Biomechanics meetings & conferences

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Bioengineering Conference

Thursday September 20 through Saturday September 22, 2012 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The meeting will provide a unique opportunity for bioengineers, clinicians and scientists to discuss the challenges presented by temporomandibular joint disorders, and to devise strategies to address those challenges.

Objectives

The overall meeting objective is to organize a scientific conference exclusively dedicated to the TMJ, and to advance the field of TMJ research and strengthen the continuity among clinicians, scientists and bioengineers in this pursuit.

This overall objective will be addressed by the following specific objectives:

Provide recommendations to the NIDCR TMJD Program on novel scientific approaches and critical research topics that will advance the field.
Establish a benchmark for current treatments and scientific knowledge.
Bring outside perspective from experts in areas pertinent to TMJ research.

You Should Attend If…

You are not currently in TMJ research, but are looking for new and relatively unexplored funding areas where you can apply your research strengths.
You are currently a TMJ researcher and want to keep up with the latest advances in the field.
You are looking for collaborators in TMJ research.
You are a bioengineer, and want to know the practical needs of surgeons and patients.
You are a clinician, and want to understand the capabilities of the engineering community.

For more information on the conference, contact

Alejandro J. Almarza, Ph.D.
Conference Chair
566 Salk Hall
3501 Terrace Street, 15261
(412) 648-15243
aja19@pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

4th American Conference on Human Vibration

June 13th through June 15th, 2012 Hartford, Connecticut

The 4th American Conference on Human Vibration (ACHV) will be held in Hartford, Connecticut, from June 13th through June 15th, 2012. The 4th ACHV is being organized by the Biodynamics Laboratory and the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center and will have the conference theme of "Fostering Collaborative Academic, Clinical, and Industrial Research in Vibration Exposure and Control". This biennial conference will provide a unique and convenient opportunity for researchers, engineers, medical professionals, and industry representatives to exchange information on all aspects of vibration control and human responses to hand-transmitted vibration and whole-body vibration.

The American Conference on Human Vibration (ACHV) was originated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 2006. NIOSH is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness and is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NIOSH is actively involved in studies of both hand-arm vibration and whole-body vibration.

Program and Topics
Projected Program Sessions include:

Tissue Response to Vibration
Hand-Arm Vibration
Biodynamics
Whole Body Vibration
Instrumentation and Measurement Methods
Whole Body Vibration Exposure Risk Reduction
Foot Response to Vibration Exposure
Human Body Modeling and Vibration
Epidemiology, Standards Applications, and Prevention
Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure Risk Reduction

Contact with the Conference Chair of 4th ACHV

Donald R. Peterson Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Medicine - School of Medicine
Director, Biodynamics Laboratory
Director, Biomedical Engineering Program - School of Engineering

Biodynamics Laboratory
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Ave.
CSM-011, MC2017
Farmington, CT 06030-2017

Phone: 1-860-679-4665
FAX: 1-860-679-1989
E-mail: peterson@uchc.edu

General Inquiries (including registration, exhibition, sponsorship, etc...)
Please email the conference chair at ACHV2012@uchc.edu.

3rd International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning Technologies

16-17 October, 2012 Lugano, Switzerland

The 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning Technologies will take place during two days on 16-17 October at the same venue in Lugano, Switzerland as the previous two events.

This conference and its parallel exhibition aim to fulfill the demand for an international event focused on 3D human body scanning technologies, 3D human body measurement methods and applications. This event is the world leading technical platform dedicated to these specific fields.

In the last two decades, 3D scanning technologies developed in other industrial sectors were successfully applied to the measurement and scanning of the human body. Methods and techniques are continuously ameliorated, more efficient and performing scanning systems are produced every year and new software tools are developed unceasingly.

The international conference and exhibition on 3D body scanning technologies serves as a platform for the information on the latest developments and interesting applications in various sectors, as well as, for building relationships and exchanging ideas between manufacturers, users, developers and researchers from around the world.

The conference is organized by Hometrica Consulting, Zurich/Ascona, Switzerland.

