Report
of the NSF Workshop
on Force Transduction in Biology
July 24–26, 2000 • Arlington, VA
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| I. Overview | |
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| II. Summary of Invited Talks | |
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A. Monday, July 24 |
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B. Tuesday, July 25 |
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C. Wednesday, July 26 |
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| III. Conclusions and Recommendations | |
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Conference Participants
| Barak, Eve ebarak@nsf.gov |
NSF |
| Bausch, Andreas abausch@deas.harvard.edu |
Division of Engineering and
Applied Sciences Harvard University McKay Lab 5th Fl. Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Ben-Simon, David David.Bensimon@lps.ens.fr |
Ecole Normale 24, rue Lhomond 75005 Paris FRANCE |
| Boal, David david_boal@sfu.ca |
Dept. of Physcis Simon Fraser University Vancouver BS CANADA V5A 156 |
| Braam, Janet braam@bioc.rice.edu |
Dept. of Biochemistry &
Cell Biology Rice University W200P George R. Brown Hall Houston, TX 77005 |
| Brodland, G. Wayne brodland@sunburn.uwaterloo.ca |
Dept. of Civil Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, N@L 2G1 CAMADA |
| Bronkhorst, Philippine | University of Amsterdam Department of Molecular Cytology Amsterdam The Netherlands |
| Brownell, William E. brownell@bcm.tmc.edu |
Department of Otolaryngology Baylor Medical School Neurosensory Center, NEUR A508 Houston, TX 77030 |
| Bruinsma, Robijn | UCLA 2-240B Knudsen mail code: 154705 Department of Physics & Astronomy Los Angeles, CA 90095-1361 |
| Burger, Elisabeth eh.burger.ocb.acta@med.vu.nl |
Department of Oral Cell Van der Boechorst Straat 7 ACTA - Free University 1081BT Amsterdam Netherlands |
| Buxbaum, Robert buxbaum@pilot.msu.edu |
Michigan State University 23 Giltner Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 |
| Carter, Dennis R. dcarter@leland.stanford.edu |
Stanford University Department of Mechanical Engineering Biomechanical Engineering Division Stanford, CA 94305 |
| Chadwick, Richard S. | NIH/NIDCD intramural NIH Bldg 9 Rm 1E-116 9 Center 9 MSC 0922 Bethesda MD 20892 |
| Chien, Shu shuchien@ucsd.edu |
Director Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering UCSD La Jolla, CA 92093 |
| Chin, Jean chinj@nigms.nih.gov |
NIH-NIGMS Cell Biology & Biophysics 45 Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892-6200 |
| Cooke, Mary cooke@surgery.wisc.edu |
Department of Surgery University of Wisconsin Clinical Science Center-Core H5 BX3236 600 Highland Ave Madison, WI 53792 |
| Cowin, Steven scccc@cunyvm.cuny.edu |
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering City College of New York Convent Ave. at 138th St. New York, NY 10031 |
| Davies, Peter F. pfd@pobox.upenn.edu |
Professor and Director Institute
for Medicine and Engineering University of Pennsylvania 1010 Vagelos Laboratories 3340 Smith Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
| Discher, Dennis discher@seas.upenn.edu |
University of Pennsylvania 112 Towne Bldg. Philadelphia, PA 19104-6315 |
| Elson, Elliot elson@biochem.wustl.edu |
Biochemistry & Molecular
Biophysics Washington University Medical School Campus Box 8231 St. Louis, MO 63130 |
| Evans, Evan evans@physics.ubc.ca |
Boston University Biomedical Engineering 44 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 |
| Fernandez, Julio fernandez.julio@mayo.edu |
Mayo Clinic Foundation Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics 200 First St. S.W. Rochester, MN 55905 |
| Flicker, Paula F. flickerp@nigms.nih.gov |
NIH- NIGMS Bldg. 45, Rm. 2AS.13H 45 Center Dr. MSC 6200 Bethesda, MD 20892-6200 |
| Forgacs, Gabor forgacsg@missouri.edu |
Department of Physics Clarkson University P.O. Box 5820 Potsdam, NY 13699-5820 |
| Frangos, John A. jfrangos@ucsd.edu |
University of California Dept. of Bioengineering EBU I 6407 San Diego, CA 92093 |
| Frey, Erwin frey@cmt.harvard.edu |
Department of Physics Harvard University Jefferson Laboratory Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Fygenson, Deborah K deborah@physics.ucsb.edu |
UCSB Department of Physics 4133 Broida Hall Santa Barbara, CA 93106 |
| Gardel, Margaret gardel@physics.harvard.edu |
Department of Physics Harvard University McKay Lab 5th Fl. Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Glazier, James jglazier@rameau.phys.nd.edu |
Notre Dame Nieuwland Science Hall 316 Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 |
| Goldman, Robert D.
