Mechabiology Institute

Bootcamp 2021
2021-07-29 08:00 - 2021-08-07 17:00 UTC
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Bootcamp 2021
July 29, 2021
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August 7, 2021

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This ten-day “Bootcamp” style course will cover fundamental concepts and practical approaches in understanding cellular functions. The focus is to develop a breadth of knowledge in quantitative techniques to allow bioscience researchers to pursue further depth in their respective research work.
The Bootcamp lectures are open to all interested graduate students and post-docs. For graduate students the lectures will be reinforced in thematic-based practicals, leading to 4-MC.
Major topics include:
gene editingcellular structure and processesstatisticsbio-imagingimage analysis,and quantitative methods in biologyThere will be extensive tutorials in using Python, complemented by a hands-on microscopy and wet-lab sessions. Students will work as part of a team to tackle problems and to develop a report on an open area of modern bioscience research.
The biophysics of bacterial pathogenesis
Like their larger multicellular hosts, bacteria and other prokaryotic cells are subjected to, and generate, mechanical forces. When invading a host cell, forces must be overcome, and in some cases, the dynamic structures of the host cell may be exploited by bacteria to facilitate their invasion.
For example, bacteria can modulate the cell membrane and manipulate the cytoskeleton for entry into the host, or for the secretion of virulence factors. In doing so the bacteria are able to establish an infection. However, the precise molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial uptake, and the mechanisms by which bacteria can evade the body’s defenses remain unclear. At MBI, we are investigating the biophysical aspects of bacterial pathogenesis, and in particular, are interested in the mechanisms by which bacteria like Salmonella utilize the endocytic membrane trafficking pathway to survive within the host. In this case, Salmonella will survive within an endosomal compartment called the salmonella containing vacuole (SCV). Salmonella also thrives within its host in a non-infectious phase for an extended period of time. Here, the bacteria will exist as a biofilm. How salmonella lives within SCVs, the various cytoskeletal modifications that take place during invasion and the regulatory mechanisms that are modulated to enable Salmonella to exist as a biofilm, are all researched at MBI.
Additional work in this area is looking at the formation and nature of cytoskeletal pedestals, which, in the case Enteropathogenic E.coli (EPEC) infection, are found within host cells at the site of bacterial attachment.
Coordinators

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures
Lecturers

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures
Program

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How to Register?
Click this or go to the website www.registrationboothcamp.com . There is no registration fee for the conference.
Deadline
20th June 2021
Registrants interested in submitting an abstract for an oral presentation (15 mins) may submit the abstract (200 word limit) via online registration.
Location
LT7, Engineering Block EA Building, Level 3National University of Singapore5A Engineering Drive 1Singapore 117411
+65 6872 6123
Corporate Sponsors

Supported By

How to Become Sponsor?
MBI 3M 2021 presents an opportunity for sponsors to showcase technologies and build partnerships with researchers designing cutting-edge engineering tools for mechanobiology and other life science research.
Currently, MBI 3M 2021 has 17 Satellite Centres across the Asia-Pacific, providing sponsors with the ability to target this growing regional scientific community. As many of our Satellite Centres are also run by early-career researchers, we expect our audience to be particularly interested in learning about the latest lab equipment, bioengineering technology advances, and publication venues that can assist their scientific investigations.
If you are interested in exploring sponsorship opportunities with MBI 3M 2021, please contact us at mbi3mconference21@gmail.com.
Deadline
20th June 2021
Registrants interested in submitting an abstract for an oral presentation (15 mins) may submit the abstract (200 word limit) via online registration.
Location
LT7, Engineering Block EA Building, Level 3National University of Singapore5A Engineering Drive 1Singapore 117411
+65 6872 6123
This ten-day “Bootcamp” style course will cover fundamental concepts and practical approaches in understanding cellular functions. The focus is to develop a breadth of knowledge in quantitative techniques to allow bioscience researchers to pursue further depth in their respective research work.
The Bootcamp lectures are open to all interested graduate students and post-docs. For graduate students the lectures will be reinforced in thematic-based practicals, leading to 4-MC.
Major topics include:
gene editingcellular structure and processesstatisticsbio-imagingimage analysis,and quantitative methods in biologyThere will be extensive tutorials in using Python, complemented by a hands-on microscopy and wet-lab sessions. Students will work as part of a team to tackle problems and to develop a report on an open area of modern bioscience research.
The biophysics of bacterial pathogenesis
Like their larger multicellular hosts, bacteria and other prokaryotic cells are subjected to, and generate, mechanical forces. When invading a host cell, forces must be overcome, and in some cases, the dynamic structures of the host cell may be exploited by bacteria to facilitate their invasion.
For example, bacteria can modulate the cell membrane and manipulate the cytoskeleton for entry into the host, or for the secretion of virulence factors. In doing so the bacteria are able to establish an infection. However, the precise molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial uptake, and the mechanisms by which bacteria can evade the body’s defenses remain unclear. At MBI, we are investigating the biophysical aspects of bacterial pathogenesis, and in particular, are interested in the mechanisms by which bacteria like Salmonella utilize the endocytic membrane trafficking pathway to survive within the host. In this case, Salmonella will survive within an endosomal compartment called the salmonella containing vacuole (SCV). Salmonella also thrives within its host in a non-infectious phase for an extended period of time. Here, the bacteria will exist as a biofilm. How salmonella lives within SCVs, the various cytoskeletal modifications that take place during invasion and the regulatory mechanisms that are modulated to enable Salmonella to exist as a biofilm, are all researched at MBI.
Additional work in this area is looking at the formation and nature of cytoskeletal pedestals, which, in the case Enteropathogenic E.coli (EPEC) infection, are found within host cells at the site of bacterial attachment.
Coordinators

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures
Lecturers

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures

Pakorn Tony KANCHANAWONG
Super-resolution microscopy, integrin-mediated cell adhesions, nanoscale architecture of cellular structures
Program

Download Program Overviews

Download Program Overviews

How to Register?
Click this or go to the website www.registrationboothcamp.com . There is no registration fee for the conference.
Deadline
20th June 2021
Registrants interested in submitting an abstract for an oral presentation (15 mins) may submit the abstract (200 word limit) via online registration.
Location
LT7, Engineering Block EA Building, Level 3National University of Singapore5A Engineering Drive 1Singapore 117411
+65 6872 6123
Corporate Sponsors

Supported By

How to Become Sponsor?
MBI 3M 2021 presents an opportunity for sponsors to showcase technologies and build partnerships with researchers designing cutting-edge engineering tools for mechanobiology and other life science research.
Currently, MBI 3M 2021 has 17 Satellite Centres across the Asia-Pacific, providing sponsors with the ability to target this growing regional scientific community. As many of our Satellite Centres are also run by early-career researchers, we expect our audience to be particularly interested in learning about the latest lab equipment, bioengineering technology advances, and publication venues that can assist their scientific investigations.
If you are interested in exploring sponsorship opportunities with MBI 3M 2021, please contact us at mbi3mconference21@gmail.com.
Deadline
20th June 2021
Registrants interested in submitting an abstract for an oral presentation (15 mins) may submit the abstract (200 word limit) via online registration.
Location
LT7, Engineering Block EA Building, Level 3National University of Singapore5A Engineering Drive 1Singapore 117411
+65 6872 6123
