Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (28th) on May 4-6, 2012 at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

1239722数学的智慧功绩。提交给美国国家科学基金会(NSF)的这项提案请求获得第28届南方生物医学工程会议(SBEC)的部分支持，该会议将于2012年5月4日至5月6日在德克萨斯大学M.D.安德森癌症中心举行，由莱斯大学和卫理公会医院研究所联合主办。NSF的资金将用于为学生奖励、主旨演讲、宣传和用品以及会议出版物提供部分支持。这次会议系列的总体主题是“生物工程和医学中的转化性和基础性科学研究”。这次会议的广泛影响涉及生物医学工程的各个领域，如计算建模、生物信息学、成像、细胞和组织工程、纳米技术、技术临床应用和医疗设备。由于这次会议将于今年在MD Anderson举行，它将特别突出那些不仅进行基础科学研究，而且还进行翻译研究的研究人员。生物医学工程领域正在迅速发展。会议和会议为个人提供了宣传和传播他们所取得的进步的手段，受到同行和专业人士的批评。这些聚会是讨论研究和教育的新方向、新想法和新方法的最有价值的场所。它们还有助于加强联系和合作，并建立新的联系和合作。南方生物医学工程大会大量吸收了美国南部、西南部和东南部地区的机构和组织，但从一开始，就有许多来自区域外甚至其他国家的人积极参加了这次地区性会议。在过去的会议上，许多杰出的科学家、生物医学工程师和医生都参加了会议，其中甚至包括一位诺贝尔奖获得者。摘要将通过在《计划摘要书》上出版的方式发布。会议记录将以CD格式出版，并提供给与会者。计划鼓励选定一套影响较大的出版物，然后以书籍或期刊的形式出版。SBEC项目委员会将通过摘要审查和演示过程确定这些作者。邀请函和公告海报已经邮寄给位于美国各地的所有生物工程和生物医学工程部门和项目的主席。会议宣传单已邮寄给美国各机构适当项目的所有教职员工和研究生。海报和传单也将邮寄给适当的技术学会和我们可以获得的其他生物工程邮寄名单的成员。公告将通过电子邮件和名单服务小组在互联网上发布和分发，并通过将南方生物医学工程会议主页链接到其他生物医学工程网站，如生物医学工程学会(BMES)。会议已在BMES网站上宣布。认识到多样性的重要性是一个优先事项，我们计划支持来自不同背景的学生和教职员工，让他们有机会在会议上发言并获得奖励支持。SBEC通过强调学生参与来服务于一个特殊的目的。与全国性会议不同的是，强烈鼓励学生(本科生、研究生和专业人士)参加。学生作者的作品，在他们的导师的观察下，帮助他们发展公开演讲的技能，并在他们的演讲中建立自信。资深调查人员将在与学生相同的会议上提交论文，从而鼓励将高度的专业精神作为学生的标准，并允许学生听取该领域的知名权威人士的意见。为了与学生参与的重点保持一致，SBEC根据本科生、研究生和专业学生的书面论文和在会议上的演讲，向他们颁发最佳论文奖。在大型的国内和国际会议上，许多学生要么不知所措，要么迷失在人群中。南方生物医学工程大会致力于营造更加轻松、更加个人化的环境。这对所有与会者都是有益的，但对学生和年轻的调查人员尤其重要。事实上，会议对学生的重视鼓励他们积极参与，不仅通过参加会议，而且通过他们的个人演讲参与会议并为会议做出贡献。值得注意的是，最近SBEC会议的一些组织者在SBEC做了他们的第一次会议报告，当时他们还是博士生或年轻的助理教授。尽管主要是地区性会议，但过去的与会者来自美国各地以及其他国家。南方生物医学工程会议的观众规模允许学生与著名的生物医学工程师和研究人员之间的互动是可能的，也是可能的。这些相互作用是生物医学工程持续发展和进步的关键。

1239722MathurIntellectual Merits. This proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) requests partial support of the 28th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (SBEC), to be held May 4-May 6, 2012, at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and co-hosted by Rice University and Methodist Research Hospital Institute. Funds from the NSF will be used to provide partial support for student awards, keynote speakers, publicity and supplies, and conference publications.The overall themes of this conference series is "Translational and Basic Science Research in Bioengineering and Medicine." The broad impact of this conference falls within the various areas of Biomedical Engineering such as Computational Modeling, Bioinformatics, Imaging, Cell and Tissue Engineering, Nanotechnology, Clinical Applications of Technology, and Medical Devices. Since this meeting is being held at MD Anderson this year it will particularly highlight researchers who are not only conducting basic science research but also translational research. The field of biomedical engineering is rapidly evolving. Meetings and conferences provide the means for individuals to promote and disseminate advances they have made, subject to peer and professional critique. These gatherings are most valuable venues for discussing new directions, ideas and approaches for research and education. They also aid both in reinforcing contacts and collaborations and establishing new ones. The Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference draws heavily from institutions and organizations in the South, Southwest, and Southeast regions of the US; but from the beginning, many from outside of the region and even other countries have actively participated in this regional conference. In the past conferences many distinguished scientists, biomedical engineers, and physicians have participated, which included even a Nobel Laureate.Board Impact. The abstracts will be disseminated by publishing in the Program Abstract Book. The Proceedings from the conference will be published in a CD format and provided to the conference attendees. It is planned to encourage a selected set of high-impact publications for subsequent publication in a book or journal format. The SBEC program committee will identify these authors through the abstract review and presentation process. Invitations and announcement posters has been mailed to the chairpersons of all bioengineering and biomedical engineering departments and programs located throughout the United States. Conference flyers have been mailed to all faculty and graduate students in appropriate programs at US institutions. Posters and flyers will also be mailed to members of appropriate technical Societies and other bioengineering mailing lists available to us. Announcements will be posted and distributed on the internet via e-mail and list serve groups and through linking the Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference homepage to other biomedical engineering sites such as Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). The conference has been announced at the BMES website. Recognizing the importance of diversity is a priority and we plan to support students and faculty from diverse backgrounds by giving them an opportunity to present at the meeting with award support. The SBEC serves a special purpose by emphasizing student participation. Unlike national meetings, the participation of students (undergraduate, graduate, and professional) is strongly encouraged. Work presented by student authors, while their mentors observe, helps them develop public speaking skills and establish self-confidence in their presentations. Established investigators will present papers in the same sessions with the students, thus encouraging a high level of professionalism as a standard for the students and allowing students to hear well-known authorities in the field as well. In keeping with the emphasis on student participation, the SBEC presents best paper awards to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students based on both their written papers and presentations at the conference. At large national and international meetings, many students are either overwhelmed or lost in the crowd. The Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference strives to create a more relaxed and more personal environment. This is beneficial to all attendees but particularly important for students and young investigators. Indeed, the conference's emphasis on students encourages them to be actively involved, not just by attending, but by participating and contributing to the conference through their individual presentations. It is important to note that some of the organizers of recent SBEC conferences did their very first conference presentation at SBEC when they were doctoral students or young assistant professors. Despite being primarily a regional conference, attendees in the past have come from all over the US as well as foreign countries. The audience size of the Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference allows interactions between students and prominent biomedical engineers and researchers are both possible and likely. These interactions are key to the continued development and advancement of biomedical engineering.