Symposium BM3, Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine

2016年11月28日至30日，在马萨诸塞州波士顿举行的秋季材料研究协会（MRS）全国会议上，weinsf为本科生、研究生、博士后以及代表性不足的女性和初级教师提供了旅费和注册费支持。研讨会将讨论用于再生医学的生物材料的最新进展。讨论的主题包括：1)促进组织再生的生物制剂的递送；2)生物材料作为细胞传递载体；3)生物材料作为组织工程支架；4)调节免疫反应的生物材料；5)生物材料在体内应用的评价；6)影响细胞相互作用的生物材料设计；7)再生医学高通量生物材料筛选与检测；8)用于研究生物材料-细胞相互作用的新型成像技术；9)再生医学生物材料的商业化。虽然深入的讨论将考虑组织工程支架、干细胞和生长因子，但重点将放在支架和改进支架的设计和开发及其体外和体内性能上。研究生、博士后研究人员和初级教师的更多出席将产生更广泛的影响，特别是来自代表性不足的群体，这是由国家科学基金会资助的可用性所实现的。组委会将在摘要审稿过程中遴选出高质量的学生和博士后投稿。

1638492-WeiNSF has made an award in support of travel and registration fees for undergraduate students, graduate students, post-docs, and under-represented, female and junior faculty to attend and present at the symposium on "Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration" at the Fall Materials Research Society (MRS) national meeting in Boston, MA, November 28-30, 2016. The symposium will address recent advances in the development of biomaterials used for regenerative medicine. Topics to be addressed include: 1) delivery of bioagents to promote tissue regeneration; 2) biomaterials as cell delivery vehicles; 3) biomaterials as tissue engineering scaffolds; 4) biomaterials to modulate immune responses; 5) evaluation of biomaterials for in vivo applications; 6) biomaterial design to influence cell interactions; 7) high throughput biomaterial screening and testing for regenerative medicine; 8) novel imaging techniques for studies of biomaterial-cell interactions; and 9) commercialization of biomaterials for regenerative medicine. Though in depth discussions will consider tissue engineering scaffolds, stem cells, and growth factors, the focus will be on scaffolds and improving scaffold design and development and their in vitro and in vivo performance. Broader impact will be achieved with a larger attendance by graduate students, postdoc researchers, and junior faculty, especially from the under-represented groups made possible by the availability of NSF funding. The organizing committee will select high-quality student and post-doctoral contributions during abstract review.