r-goldman@nwu.edu |
Dept. of Cell Molec. Struct.
Biology Northwestern University Medical School 303 E Chicago Ave / Ward 11-145 Chicago, IL 60611 |
| Goldman, Yale goldmany@mail.med.upenn.edu |
University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Muscle Institute D700 Richards Bldg. 3700 Hamilton Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104-6083 |
| Grodzinsky, Alan alg@mit.edu |
MIT 38-377 Division of Bioengineering & Environment Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| Hammer, Dan | Department of Chemical Engineering University of Pennsylvania 120 HAYDEN/6316 220 South 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6393 |
| Hasenstein, Karl hasenstein@usl.edu |
Univ. of Louisiana Department of Biology Lafayette, LA 70508 |
| Heidemann, Steve heideman@msu.edu |
Michigan State University
Department of Physiology 108 Giltner Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1101 |
| Heiney, Paul heiney@dept.physics.upenn.edu |
Dept. of Physics & AstronomyUniv.
of Pennsylvania 2N24 David Rittenhouse Laboratory 209 South 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396 |
| Hu, Yufang yufang@engineering.ucsb.edu |
Chemical Engineering Dept UCSB Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080 |
| Humphrey, Joseph (Pepe)
jah5nn@virginia.edu |
Department of Mechanical &
Aerospace Engineering School of Engineering and Applied Science University of Virginia 122 Engineer's Way P.O. Box 400746 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4746 |
| Hunt, Alan ajhunt@umich.edu |
Department of Biomedical Engineering 300 North Ingalls Building Room 962 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2007 |
| Ingber, Don ingber@a1.tch.harvard.edu |
Harvard Medical School Children's Hospital 300 Longwood Ave Surgery/Pathology Enders 1007 Boston, MA 02115 |
| Islam, Mohammad F. islam@dept.physics.upenn.edu |
University of Pennsylvania Department of Physics & Astronomy 209 S. 33rd Street David Rittenhouse Lab Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
| Iwasa, Kuni H. iwasa@nih.gov |
9 Center Dr MSC 0922 NIH Bldg. 9, Rm. 1E120 Bethesda, MD 20892-0922 |
| Janmey, Paul janmey@mail.med.upenn.edu |
Dept. of Physiology University of Pennsylvania 1010 Vagelos/6383 3340 SMITH WK Philadelphia, PA 19104-6383 |
| Kamm, Roger rdkamm@mit.edu |
MIT 3-260 Division of Bioengineering & Environment Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| Kas, Josef | Physics Department Campus Mail Code: C1600 University of Texas Austin, TX 78712 |
| Keller, Raymond rek3k@virginia.edu |
Department of Biology Gilmer Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
| Knecht, Dave | Department of Molecular/Cell
Biology University of Connecticut U-125 Storrs CT 06269-0001 |
| Ko, Kevin kevin_ko@hotmail.com |
University of Toronto MRC Group in Periodontal Physiology Rm. 243, Fitzgerald Building 150 College St. Toronto, Ont. CANADA M5S 3E2 |
| Kolomeisky, Anatoly B. abk7@glue.umd.edu |
University of Maryland |
| Kuo, Scot C. skuo@bme.jhu.edu |
Biomedical Engineering School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University Rm. 724 Ross Research Building 720 Rutland Avenue Baltimore, MD 21205 |
| Lal, Jyotsana jlal@anl.gov |
Argonne National Labs. PNS 360 C-245 9700 S. Cass Avenue Argonne, IL 60439 |
| Lee, James Chak-Man | University of Pennsylvania 3500 Powelton Ave. A112 Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
