International Symposium Support for the Biomaterial Interfaces Division of the AVS; San Jose, CA

ID：MPS/dmr/bmat(7623)0942877 PI：Zouscher，Stefan ORG：Duke University标题：国际研讨会支持AVSINTELLECTUCTUAL生物材料界面部：本项目的目标是帮助支持美国真空学会生物材料界面部(BI)在美国真空学会-S第56届国际研讨会上的计划，2009年11月9日至13日在圣何塞举行。AVS是一个致力于表面科学各个方面的国际学会，下设10个分会，其中BI分会是最年轻和发展最快的分会之一。BI司的设立是为了解决缺乏跨学科科学论坛的问题，该论坛的重点是从基础科学角度探讨生物学与人造表面的交叉问题。AVS国际研讨会上的BI项目反映了这一最初的使命，因此，由于生物医学研究的快速增长以及这些相互作用在生物、生物技术、诊断、牙科和医学领域中所起的作用，迫切需要增加对生物分子与表面之间的相互作用、复杂大分子系统在材料界面上的行为的了解。今年BID技术会议的总主题集中在材料、表面和结构的生物相互作用的表征和控制方面的进展和创新，涉及从宏观到纳米的几种尺度制度。该计划的设计保持了其备受推崇的传统，将世界知名的科学家、生物工程师和临床医生聚集在一起，寻求在生物界面研究和技术的背景下理解以材料为中心的问题。BROADER影响：研讨会的一个重要目标是聚集一群演讲者和参与者，其中包括公认的思想领袖以及年轻、积极和充满活力的研究人员，他们已经以工作的新颖性和质量而闻名。演讲者和会议主席将代表学术和商业研究努力，包括诊断和成像专家、生物工程师以及基础表面和材料科学家，他们都在生物材料界面科学的广泛领域工作。这一群体将同样代表在这些领域工作的研究人员的性别多样性特点。为了支持提供一个国际和多样化论坛的努力，该项目为四名受邀青年研究人员和三名处于生物界面科学领域职业生涯早期阶段的妇女提供旅行和登记支助。此外，NSF基金将为8名研究生研究海报参与者提供注册支持。研讨会的另一个目标是促进初级科学家/教员与该领域杰出的资深和国际研究人员之间的互动。吸引学生和博士后研究人员的一种机制是通过海报竞赛。在这里，将招募一个高级调查小组，让学生/博士后参与讨论，并判断他们研究的科学价值和原创性。

ID: MPS/DMR/BMAT(7623) 0942877 PI: Zauscher, Stefan ORG: Duke UniversityTitle: International Symposium Support for the Biomaterial Interfaces Division of the AVSINTELLECTUAL MERIT: The goal of this project is to help support the program of the Biomaterial Interfaces (BI) Division at the American Vacuum Society?s 56th International Symposium in San Jose, Nov. 09-13, 2009. The AVS is an international society dedicated to all aspects of Surface Science and has 10 Divisions, of which the BI Division is one of the youngest and fastest growing. The BI Division was organized to redress the lack of an interdisciplinary scientific forum that focused on the intersection of biology with artificial surfaces from a fundamental scientific perspective. The BI program at the AVS International Symposium reflects this original mission, and is hence motivated by the rationale that there is an urgent need to increase the understanding of interactions between biomolecules and surfaces, the behavior of complex macromolecular systems at materials interfaces, driven by the rapid growth in biomedical research and the role these interactions play in the fields of biology, biotechnology, diagnostics, dentistry and medicine. The general theme of this year's BID technical conference is centered on progress and innovations in characterization and control of biological interactions with materials, surfaces, and structures, across several scaling regimes from the macroscopic to the nanoscopic. The program design maintains its highly regarded tradition of bringing together world renowned scientists, bioengineers, and clinicians all seeking to understand materials-centered issues in the context of bio-interfacial research and technology.BROADER IMPACTS: An important objective of the symposium is to gather a group of presenters and participants comprising widely acknowledged thought-leaders as well as younger, aggressive, and vibrant investigators already notable for the novelty and quality of their work. Speakers and session chairs will represent both academic and commercial research efforts, comprising diagnostic and imaging experts, bioengineers, and basic surface and materials scientists all working in the broad field of biomaterial interface science. This group will similarly represent the gender diversity characteristic of researchers working in these areas. In support of the effort to provide an international and diverse forum this project provides support for travel and registration for four invited young investigators and three women in the early stages of their careers in the field of Biointerface Science. Furthermore, NSF funding will provide registration support for eight graduate student research poster participants. Another objective for the symposium is to facilitate interactions between junior scientists/faculty with prominent senior and international investigators in the field. One mechanism to engage students and postdoctoral researchers is through the poster competition. Here, a panel of senior investigators will be recruited to engage students/postdocs in discussion, and to judge the scientific merit and originality of their research