UC Bioengineering Symposium: Educational Awards to be held in Irvine, CA on June 18th-20th, 2014.

加州大学欧文分校：加州大学生物工程研讨会：教育奖将于2014年6月18日至20日在加利福尼亚州欧文举行。外行描述这次加州大学全系统生物工程研讨会的广泛目标是将生物、医学、材料和工程领域的领先专家与行业领导者聚集在一起，转化创新的工程技术和方法，以有效地感知、诊断和治疗医疗疾病和疾病。这次研讨会将吸引新的参与者，并促进跨学科研究和教育，特别是学生和初级教职员工，包括代表性不足的群体。将有大量的网络机会鼓励与高级调查人员和行业领袖进行科学和技术讨论。我们还将把重点放在吸引本科水平的女性留在工程领域。我们将特别重视本科高级设计奖项。更广泛的影响和目标是为发现和开发治疗疾病和损伤的医疗疗法、诊断和研究技术发展一条强大的管道。技术描述通过将干细胞、合成或系统生物学与生物医学工程工具(包括微流体、纳米材料和纳米技术、细胞和分子机器、生物启发材料和结构)和工程原理(如生物光子学、运输现象、药物输送)和工程原理相结合，可以部分或全部解决我们社会面临的重大生物医学挑战。通过将这些领域的领导人(来自工业界和学术界)聚集在一起，在一个高度互动的场所讨论如何利用最尖端的技术解决紧迫的医疗问题，我们将使科学、工程和医学的接口取得进展。为这项提案申请的资金将为最佳学生参与者的注册费提供支持，为学生奖项(口头和海报演示以及创新竞赛)提供资金，并为初级教师奖项(创新竞赛)提供资金。

1445881Khine, MichelleUniversity of California-IrvineTitle: UC Bioengineering Symposium: Educational Awards to be held in Irvine, CA on June 18th-20th, 2014. Layperson descriptionThe broad goal of this UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium is to bring leading experts in biology, medicine, materials, and engineering with industry leaders to translate innovative engineering technologies and methodologies to effectively sense, diagnose and treat medical disorders and diseases. This symposium will draw new participation and foster interdisciplinary research and education, particularly students and junior faculty, including underrepresented groups. There will be numerous networking opportunities to stimulate scientific and technical discussion with senior investigators and industry leaders. We will also have a focus on engaging women at the undergraduate level to stay in the engineering field. We will have special emphasis on undergraduate senior design awards. The broader impacts and goals are to develop a robust pipeline for discovery and development of medical therapies, diagnostics and research technologies to cure diseases and injury.Technical descriptionBiomedical grand challenges facing our society can be addressed in part or in whole by interfacing stem cell -, synthetic -, or systems biology with biomedical engineering tools (including microfluidics, nanomaterials and nanotechnology, cellular and molecular machines, bioinspired materials and structures) and engineering principles (such as biophotonics, transport phenomenon, drug delivery). By drawing leaders from each of these fields (from both industry and academia) together to discuss ways to address pressing medical issues with the most cutting edge technology in a highly interactive venue, we will enable progress at the interface of science, engineering, and medicine. Requested funding for this proposal will enable support for registration fees for the best student participants, provide funding for student awards (oral and poster presentations and innovation competitions) and provide funding for junior faculty awards (innovation competition).