For any inquiries about the conference please contact the brach office of Hometrica Consulting:

Conference office:

HOMETRICA CONSULTING
Dr. Nicola D'Apuzzo
Via Collegio 28
CH-6612 Ascona
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)91 791 5524
Conference website: www.3dbodyscanning.org/2012
Conference e-mail: info@3dbodyscanning.org

9th Conference of the International Shoulder Group

22 - 24 August 2012 Aberystwyth University, Wales, United Kingdom

We are pleased to announce that the 2012 conference of the International Shoulder Group will be hosted by Aberystwyth University's Department of Sport and Exercise Science, UK. The department was founded in 2002 and has since grown to provide science education for around 250 students. Members of staff in the department conduct research across the disciplines of biomechanics, physiology and psychology. Research areas are roughly divided into two themes: Physical Activity in Ageing, Rehabilitation and Health, and Sport and Exercise Performance.

The International Shoulder Group (ISG) is a collaboration of mostly biomechanically oriented research groups, whose main interest is in the shoulder.

IEEE BioRob 2012 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

June 24-28, 2012 Roma, Italy

Sponsored by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society & IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

The fourth IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics - BioRob 2012 - is a joint effort of the two IEEE Societies of Robotics and Automation - RAS - and Engineering in Medicine and Biology - EMBS.

BioRob covers both theoretical and experimental challenges posed by the application of robotics and mechatronics in medicine and biology. The primary focus of Biorobotics is to analyze biological systems from a "biomechatronic" point of view, trying to understand the scientific and engineering principles underlying their extraordinary performance. This profound understanding of how biological systems work, behave and interact can be used for two main objectives: to guide the design and fabrication of novel, high performance bio-inspired machines and systems, for many different applications; and to develop novel nano, micro-, macro- devices that can act upon, substitute parts of, and assist human beings in prevention, diagnosis, surgery, prosthetics, rehabilitation and personal assistance

The technical program of IEEE BioRob2012 will consist of invited talks, special sessions, posters, and paper presentations.

Possible topics:

Technology for assisted surgery and diagnosis
Rehabilitation and assistive robotics
Micro/nano technologies in medicine and biology
Prosthetic devices
Wearable assistive and augmenting devices
Biological systems modeling

Biologically-inspired systems
Biomechatronic and human-centreddesign
Human-machine interaction
Locomotion and manipulation in robots and biological systems
Neuro-robotics
Technology Assessment, Ethical and Social Implications of Biorobotics and Biomechatronics

Symposium on Surgical Robotics (June 24, 2012 – June 25, 2012): As part of the BioRob 2012 program, there will also be a two-day single track Symposium on Surgical Robotics with a dinner banquet on June 24th, 2012. The Symposium will comprise of invited speakers, regular paper presentations and poster session(s), and will be held at the same venue as BioRob 2012.

Venue: The venue for the conference is downtown Rome, one of the most beautiful cities in the world where art meets with history and progress. Rome is easily accessible from all over the world by two International airports (Leonardo da Vinci – Fiumicino and Ciampino), high-speed railway and highway.

XX Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research

July 21-25, 2012 Berlin, Germany

The XX Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research will present clinicians and vision researchers from all over the world with the latest scientific achievements and research in the field. During a stimulating scientific program, world leading researchers will cover a broad range of specialist and general topics in a series of lectures and poster sessions. The event promotes international research cooperation by providing participants with a platform to share their latest findings, technical expertise and experience.

Topics
Section Topics

Cornea and Ocular Surface
Glaucoma
Immunology and Inflammation
Lens
Ophthalmic Pathology

Physiology and Pharmacology
Refraction and Physiological Optics
Retinal Cell Biology
Retinal Neuroscience
Strabismus and Amblyopia

Preliminary Session Topics
Cornea and Ocular Surface

Italian-German Young Investigator Symposium: Future Strategies in Diagnosis and Therapy of Ocular Surface

Role of TSP-1 in ocular pathology

TGF Beta Induced Proteins In The Cornea

Translational Aspects Of Anti(Lymph)Angiogenic Therapy At The Ocular Surface

Corneal Regenerative Medicine

Ocular Innervation in Ocular Pathologies

Neurotrophic Keratopathy

Myofibroblast Biology And Pathobiology In The Cornea After Injury Or Surgery

Dry Eye Syndromes: Pathogenesis, Biomarkers, and Beyond

Update: Ocular Surface Imaging

Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplast
Glaucoma

Trabecular Meshwork

Local Signaling in Conventional Outflow Pathway

What is the best animal model for glaucoma?

