As part of the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Van C. Mow, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Science, and the Institute of Medicine, will present “Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics of Articular Cartilage.” The presentation will address new understandings of essential aspects of mechano-signal transduction processes, often neglected by biologists and biochemists working in the field of signal transduction. This presentation is co-sponsored by the Miller School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Health Studies. The event occurs on Wednesday, February 24 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the McArthur Engineering Annex.

Mow is one of the earliest and most recognized biomechanists in the world with 715 full-length book chapters and meeting abstract publications. He led the effort at Columbia University to establish the Biomedical Engineering Department, a department with academic and educational programs that spans both Columbia’s engineering and medical schools.