US-Mauritius International Workshop: Biomaterials: Perspectives and Possibilities, at the University of Mauritius, Nov. 30 - Dec. 4, 2009

塔夫茨大学的David Kaplan博士将与毛里求斯大学的Dhanjay Jhash博士合作，于2009年11月30日至2009年12月4日在毛里求斯里杜伊特的毛里求斯大学举办一次题为：生物材料：前景和可能性的国际研讨会。智力价值：研讨会的目标是启动一个跨学科的综合研究、教育和培训计划，重点是生物材料工程在生物医学领域的应用，包括生物材料、药物输送、再生医学和生物传感器的各个方面。研讨会将是这一进程的第一步，目标是将来自美国的10名教师聚集到毛里求斯，在一个专注于该领域当前最新技术的环境中，详细讨论印度洋地区对此类倡议的未来需求和机会，以及一份指导下一步行动的详细规划文件。虽然会议的重点将是基础科学和应用科学和工程，但该地区的政府官员和商业实体也将参加，以获得关于未来需求、机会和指导的更多观点。参与者将来自周边地区，包括非洲、东南亚、印度、澳大利亚和相关地区，目标是总共75名教职员工、学生、政府和行业专业人员。研讨会的成果将有三个方面：a.为指导该地区的下一步行动并向国家科学基金会提交报告而在五天内准备的详细规划文件；b.为后续行动制定的具体计划，更详细的会议作为该地区生物材料学科发展的枢纽；以及c.启动会议外的合作研究项目。已经招募了一批经验丰富的教职员工来主持12月的研讨会，毛里求斯的政府、基础设施和规划已经到位，以促进一次富有成效的会议和长期影响。更广泛的影响？会议/讲习班将使与会者有机会更多地了解生物材料的全球现状和未来方向，特别是与毛里求斯和更广泛区域的需求、机会和未来计划有关的情况。会议将为生物材料领域未被开发的人力资源、原材料和新的洞察和增长场所提供便利。此外，来自该地区的教师和学生将能够通过研讨会建立新的合作项目，以启动新的机会、新的外展和新的影响。与会者还致力于通过后续规划和计划为该倡议建立长期影响，以便随着时间的推移为该地区创造一系列可持续的机会。例如，对生物材料、再生医学、药物输送和纳米医学的关注将为在该大学开设硕士课程提供基础，这是会议的直接成果。

Dr. David Kaplan of Tufts University, in collaboration with Dr. Dhanjay Jhurry of the University of Mauritius, will conduct an International Workshop entitled: Biomaterials: Perspectives and Possibilities will be held at the University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius, from November 30th, 2009 through December 4th, 2009Intellectual Merit: The objective of the Workshop is to initiate the establishment of an integrated interdisciplinary research, education and training program with a focus on the engineering of biomaterials for application in the biomedical field, including aspects of biomaterials, drug delivery, regenerative medicine and biosensors. The Workshop will be a first step in the process, with a goal to bring together 10 faculty from the U.S. to Mauritius in an environment focused on the current state of the art in the field, detailed discussions of the future needs and opportunities in the Indian ocean region for such initiatives, and a detailed planning document to guide the next steps. While the focus of the meeting will be on the fundamental and applied science and engineering, government officials and commercial entities in the region will also participate to gain additional perspectives on future needs, opportunities and guidance. Participants will be invited from surrounding regions, including Africa, Southeast Asia, India, Australia and related environs, with a total of 75 faculty, students, government and industrial professionals as a goal. The outcome of the workshop will be three fold: a. detailed planning document prepared over the five days to guide next steps for the region and for a report back to the NSF, b. specific planning for a follow on, more detailed conference as a hub for growth in the region in the biomaterials discipline, and c. initiation of collaborative research projects out of the meeting. An accomplished group of faculty has been recruited to run the workshop in December and the government, infrastructure and planning in Mauritius is in place to facilitate a productive meeting and long term impact. Broader Impacts ? The conference/workshop will provide participants the opportunity to learn more about the current global state of biomaterials and future directions, with particular relevance to the needs, opportunities and future plans for Mauritius and the broader region. The under tapped personnel resources, raw materials and new venues for insight and growth in the biomaterials world will be facilitated by the meeting. Further, faculty and students from the region will be able to establish new collaborative projects through the workshop to initiate new opportunities, new outreach and new impact. The participants are also committed to building a long standing impact for this initiative through follow on planning and programs so that a sustainable set of opportunities for the region emerges over time. For example, the focus on biomaterials, regenerative medicine, drug delivery and nanomedicine will provide a basis for initiating a Masters-level course at the university as a direct outcome from the meeting.