In July 9-21, 2012 we have organized a Summer School "From nonlinear Physics to Biology and Medicine" at the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse (IESC) in Corsica.

This interdisciplinary School was focused on the investigation of the biophysical and biomechanical processes in living matter with a special attention to medical problems.

Participants were invited to submit an abstract for a seminar (30min talk), short communication (15min talk) or a poster.

Main topics

• modelling of tumor growth
• cell motility and tissue engineering
• biofilms and biorheology
• pattern formation and morphogenesis of living systems
• mechanobiology

Speakers

• Davide Ambrosi, Politecnico di Milano
• Antonio De Simone, SISSA, Trieste
• Sylvain Gabriele, University of Mons, Belgium
• Oliver Jensen, University of Nottingham, UK
• Frank Jülicher, MPI for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden
• Igor Kulic, Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg
• Caterina La Porta, University of Milan
• Vladimir Lorman, Université Montpellier 2
• Alain Pumir, ENS Lyon
• Pascal Silberzan, Institut Curie, Paris
• Abraham Stroock, Cornell University
• Claude Verdier, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble
• Joao Xavier, MSKCC, New York
• Stefano Zapperi, CNR IENI, Milan

Venue

The Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse (IESC) is situated on the beach close to Cargèse about 50km north of Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica. Transportation by bus from the airport will be provided.
The exact location of the IESC can be found here.