Synthetic Tools for Understanding Biological Phenomena

该奖项由材料研究部的生物材料项目颁发，旨在支持2013年材料研究会秋季会议，主题为“用于理解生物现象的合成工具”。研讨会的目标是：a)展示用于理解和指导生物现象的合成工具的设计、合成、表征和应用的最新进展；b)促进聚合物科学家、化学家、生物工程师和生物学家之间的对话，通过联网和开放的思想交流，促进具有受控性质的生物材料的设计和应用；以及c)为年轻的研究人员，包括初级教师、博士后研究员和研究生，特别是来自代表性不足的群体，提供机会介绍他们的最新研究成果。计划的口头和海报会议将提供一个尖端科学计划和讨论论坛，重点关注特定的基础科学、应用科学和工程挑战，这将促进生物材料合成和应用中新的和方便的化学物质的翻译。从它们对学生、博士后以及在生物材料研究社区内激发新想法方面的影响来看，更广泛的影响是高的。这次MRS研讨会的组织者是他们专业领域的初级教员科学家，他们制定了一个出色的计划，并组织了一组演讲者和讨论领袖。四位研讨会组织者中有三位是女性，十二位受邀演讲者中有五位是女性科学家。研究生和博士后研究人员，包括代表人数不足的群体的成员，将大力开展演讲，以鼓励和促进科学话语、合作和教育。

This award by the Biomaterials program in the Division of Materials Research is in support of the 2013 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting symposium titled "Synthetic Tools for Understanding Biological Phenomena." The goals of the symposium are to: a) showcase recent advances in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of synthetic tools for understanding and directing biological phenomena; b) facilitate a dialogue between polymer scientists, chemists, bioengineers, and biologists to further the design and application of biomaterials with controlled properties through networking and the open exchange of ideas; and c) provide opportunities for young investigators, including junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students, especially from underrepresented groups, to present their latest research results. The planned oral and poster sessions would provide a cutting-edge scientific program and discussion forum that focus on specific fundamental, applied sciences and engineering challenges that would facilitate the translation of novel and facile chemistries for biomaterial synthesis and applications.The broader impacts are high in terms of their impact on students, post-docs, as well as in stimulating new ideas within the biomaterials research community. The organizers of this MRS Symposium are junior faculty scientists in their areas of specialization and have put together an excellent program, and group of speakers and discussion leaders. Three of the four symposium organizers are women, and five of the twelve invited speakers are female scientists. Presentations by graduate students and post-doctoral researchers including members of underrepresented groups will be strongly pursued to encourage and facilitate scientific discourse, collaboration, and education.