Cellular and Molecular Mechanics

about 2010 GEM⁴ Winter School

www.gem4.org

• Application Deadline: September 15, 2009
• Notification of Acceptance: October 15, 2009
• Tuition: $1,000 (student fellowships available)
• Tuition Due: December 1, 2009
• Enrollment Limit: 45

Sponsors

• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Global Enterprise for Micro-Mechanics and Molecular Medicine (GEM⁴)

Co-sponsors at University of Texas

• Dell Pediatric Research Institute
• Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
• Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Department of Biomedical Engineering

Organizing Committee at University of Texas

• Muhammad H. Zaman, Chair (BME)
• Thomas M. Caven (Dell Children's Hospital)
• John Hellerstedt (Dell Children's Hospital)
• Kenneth M. Liechti (Aerospace and Engineering Mechanics)
• J. Tinsley Oden (ICES)
• John X. J. Zhang (BME)

Lectures

• Lectures by experts on:
• Mechanics in pediatric sciences and medicine
• Basics of mechanics
• Fundamentals of cell and molecular biology
• Micro-/nano-technologies
• Experimental & computational methods in cellular and molecular biomechanics
• Current research

Hands-on Laboratory Modules

• Molecular Biology Lab (6 Hrs)
  DNA staining and gel electrophoresis, quantitative PCR, real-time PCR
• Cell Biology Lab (6 Hrs)
  cell culture, transfection, fixing and staining, microscopy
• Micro- & Nano-Fabrication Lab (6 Hrs)
  clean-room basics, lithography, thin film deposition and etching, soft lithography, PDMS device fabrication
• Pediatric Research and Medicine Center Tours (4 Hrs)