We hope that you will register to join us for the open session of the 2024 Annual Force-Based Manipulation Investigator Meeting on Friday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to noon ET. This virtual meeting is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.
The meeting will highlight cross-cutting research on mechanosensation and mechanotherapies, featuring updates from the investigators of three funded research networks supporting force-based manipulation research efforts. This meeting aims to accomplish the following goals:
- To highlight research network progress to date.
- To discuss challenges faced by researchers working in this field and look ahead to new opportunities to advance the science of force-based manipulations.
At the meeting:
- The keynote presentation will be delivered by Valeria Vásquez, PhD, from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, on “Fine-Tuning Mechanosensitive Ion Channels: From Basic Science to Translational Research.”
- The principal investigators of the three research networks will give individual network updates, including recent progress and accomplishments:
- William Reed and Chad Cook will present on ForceNET.
- Ellen Lumpkin and Gregory Gerling will present on the NeuronS_MATTR Network.
- Beth Winkelstein and Victor Barocas will present on SPINEWORK.
- Research network working group chairs will give updates about their recent progress in the following high-priority research areas regarding force-based manipulations:
- Chad Cook will present “Terminology and Framework.”
- Mary Barbe will present “Mechanisms.”
- Greg Kawchuk will present “Methodology and Technology.”
It’s going to be a very exciting morning, particularly for investigators who are interested in new research opportunities and potential collaborations in the directions of mechanosensation, mechanotherapy and other related force-based manipulations. We hope you’ll join us!
View the agenda and register for the 2024 Annual Force-Based Manipulation Investigator Meeting.
