Society home

International Society for Mechanobiology

ISocMB connects the global mechanobiology community, supports the International Symposium for Mechanobiology series, and provides a stable home for society news, archives, and governance.

Browse previous ISMB editions See the next ISMB edition

The site is now organised by society function first, with edition pages separated from the home page.

At a glance

Where to start

Conference
Previous editions
A chronological archive of completed ISMB meetings, including the 2026 Glasgow edition.
Next edition
The canonical page for the next confirmed meeting, once dates and venue are announced.
Society
History
A short and expandable page describing the society story and milestones.

Previous editions

Browse the historical record of ISMB meetings and open the 2026 archive.

Next edition

Keep the confirmed next meeting in one place, with links for registration and programme updates.

Future editions

For now, keep this as a simple list. Seoul, Korea, chaired by Prof. Hae-Won Kim, is the first future edition to note.

Board

Publish the society board, responsibilities, and term information.
Society purpose

A stable home for the field

ISMB offers a place where the community can discuss the future and opportunities of mechanobiology together, while the society home keeps that broader story separate from each meeting archive or planning page.

Chronology

International Symposium for Mechanobiology editions

Open archive
2011 · Shanghai
Founding edition
2014 · Okayama
Early expansion
2017 · Singapore
Community growth
2022 · Sydney
Post-pandemic return
2024 · Tainan
Recent edition
2026 · Glasgow
Now archived
History

The origins of ISocMB

Started from a conversation about the future of Mechanobiology between Profs. Shi and Sokabe when they met in Aug 2010 at the 4th Shanghai International conference on Biophysics and Molecular Biology, it is now a solid international venue.