Conference: Northeast Bioengineering Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, March 16 - 18, 2012

工程技术的快速发展促进了对生物学的深入了解，并为生物医学问题提供了新颖的变革性解决方案。NEBEC将提供一个多学科论坛，以便在各级传播生物医学工程方面的这些进展，并将促进跨学科障碍的知识共享。会议是一个讨论研究和教育新方向、新思想和新方法的开放论坛。此外，会议还提供了一个加强现有联系和建立新的合作的环境。为了支持这些目标，会议将涵盖与（但不限于）相关的广泛主题：-干细胞-仪器-成像-生物医学设计-生物力学。NEBEC传统上是学生展示他们的研究并获得建设性反馈的平台。本次会议还为学生提供了一个与学术界、政府和工业界人士讨论潜在职业选择的机会。更广泛的影响第38届NEBEC将对东北生物工程社区和工程教育产生广泛的影响。来自东北40多个机构的研究人员在会议上分享的知识将以电子方式捕获，并通过摘要书籍、USB拇指驱动器和IEEE网站广泛传播。会议吗?美国对学生的重视，为他们提供多种机会，让他们展示自己的工作，并在亲密的环境中与领先的研究人员讨论当前的进步障碍，这将更好地为他们在研究和工业领域的职业生涯做好准备。会议的主要目标之一是培养优秀的学生，并帮助创造一个环境，以支持该领域未来的领导者。此外，接触不同领域的研究将有助于催生创新，创造突破性的生物工程技术，并使整个社会受益。

1202430, ObeidIntellectual MeritRapid advances in engineering are facilitating an enhanced understanding of biology and providing novel transformative solutions to biomedical problems. The NEBEC will provide a multidisciplinary forum for dissemination of these advances in biomedical engineering at all levels, and will facilitate the sharing of knowledge across interdisciplinary barriers. The conference serves as an open forum for discussion of new directions, ideas and approaches in research and education. Furthermore, the conference provides a setting to reinforce existing contacts and to establishing new collaborations.To support these goals, sessions will be organized covering a broad range of topics related (but not limited) to:- Stem Cells- Instrumentation- Imaging- Biomedical Design- BiomechanicsThe NEBEC has traditionally served as a platform for students to present their research and to obtain constructive feedback. This conference also provides an opportunity for students to discuss potential career choices with individuals from academia, government, and industry.Broader ImpactThe 38th NEBEC will have a broad impact for the Northeast bioengineering community and for engineering education. The knowledge shared at the conference by researchers from over 40 institutions in the Northeast will be captured electronically and broadly disseminated via abstract books, USB thumb drives, and the IEEE website. The conference?s emphasis on students, with multiple opportunities for them to present their work and discuss current obstacles to progress with leading researchers in an intimate setting, will better prepare them for careers in both research and industry. One of the main goals of the conference is to nurture exceptional students and to help develop an environment to support future leaders in the field. In addition, the exposure to research in diverse fields will help spawn innovations and create ground breaking bioengineering technologies and bench benefit the society at large.