2014 Signal Transduction by Engineered ECM GRC/GRS to be held on July 5-11, 2014 in Waltham, Massachusetts

PI：Burdick，Jason A.建议编号：1351472由于它们在结构和功能上的复杂性和多样性，组织工程和再生医学应用的组织替代品的开发是一项具有挑战性的高度跨学科的工作。因此，重要的是加强作为材料科学家、化学、机械和电气工程师、干细胞和发育生物学家、生物成像师、内科医生和外科医生、免疫学家和生物化学家的专业人员之间的互动，以推动再生医学领域的努力。拟议的戈登研究会议(GRC)和学员驱动的戈登-凯南研究生研究研讨会(GRS)将促进这种互动，并促进再生医学领域内不同学科的研究融合。拟议支持的更广泛影响在于招募更多的研究生、博士后研究人员和年轻教师参加会议，并在这一重要主题上帮助他们的职业发展。本次GRC将邀请和出席这一领域的领导人，而受训人员和年轻教职员工将有充分的机会在整个会议期间与这些领导人互动。事实上，GRC的结构就是为了加强这些互动。GRS是专门为研究生和博士后介绍他们的研究并相互交流，以更好地让他们参与GRC活动而设计的。NSF的支持将用于帮助年轻研究人员参加GRS和GRC，包括GRS的学生和实习生的会议注册，以及被选中在GRC展示他们工作的年轻教职员工。

PI: Burdick, Jason A.Proposal Number: 1351472Due to their complexity and diversity in structure and function, the development of tissue substitutes for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications is a challenging and highly interdisciplinary endeavor. Thus, it is important to enhance the interaction of professionals trained as materials scientists, chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineers, stem cell and developmental biologists, bioimagers, physicians and surgeons, immunologists, and biochemists, towards advancing efforts in the field of regenerative medicine. The proposed Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and trainee-driven Gordon-Kenan Graduate Research Seminar (GRS) will foster such interactions and promote a convergence of research in varied disciplines within the field of regenerative medicine.The broader impact of the proposed support lies in recruiting a larger number of graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and young faculty to attend the conference and to aid in their career development on this important topic. This GRC will involve the invitation and attendance of leaders in this field, while trainees and young faculty will have ample opportunity to interact with these leaders throughout the conference. Indeed, the GRC is structured to enhance these interactions. The GRS is designed specifically for graduate students and postdocs to present their research and interact with each other to better poise them to participate in GRC activities. Support from NSF will be used to help young investigators attend the GRS and GRC by covering conference registration for students and trainees for GRS, and for young faculty that are selected to present their work at the GRC.