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Abstract Submission Deadline: 19 February 2027
Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the following topics. They should be submitted using the online abstract submission systemopens in new tab/window.
Conference Topics
1. Mechanosensors and Mechanotransduction Signaling. How cells feel forces: structures and gating of mechanosensitive ion channels (Piezo, TRP, and related); integrin/focal adhesion signaling; the YAP/TAZ-Hippo axis; molecular mechanisms and pharmacological control.
2. Nuclear and Cellular Mechanobiology, and Mechanical Memory. How force propagates from cytoskeleton to genome: cell confinement; the LINC complex and nuclear lamina; mechano-regulation of chromatin; epigenetic mechanical memory in physiology and disease.
3. Mechano-immunology (Immuno-mechanobiology). How T cells, macrophages, and neutrophils sense and respond to force, and how mechanical reprogramming of these cells is opening new routes to control inflammation and enhance immunotherapy.
4. Cancer Mechanobiology and Mechano-immunotherapy. The heterogeneous tumor micro-environment; ECM stiffening and immune evasion; mechanoadaptation and metastasis; mechanics-targeted and mechano-immunotherapeutic strategies against solid tumors.
5. Cardiovascular Mechanobiology. Hemodynamic sensing and endothelial and smooth muscle mechanotransduction; mechanical drivers of atherosclerosis and vascular calcification; and the mechanical design of cardiovascular implants, devices, and engineered vessels.
6. Bone, Cartilage and Musculoskeletal Mechanobiology. Bone remodeling and osteocyte mechanosensing; mechanical-inflammatory coupling in osteoarthritis; tendon, ligament, and muscle mechanics; extreme environments, including microgravity.
7. Extracellular Matrix Mechanics, Fibrosis and Tissue Remodeling. How matrix stiffness and viscoelasticity direct cell fate; mechanics in the fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition and fibrosis; anti-fibrotic therapy.
8. Mechano-metabolism and Mechanobiology of Aging. Coupling between mechanics and metabolism; mechanical control of cellular senescence; epigenetics and aging.
9. AI-Enabled Mechanobiology: Measurement, Imaging and Computational Modeling. AI/ML-driven force measurement; single-cell mechano-phenotyping; multiscale modeling and digital twins; organoid- and organ-on-chip-based mechanical models.
10. Mechanomedicine and Translational Mechanobiology. From bench to bedside: mechanics-targeted drugs and delivery; mechanobiomarkers and diagnostics; biomaterials and mechanical niche design; mechanics in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
All abstracts will be reviewed by the Committee to ensure that the topic of the submission is consistent with the scope of the topics covered at the meeting.
Once the abstracts are accepted, at least one of the authors must register for and present at the conference.
If, after the review by the committee, you have more than one paper accepted for the conference, you will need to register to attend, and pay an additional paper fee for each additional paper (i.e., for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th papers – not the 1st). Please note this is for papers that you are the presenting author of, not papers that you are co-author of.
Successfully submitted abstracts will be acknowledged with an electronic receipt including an abstract reference number, which should be quoted in all correspondence. Allow at least 2 hours for your receipt to be returned to you.
For revisions or queries regarding papers already submitted:
If you do not receive acknowledgement for your abstract submission or you wish to make any essential revisions to an abstract already submitted, please do not resubmit your abstract, as this may lead to duplication. Please contact the Conference Content Executiveopens in new tab/window with details of any revisions or queries. Please quote your reference number if you have one.
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