For release: May 16, 2011
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey, 901/678-2843

The University of Memphis Departments of Physics and Biological Sciences will host an interdisciplinary workshop, “Understanding the Organization of the Intracellular Region,” June 23 and 24 at the FedEx Institute of Technology.

The workshop will bring together leading scientists from various disciplines, including biology, physics and engineering, to discuss the latest developments in studies of the structural integration of the cytoplasm and nucleus.

Speakers will include Drs. Amy Rowat of UCLA, Helim Aranda-Espinoza of the University of Maryland, Tina Lee of Carnegie-Mellon University, Sunil Kumar of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Irina Kaverina of Vanderbilt University, Ram Mahato of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Mohamed Laradji and Omar Skalli, both of the University of Memphis.

For more details on the workshop, including the program and registration, go online to www.memphis.edu/physics/oir-workshop. For more information, contact Laradji at mlaradji@memphis.edu or Skalli at oskalli@memphis.edu.

The event is sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the University of Memphis.