Imaging

Rho Kinase Inhibitors

Identified Players in Glaucoma

Inner Wall of Schlemm's canal

Neuroprotection in the Retina

Mechanisms of Neuroprotection

Role of Astrocytes

Genetics

Vascular Component in Glaucoma

IOP, EVP, CSF

*Optic Nerve Biomechanics

Biomarkers

*Current Concepts in Pathophysiology of Glaucomas
Immunology and Inflammation

Microbial Pathogenesis

Ocular Infection, Inflammation and Immunity

Translating Advances in the Immunology Lab to the Clinic

Macrophages and Microglial Regulation of Ocular Inflammation

Microglial Activation in Retinal Degeneration

Immunology of Dry Eye
Lens

Lens Genetics

Molecular Mechanisms of Lens Lineage Formation

Eye Development, Tissue Interactions and Evolution

Lens Morphogenesis

Fiber Cell Structure Meets Lens Function

Crystallin Function

Crystallin Post-Translational Modifications

Lens Cytoskeleton/Membrane Structure

Epidemiology Meets Environmental and Age Related Changes in the Lens

Oxidative Stress: Damage, Defense and Repair

Ocular Aging: Normal Events and Their Contribution to Disease

Posterior Capsular Opacification

Crystallins Outside of the Lens

Lens Cell Communication- The Control of Communication between Lens Cells Allowing For the Function of This Avascular Tissue
Ophthalmic Pathology

Future Therapies in Ocular Oncology

Stem Cells and Ocular Surface Regeneration

The Choroidal Vasculature in Disease States

Tissue Engineering of Ocular Diseases

*Current Concepts in Pathophysiology of Glaucomas
Physiology and Pharmacology

Autophagy

Channelrhodopsine/Optogenetic

Mechanical stimuli

Aqueous dynamics

Blood Flow

Drug Discovery/Design/Development

*Optic Nerve Biomechanics

Angiotensin

Nanoparticles

Bestrophin

Oxygen in the Eye: Friend or Foe

Electrostimulation
Refraction and Physiological Optics

Wavefrontcorrection and Customized Implants

New Concepts in Aspherical, Multifocal and ToricIOL Implants

1D, 2D and 3D Optical Imaging of the Eye (or Anterior Eye Segment)
Retinal Cell Biology

Complex Eye Diseases - Research (Diabetic Retinopathy and AMD)

Regulation of Retinal Rhythms: From Photoreceptor Metabolism to Disc Shedding

New Gene and Cell Based Treatments Strategies of Retinal Diseases

Is diabetic retinopathy an inflammatory disease?

Contribution of Apoptosis to the Biology of Ocular Cells in Health and Disease

Oxidative Stress and Retina Degeneration

Retinal Angiogenesis

Retinal and Choroidal Development

Photoreceptor Cell Death Mechanisms and Avenues for Neuroprotection

Nuclear Receptors and their Role in the Retina and in AMD

Neuroprotection

Reactive Muller Glia: Friend or Foe?

Nuclear Receptors and their Role in AMD and the Retina
Retinal Neuroscience

Dynamics and Stability of Retinal Processing

The Syncytial Retina

The Zebrafish Retina

Gene- and Cell-based Strategies for the Treatment of Retinal Degeneration

Evolution of vVsion

Phototransduction

Retinal Remodeling

Membrane Protein Transport in Photoreceptors/RPE

Ribbon Synapses

TRP Channels and Bipolar Cells

Strabismus and Amblyopia

Strabism

Albinism

Amblyopia

ISER 2012 Meeting Secretariat

Kenes International
C/o Kenes International
1-3, Rue de Chantepoulet,
P.O. Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 906 9140
E-mail: iser@kenes.com

World Forum for Spine Research 2012: The Intervertebral Disc—from Degeneration to Pain

Helsinki, Finland June 18-21 2012

This international research forum will once again bring together clinicians and established researchers in the fields of disc biology and biomedical engineering in a unique, stimulating environment. Participants, presenters, and faculty will have the opportunity to share their knowledge on basic, translational, and clinical research in the field of intervertebral disc and back/neck pain, focusing on today's knowledge of disc degeneration biology and biomechanics and its relationship to pain. These will be further complemented by sessions covering genetics, diagnostics, and disc/pain treatment modalities.

