The 7th International Symposium on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and Cardiovascular Disease 2012 April 26-27th Abstract Deadline February 10, 2012 Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA This annual symposium brings together engineers, life scientists, physical scientists, and clinicians to examine the role of biomechanics in cardiovascular disease. Conference websites: biomechanics.gatech.edu www.shearstressymposium.nl Conference Sessions: Mechanotransduction, Plaque progression and rupture, Aneurysm development, Mechanosensitive gene regulation. Conference Includes: Oral presentations, poster session, young investigator awards. Featured Speakers: • • • Shu Chien, MD, PhD, UCSD Peter Hunter, PhD, University of Auckland Peter Davies, PhD, University of Pennsylvania • Patrick Serruys, MD, Erasmus MC • Peter Stone, MD, Brigham & Women's Hospital