EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Mechanical Forces in Development

EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Mechanical Forces in Development is organized by European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and will be held from Jul 03 - 06, 2019 at EMBL Advance Training Centre, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

Conference Overview:
The symposium aims at bringing together world-leading experts in the fields of mechanobiology, cell biology and developmental biology studying the mechanical basis of cell and tissue morphogenesis. Particular emphasis will be given to quantitative approaches analysing how force production, transduction and reception drive cell and tissue morphogenesis from the molecular scale to the organismal scale. The field is currently expanding rapidly and we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of both experimental and theoretical advances providing insight into the molecular, cellular and biophysical mechanisms by which cells, tissues and entire organisms take shape.

Session Topics:
• Force generation
• Force transduction 
• Mechanosensing
• Mechanotransduction
• Cell and tissue morphogenesis

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available