| Lee, Juliet jlee@uconnvm.uconn.edu |
Department of Molecular and
Cell Biology University of Connecticut 75 N. Eagleville Rd. U-125, Room 311 Storrs, CT 06269-3125 |
| Levin, Stephen smlevin@biotensegrity.com |
Potomac Back Center 100 East Street SE Vienna, VA 22180 |
| Lin, Keng-hui khlin@student.physics.upenn.edu olddept.physics.upenn.edu/~khlin |
Dept. of Physics University of Pennsylvania 209 S. 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
| Lindemann, Charles lindeman@oakland.edu |
Oakland University Biological Sciences 330 Dodge Hall Rochester, MI 48309-4475 |
| Lymn, Richard W. LymnR@exchange.nih.gov |
Director, Muscle Biology Branch National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2350 |
| MacKintosh, Frederick M. fcm@umich.edu |
Department of Physics 272 West Engineering University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1120 |
| Mahadevan, L. l_m@mit.edu |
MIT 3-246 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| Margulies, Susan margulies@seas.upenn.edu |
Univ. of Pennsylvania Department of Bioengineering 105 Hayden Hall 3320 Smith Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104-6392 |
| McGrath, James | Johns Hopkins 720 Rutland Ave Ross 724 Baltimore, MD 21009 |
| Meaney, David dmeaney@seas.upenn.edu |
Univ. of Pennsylvania Department of Bioengineering 105E Hayden Hall 3320 Smith Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104-6392 |
| Mogilner, Alexis aimogilner@ucdavis.edu |
UC Davis Department of Mathematics 682 Kerr Hall Davis, CA 95616 |
| Mosher, Deane dfm1@medicine.wisc.edu |
University of Wisconsin Medical Sciences Center 4459 1300 University Ave Madison, WI 53706 |
| Newman, Stuart newman@nymc.edu |
Department of Cell Biology
& Anatomy Basic Sciences Building New York Medical College Valhalla, NY 10595 |
| Nikolaides, Michael nikolaid@deas.harvard.edu |
Dept. of Physics Harvard University McKay Lab 5th Fl. Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Oddou, Christian oddou@univ-paris12.fr |
University of Paris |
| Oster, George goster@nature.Berkeley.edu |
201 Wellman Hall University of California Berkeley CA 94720 |
| Ou-Yang, H. Daniel hdo0@lehigh.edu |
Department of Physics, Lehigh
University 16 Memorial Drive East Bethlehem, PA 18015 |
| Pao, Wen-Jung wjpao@sas.upenn.edu |
Department of Physics and
Astronomy University of Pennsylvania DRL 209 South 33rd St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
| Photos, Peter J. photos@seas.upenn.edu |
University of Pennsylvania 220 S. 33rd St. Dept of Chemical Engineering Rm 311A Towne Philadelphia, PA 19104-6393 |
| Powell, Courtney | Brown University/Miriam Hospital Dept. of Pathology 164 Summit Ave. Providence, RI 02906 |
| Raphael, Robert M. rraphael@bme.jhu.edu |
Johns Hopkins University Department of Biomedical Engineering Traylor Bldg., Rm. 613 Johns Hopkins Univ. School Medicine 720 Rutland Ave. Baltimore, MD 21205 |
| Roy, Partha roy@email.unc.edu |
University of North Carolina |
| Sachs, Frederick sachs@buffalo.edu |
SUNY-Buffalo 124 Sherman Hall Physiology and Biophysics Buffalo, NY 14214 |
| Schneider, Victor S. vschneider@hq.nasa.gov |
NASA Life Sciences Division/ULA NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20546 |
| Schulten, Klaus kschulte@ks.uiuc.edu |
