BioMEMS Workshop: Emerging Frontiers and Applications, Bosto, MA, July 29-August 2, 2013

BioMEMS 研讨会：新兴前沿和应用，马萨诸塞州博斯托，2013 年 7 月 29 日至 8 月 2 日

• 批准号: 1259027
• 负责人: Ali Khademhosseini
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1259027&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: BioMEMS; Workshop; Emerging; Frontiers; Applications

1259027KhademhosseiniIntellectual Merits: The emergence of micro- and nanotechnologies have changed much of what is possible in research today and have opened up new possibilities in exploring the surroundings and generating new ways of improving human life. Also they have become one of the most "game changing" fields in science over the past few decades. Given the increasing amount of interest in this area we aim to develop an educational workshop on the use of micro- and nanotechnologies and their applications and emerging research frontiers. This workshop will bring leading experts in the area of micro- and nanotechnology to present the latest work on the use of various types of technologies for addressing a range of different challenges that are of importance for biomedicine and education of engineers at the interface of engineering, medicine, and biological sciences. The proposed workshop will be held in Boston, on July 29-Aug 2, 2013. The workshop will be held near MIT and Harvard Medical School at the center of some of the leading facilities in the world. The goal of the workshop is to provide a forum to discuss research at the interface between engineering, biology and medicine, to present a program that is highly rich in both intellectual merit as well as educational opportunities. In particular the workshop brings together students from various academic institutions with world leading experts in a small and intimate setting that will enable ample opportunities to network and learn. The workshop will focus on a number of unique areas that are highly inter-related yet not fully put together in a similar program. These areas include fundamental science of micro- and nanofluidics and small matter to applications in engineering the environment of cells using various small-scale? technologies, developing devices to detect and analyze molecules for biosensing and global health applications. Another unique aspect of the workshop is the involvement of people from companies. The proposed workshop will generate a range of opportunities for students and young investigators to learn about the process of developing and commercializing a technology from industry speakers.Broader Impacts: The potential impact of this proposed workshop on micro and nanoengineering is far-reaching. Since this workshop combines fundamentals of micro and nano science and engineering with their applications in medicine, it will catalyz conversations between otherwise disparate fields. Various biomedical grand challenges facing our society and the world can be addressed in part or in whole by interfacing biology and medicine with nanotechnology. By drawing leaders from each of these fields together to discuss ways of addressing important medical issues with the most cutting edge technology in an intimate venue, it will enable progress at the interface of science, engineering, and medicine. To maximize the broader impact of such a promising workshop, we propose several approaches to raise awareness, with the larger scientific community as well as engage participation by under-represented minorities by hosting: 1) Opportunities for students to engage more intimately with thought leaders. Students can get to know leaders in the field through meetings to help guide and further their careers. Having access to mentors is a critical component for a successful education, and therefore providing a forum to engage mentor and student interactions would help facilitate this. 2) Encouraging women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine. With still so few women in engineering and science, it will encourage in which women can learn from established role models as well as open a dialogue on how to best attract and engage women in these burgeoning fields is needed. 3) Travel grants for US students. These grants will enable students who otherwise cannot afford to come to participate in this workshop. The grants will be distributed based on merit (quality of paper submission) with consideration for inclusion of under-represented minorities and women.

1259027 khademhossei知识价值：微纳米技术的出现改变了当今研究的许多可能性，并为探索周围环境和创造改善人类生活的新方法开辟了新的可能性。此外，在过去的几十年里，它们已经成为科学中最“改变游戏规则”的领域之一。鉴于对这一领域越来越多的兴趣，我们的目标是开发一个关于微纳米技术的使用及其应用和新兴研究前沿的教育研讨会。本次研讨会将邀请微观和纳米技术领域的顶尖专家，介绍利用各种技术解决一系列不同挑战的最新成果，这些挑战对生物医学和工程、医学和生物科学交叉领域的工程师教育具有重要意义。该研讨会将于2013年7月29日至8月2日在波士顿举行。研讨会将在麻省理工学院和哈佛医学院附近举行，那里是世界上一些领先设施的中心。研讨会的目标是提供一个论坛来讨论工程、生物学和医学之间的界面研究，展示一个在智力价值和教育机会方面都非常丰富的项目。特别值得一提的是，研讨会将来自不同学术机构的学生与世界领先的专家聚集在一个小型而亲密的环境中，这将为建立网络和学习提供充足的机会。研讨会将重点关注一些独特的领域，这些领域高度相互关联，但没有完全放在一个类似的项目中。这些领域包括微、纳米流体和小物质的基础科学，以及在细胞环境工程中的应用。技术，开发用于生物传感和全球健康应用的分子检测和分析设备。研讨会的另一个独特之处在于公司人员的参与。拟议的研讨会将为学生和年轻研究人员提供一系列机会，让他们从行业演讲者那里了解技术开发和商业化的过程。更广泛的影响：本次研讨会对微纳米工程的潜在影响是深远的。由于这次研讨会结合了微纳米科学和工程的基础知识及其在医学上的应用，它将促进其他不同领域之间的对话。我们社会和世界面临的各种生物医学重大挑战可以通过将生物学和医学与纳米技术相结合来部分或全部解决。通过将这些领域的领导者聚集在一起，在一个亲密的场所讨论如何用最尖端的技术解决重要的医疗问题，它将使科学、工程和医学的界面取得进展。为了最大限度地扩大这样一个有前途的研讨会的广泛影响，我们提出了几种方法来提高认识，与更大的科学界以及通过主办吸引代表性不足的少数民族的参与：1)为学生提供与思想领袖更密切接触的机会。学生可以通过会议了解该领域的领导者，以帮助指导和促进他们的职业发展。获得导师是成功教育的关键组成部分，因此提供一个论坛来参与导师和学生的互动将有助于促进这一点。2)鼓励女性从事科学、工程和医学工作。由于工程和科学领域的女性仍然很少，它将鼓励女性向既定的榜样学习，并就如何最好地吸引和吸引女性进入这些新兴领域展开对话。3)为美国学生提供旅行补助。这些助学金将使那些否则负担不起的学生来参加这个研讨会。赠款将根据成绩（提交论文的质量）进行分配，同时考虑到人数不足的少数民族和妇女。