Transcript The 7th International Symposium on Biomechanics in Vascular

The 7th International Symposium on
Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and
Cardiovascular Disease
2012
April 26-27th
Abstract Deadline
February 10, 2012
Georgia Institute of Technology and
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
This annual symposium brings together
engineers, life scientists, physical scientists,
and clinicians to examine the role of
biomechanics in cardiovascular disease.
Conference websites:
biomechanics.gatech.edu
www.shearstressymposium.nl
Conference Sessions:
Mechanotransduction, Plaque progression
and rupture, Aneurysm development,
Mechanosensitive gene regulation.
Conference Includes: Oral presentations,
poster session, young investigator awards.
Featured Speakers:
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Shu Chien, MD, PhD, UCSD
Peter Hunter, PhD, University of Auckland
Peter Davies, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
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Patrick Serruys, MD, Erasmus MC
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Peter Stone, MD, Brigham & Women's Hospital