Cells and Materials: At the Interface between Mathematics, Biology and Engineering March 13 - June 16, 2006 Program Poster PDF Hotel Accommodation and Air Travel Organizing Committee Tom Chou (UCLA, Biomathematics)
Trachette Jackson (University of Michigan, Dept of Mathematics)
Mark Lewis (U. of Utah, Mathematics)
John Lowengrub (University of Minnesota / UC Irvine, Mathematics)
Sharon Lubkin (N Carolina State University, Mathematics/Statistics)
Stanley Osher (IPAM, Mathematics)
Bill Tawil (Baxter Biosciences, BioSurgery)
Ben Wu (UCLA, Material Sciences and Engr: Biomed Engr) Background and Motivation "The most exciting science in the 21st century is likely to evolve among, not within, traditional disciplines" (Sung et al. 2003, Science 301:1485). Bioengineering programs have transformed from training of engineers to work in hospitals in the 60's and 70's, to training of principal investigators about scientific problems in medicine and biology. This transition has paralleled unprecedented advances in the medical sciences, basic sciences, and engineering, and created unique educational and research opportunities. Driven initially by intellectual pursuit of solutions to medical problems, the field of bioengineering has emerged internationally as an established discipline which integrates engineering and analytical tools with principles in the medical and life sciences. Participants The long-term program involves a community of researchers as core participants who will spend the March 13 - June 16 period in residence at IPAM. The intent is for the core participants to have an opportunity to learn about cells and materials from the perspectives of many different fields - mathematics, statistics, biology, engineering and medicineand to meet a diverse group of people and have an opportunity to form new collaborations. There will be an active program of research activities, seminars and workshops throughout the March 13 - June 16 period. | |
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