The primary focus of this year's forum will be current understanding on various aspects of the intervertebral disc, form degeneration to pain and treatments thereof.

We have invited thirty top speakers from around the world to lecture at this event. They are chosen on the basis of their recent contribution to the field, and they represent the top 70% of all researchers on the intervertebral disc.

We anticipate some 250–300 participants from around the world, following the meeting in Montreal, where we had participants ranging from clinicians to engineers and scientists from forty different countries, making it a truly global multidisciplinary meeting!

The main contact for this event is Claudia Spinatsch— Congress Manager, AOSpine International.
Address: AOSpine International,
Stettbachstrasse 6
CH-8600 Duebendorf
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 44 200 24 25
Fax: +41 44 200 2412
Email: wfsr2012@aospine.org

8th International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics

July 3-4, 2012 Erlangen – Germany

The conference will be held at the Hotel Novotel Erlangen and it is hosted by the DFG Research Unit FOR894. It will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of current scientific research on the larynx and voice. The emphasis of this conference will be on basic and applied research rather than clinical treatment studies.

We encourage investigators working in the following areas/ themes to attend the conference:

Topics for Contributions to the ICVPB Conference are:

Acoustics
Aerodynamics
Anatomy
Bio-acoustics
Biomechanics
Laryngeal pathologies
Modeling
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neurophysiology
Physics
Physiology
Tissue Engineering

In this conference, we especially encourage studies related to the "Voice Source Analysis" as indicated by the subtitle of the conference to promote a wide spectrum research on phonation-related transglottal airflow and vocal fold vibration.

General Chairmen:

Professor Ulrich Eysholdt - University Hospital Erlangen
Professor Michael Döllinger - University Hospital Erlangen

Any Questions? Contact: Ute.Katz@uk-erlangen.de

IEEE BioRob 2012 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

June 24-28, 2012 Roma, Italy

Sponsored by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society & IEEE Engineering, Medicine, and Biology Society

The fourth IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics - BioRob 2012 - is a joint effort of the two IEEE Societies of Robotics and Automation - RAS - and Engineering, Medicine, and Biology - EMBS.

BioRob covers both theoretical and experimental challenges posed by the application of robotics and mechatronics in medicine and biology. The primary focus of Biorobotics is to analyze biological systems from a "biomechatronic" point of view, trying to understand the scientific and engineering principles underlying their extraordinary performance. Biorobotic systems can also be used as powerful experimental platforms for investigations in the biological domain, e.g. for basic research in neuroscience. This profound understanding of how biological systems work, behave and interact can be used for two main objectives: to guide the design and fabrication of novel, high performance bio-inspired machines and systems, for many different applications; and to develop novel nano, micro-, macro- devices that can act upon, substitute parts of, and assist human beings in prevention, diagnosis, surgery, prosthetics, rehabilitation and personal assistance.

BioRob is a highly interdisciplinary conference that brings together scientists and engineers from different backgrounds to share and learn about research activities in this fast growing field.

The IEEE RAS and EMBS share this vision and thus jointly sponsor this conference.

The technical program of IEEE BioRob2012 will consist of invited talks, special sessions, posters, and paper presentations. Submitted papers must describe original work, in the form of modeling abstractions, algorithms, theoretical analysis, case studies, and experiments. Papers can cover areas of Biorobotics and Biomechatronics including:

· Technology for assisted surgery and diagnosis

· Rehabilitation and assistive robotics

· Micro/nano technologies in medicine and biology

· Prosthetic devices

· Wearable assistive and augmenting devices

· Biological systems modeling

· Biologically-inspired systems

· Biomechatronic and human-centred design

· Human-machine interaction

· Locomotion and manipulation in robots and biological systems

· Neuro-robotics

· Technology Assessment, Ethical and Social Implications of Biorobotics and Biomechatronics