringing together researchers and experts from different fields to explore the latest advancements and research on biomarkers arising from nonlinear analysis of movement variability. During the workshop, participants will learn about the underlying mathematics and clinical applications of state-of-the-art techniques and tools for assessing nonlinear characteristics of movement: Complexity, Divergence, Regularity, and Recurrences in human movement research (but also other biological signals e.g., heart rate, respiratory rate). The programme includes keynote presentations from world leading experts, think-tank sessions to share opportunities and challenges for fundamental investigations in nonlinear analysis of movement variability, and Consult with Experts sessions to meet one-to-one with experts to discuss and plan your research journey using non-linear analysis tools. A great list of speakers has already been confirmed including Prof. Nick Stergiou, UNO Omaha, Prof. Madalena Costa, Harvard Medical School, Prof. Norbert Marwan, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and many others.
Participants with varied backgrounds (research scientists, clinicians, educators, students…) are all welcome since we include a strong practical component with classroom discussions and hands-on practice to facilitate understanding of the methods.
The Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics (LMB – ETH Zurich) together with the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability (MOVCENTR – UNO Omaha) is organizing a 4-day workshop converging experts in the field for deeper discussions and future international level efforts and collaboration for development and validation of biomarkers arising from nonlinear analysis of movement variability. During the workshop, participants will learn about the underlying mathematics and real-world applications of latest techniques and tools for assessment of various nonlinear characteristics: Complexity, Divergence, Regularity and Recurrences in human movement research. The programme also includes keynotes from world leading experts, think-tank sessions to share opportunities and challenges for fundamental investigations in nonlinear analysis of movement variability and Consult with Experts sessions to meet one-to-one with experts to discuss and plan your research journey with non-linear analysis tools.
Participants with varied backgrounds (research scientists, clinicians, educators, and students) are welcome since we include a strong practical component with class discussions and hands-on practice to facilitate understanding of the methods. More info and registration here: https://nonlinearanalysis.ethz.ch/
The Solid and Fluid Biomechanics Group of Politecnico di Torino is delighted to announce that the XII Annual Meeting of the Italian Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB-ITA) will be held in Turin (Italy) on September 18-19, 2023.
The first day will be dedicated to the thematic symposium “Integrative biomechanics: advancing knowledge and technology from molecular to organ level”, while the second day to the advancements in the field of biomechanics in Italy.
Renowned international and national keynote speakers will deliver inspiring talks on frontier research and technologies in biomechanics.
The thematic symposium will focus on integrative biomechanics, which uses methods and tools in order to address fundamental and clinical problems throughout a multiscale approach, capable of considering the interaction of different scales of investigation. In detail, integrative biomechanics entails the development of multi-scale and multi-organ, dynamic, interoperable, modular investigations, capable of accurately describing the individual patient patho-physiology, spanning different anatomical scales, from the molecular to cell, tissue, organ and systems level. Applications can range from the development of new biomechanical knowledge to the creation of cutting-edge technologies and approaches for health and wellbeing.
Best presentations of early stage and established researchers will be awarded.
More information: http://www.esb-ita.it/esb-ita23-home/
The ESB Austrian Chapter invites submissions of abstracts for short presentations for the network meeting on May 23, 2023 to be held at the Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg.
Please use the online-system for registration and submission of your abstract. Abstracts can only be submitted via the online form until April 15, 2023 at the latest. You will receive a notification about the acceptance of your abstract after the review, latest on May 8, 2023.
The best experimental, numerical or clinical studies will be awarded with a conference prize!
The School aims at delivering an Advanced Training Program in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology merging complementary bits of knowledge from different scientific & clinical fields. Lecturers will be renowned expert scientists from multidisciplinary fields, such as Experimental, Theoretical and Computational Biomechanics & Translational Mechanobiology: Alessandro Veneziani, Antonio De Simone, Aurélie Carlier, Christian J. Cyron, Daniel E. Hurtado and Estefania Peña.
Classes will focus on multidisciplinary learning skills and state-of-the-art problems of biomedical research. Basic concepts of interdisciplinary knowledge will be opened to the critical thinking of Biomechanics and Mechanobiology applications. Emphasis will be also put on scientific and technological challenges able to foster an effective translation towards the clinical world.
The deadline for submitting a request of participation taking advantage of early registration fees is November, 15th. See also discount options for members of affiliated societies.
Biomedical and bioinspired materials and structures: a cross-disciplinary approach
The workshop combines the 9th KMM-VIN Industrial Workshop, the Biennial ViCEM Meeting, and the Austrian Chapter Meeting of ESB. (see the Announcement Flyer and Conference Webpage)!
The joint workshop will be held at TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), on September 22-23, 2022 as a pure onsite event.
This workshop will be the ninth in the series of industrially oriented workshops organized by KMM-VIN in collaboration with leading research centres and industries. Presenting the most recent advances in material science and technology, the KMM-VIN workshops provide a unique opportunity for starting and/or intensifying the communication and cooperation between scientists and engineers, aiming at material-driven transformation of various industrial sectors.
In order to broaden the effect of the event, this time, KMM-VIN joins forces with ViCEM, the cooperation center linking engineering with the biomedical world; and with the Austrian Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics, which encourages, on a general level, research, disseminate knowledge and promote progress in Biomechanics.
Abstract Submission
The workshop will cover, but is not necessarily restricted to, the following topics:
Mathematical modeling, experimentation, and design of biomedical and bioinspired materials and structures
Microstructure-property relationship for hierarchical materials
Artificial intelligence-aided design of innovative biomaterials and bioinspired materials
Manufacturing hierarchical biomaterials
Cases of success in different industrial sectors: health, energy, transport, space and construction
Medical perspectives and demands concerning biomedical and bio inspired materials and structures
Potential participants from industrial and academic organizations are encouraged to submit contributions to the workshop. Both, oral and poster presentations are welcome. Abstracts of oral or poster presentations (max. 300 words) can be submitted by July 15, 2022.
Andrés DÍAZ LANTADA (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)
Dieter PAHR (Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences & TU Wien, Austria)
Siegfried TRATTNIG (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
Contact
For any organisational questions concerning the workshop please contact the local organizer: Martina PÖLL (+43 1 58801 20211) or Michal BASISTA at the KMM-VIN office
It is our pleasure to inform you that the 5th VPH Summer School will be held ONLINE, on June 7-11, 2021. This new edition focuses on Tackling Complexity in Health & Medicine. The registration is now open! To register, please click here: link
The VPH Summer School series is co-organized by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and by the Virtual Physiological Human Institute (VPHi). It provides junior engineers, early researchers and medical doctors with a complete overview of state-of-the-art Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) research for In Silico Medicine, following a complete pipeline from basic science and clinical needs, to model application. The training includes 15 morning lectures plus one honorary VPH lecture, given by leading international researchers. Speakers details are available here.
The key methodological and technological concepts are enriched during the whole week by five afternoon hands-on sessions in multiscale modelling, physiological modelling, computational systems biology and machine learning that stand for 15.5 hours of transversal training in in silicomedicine technologies, under the supervision of expert researchers. Hands-on details are available here.
The last afternoon of the VPH Summer School will host a round table co-organized with QUAES, gathering patients, physicians, researchers and public authority representatives to discuss on In silicoMedicine and new medical technologies for the society: Awareness, expectations and effective capacity.
Daily scientific discussions and cross-dissemination are further supported by the afternoon poster sessions. Please join us and share this information among your dissemination channels!
