  Date: May 18 - 21, 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC (served by Raleigh-Durham Airport)
Learn the theory and techniques of measuring forces in biological samples
Presented by Computer Integrated Systems for Microscopy and Manipulation -
An NIH NIBIB Biotechnology Resource Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Simulated view of magnetic bead attached to a cilium being pulled by UNC’s unique 3D force microscope. (Picture: CISMM)
Course Content:
* Half of course will be spent with attendees using Atomic Force Microscopy and nanoManipulation and 3D magnetic force systems on live biological samples. These include tutorials on Fibrin Mechanics, Microfluidics, and Live Cell Mechanics.
* Theory and applications in force measurement of combined AFM-optical microscope, optical laser trap microscope, and UNC’s unique 3D Force Microscope.
* Overview of mechanisms of force generation in biology and consequences at molecular and cellular level.
Who Should Come?
* Individuals with an undergraduate education in science and some experience with biology.
* graduate students in biology or physics, or industry personnel wanting to understand the forefront of force measurements.
* Researchers interested in forces in cell cultures, cells, biophysical fibers, cytoskeletal components, and single molecules, such as DNA.
Instructors: Professors Richard Superfine, Michael Falvo, Russell M. Taylor II, and Timothy O’Brien
More information and registration at
http://cismm.cs.unc.edu/resources/events/
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