University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign Department of Physics 313 Loomis MC 704 1110 West Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 |
| Shah, Jagesh V. jvshah@ucsd.edu |
University of California -
San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive CMM-E 3072, Mail Code 0660 San Diego, CA 92093-0660 |
| Sheehan, Maureen msheehan@seas.upenn.edu |
University of Pennsylvania Towne 311A 220 S. 33rd St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
| Sheetz, Michael ms2001@columbia.edu |
Duke University 388C Nanaline H Duke Box 3709 Medical Center Durham, NC 27710 |
| Skalak, Tom tcs4z@Virginia.EDU |
University of Virginia BME PO Box 800759 Charlottesville, VA 22908-0759 |
| Steinberg, Marcia steinbem@csr.nih.gov |
NIH Center for Scientific Revie 6701 Rockledge Drive Room 5140, MSC 7840, Bethesda, MD 20892-7840 |
| Suki, Bela bsuki@bu.edu |
Department of Biomedical Engineering Boston University 44 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 |
| Sykes, Cecile cecile.sykes@curie.fr |
Institut Curie Paris |
| Tang, Jay X. jxtang@indiana.edu |
Indiana University Department of Physics Swain West 165 727 East Third St. Bloomington, IN 47405 |
| Tranquillo, Robert T. tranquil@tc.umn.edu |
University of Minnesota 151 Amundson Hall 421 Washington Ave SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
| Urry, Dan danurry@uab.edu |
Bioelastics Res. Ltd. 2800 Milan Ct. Suite 386 Birmingham, AL 35211 |
| Usami, Shunichi usami@bioeng.ucsd.edu |
Department of Bioengineering
and The Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0427 |
| Valentine, Megan mvalenti@deas.harvard.edu |
Dept. of Physics Harvard University 5th Fl. McKay Lab Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Vandenburgh, Herman H. Herman_Vandenburgh@brown.edu |
Brown University/Miriam Hospital Dept. of Pathology 164 Summit Ave. Providence, RI 02906 |
| Veldhuis, Jim jveldhuis@uwaterloo.ca |
University of Waterloo Dept. of Civil Engineering 200 University Ave., West Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada |
| Wang, Hongyun hongwang@cse.ucsc.edu www.cse.ucsc.edu/~hongwang |
Department of Applied Mathematics
and Statistics Jack Baskin School of Engineering University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 |
| Wang, Yu-Li YuLi.Wang@umassmed.edu |
UMass Medical School 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01655 |
| Weiss, Paul S. stm@psu.edu stm1.chem.psu.edu |
Penn State Chemistry Department 0152 Davey Laboratory University Park, PA 16802 |
| Weitz, David A. weitz@deas.harvard.edu |
Dept. of Physics & Division
of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University Pierce Hall 231 29 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Wendling, Sylvie wendling@univ-paris12.fr |
Universités Paris 12
- Paris 7 CNRS ESA 7052 Centre Multidisciplinaire de Créteil Faculté des Sciences et Technologie LMP - Laboratoire de Mécanique Physique 61, avenue du Général de Gaulle 94010 Créteil Cedex France |
| Wong, Joyce jywong@bu.edu |
Boston University ENG Biomedical Engineering 44 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 |
| Zabow, Gary gary@atom.harvard.edu atom.harvard.edu |
Harvard University Physics Department Harvard University, Physics Dept. 17a Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Zhang, Fan fanzhang@student.physics.upenn.edu |
University of Pennsylvania 209 south 33rd st. Dept of Physics Philadelphila, PA, 19104 |
