Participants are responsible for their own travel to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Please plan to arrive no later than the evening of July 26, 2015. The program will conclude early the afternoon of Friday, August 7, 2015.
Champaign has a local airport (CMI) located ten minutes from campus by taxi. Taxi Companies in Champaign-Urbana:
Reservations are required. When calling for a taxi, please check the price of your ride before starting your journey, especially since most cabs in Champaign are not metered. If you have luggage, ask if the cab charges for luggage. Cab fares from Champaign's Willard Airport to the University of Illinois campus is a flat rate and should not be more than $16.
Other nearby airports include Bloomington (BMI), approximately one hour away by car, and Chicago O'Hare (ORD), approximately three hours by car.
For additional information and directions to campus, visit http://illinois.edu/resourcesfor/visitors/directions.html and http://illinois.edu/resourcesfor/visitors/transportation.html.
The registration fee includes all Summer Institute accommodations in Newman Hall, one of the campus dormitories, from the evening of Sunday, July 26, through the morning of Saturday, August 8.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided on each weekday of the Summer Institute.
The Summer Institute is sponsored by NSF IGERT, NIH M-CNTC, NSF EBICS, CNST, and NSF nanoBIO node.
The overall objective is to enhance the ability to address challenges in Cancer Nanotechnology and Mechanobiology. The 2015 Summer Institute offers expertise from interdisciplinary faculty in biology, engineering, materials science, and nanotechnology through a combination of lectures and hands-on lab experiences.
Specific objectives include: