Support for Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Young Investigators For The Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Conference; Waimea, Hawaii; January 3-7, 2017

2017年细胞和分子生物工程(CMBE)大会将于2017年1月3日至7日在夏威夷的怀梅亚举行，会议的主题将是“通向未来的门户：细胞的成像和重新编程”。召开这次会议的需要在于首次将这些研究人员聚集在一个房间里的独特机会，以交流想法并集思广益，推动分子和细胞工程、机械生物学和生物力学领域的治疗应用向前发展。CMBE领域正在经历指数级的增长。一份新的国际细胞和分子生物工程杂志于2008年出版。第一次BMES-CMBE会议于2013年启动。从那时起，会议每年举行一次。在这些成功的基础上，2017年的会议将汇集生物、医学和工程领域的领导者，以解决CMBE研究和教育中的紧迫主题。该项目的目标是为2017年细胞和分子生物工程(CMBE)会议的学生、博士后研究员和年轻的独立研究人员(新星)提供旅行奖励。这次会议的目的是促进跨学科的互动，并利用几个前沿领域的迅速发展的科学发展：分子工程、基因组编辑、分子成像和活细胞操作。会议的主要成果将是在治疗学的机械微环境的背景下，将这些不同的技术集成应用于免疫工程和干细胞工程的新战略。这次会议有两个具体目标：(1)描述分子工程、基因组编辑、分子成像和致动、机械生物学和生物力学、免疫和干细胞工程等不同领域的现状；(2)促进环太平洋地区的信息自由交流，以便利用不同地区的优势，共同推进CMBE的工程和科学边界。我们相信，这次会议是此类会议的第一次，将为下一代生物工程师创造一个门户，并将成为在工程技术、物理和机械科学以及生物医学应用等多个前沿领域惊人地融合中走向未来发展的工具。

The theme of the 2017 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) conference in Waimea, Hawaii, January 3-7, 2017, will be "A Gateway toward the Future:Imaging and Reprogramming of the Cell". The need for this conference lies in the unique opportunity to bring these investigators together in one room for the first time to exchange ideas and brainstorm new strategies for moving the field of molecular and cellular engineering, mechanobiology and biomechanics for therapeutic applications forward. The CMBE field is experiencing exponential growth. A new international journal of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering was launched in 2008. The first BMES-CMBE conference was launched in 2013. The meeting has been held annually since then. Building upon these successes, the 2017 Conference will bring together leaders in the field of biology, medicine, and engineering to address pressing topics in CMBE research and education.The goal of the project is to support travel awards for students, postdoc fellows, and young independent investigators (Rising Stars) for the 2017 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Conference. The purpose of this meeting is to foster interdisciplinary interaction and to capitalize on the rapidly expanding scientific developments in several cutting-edge fields: molecular engineering, genomic editing, molecular imaging and manipulation in live cells. The main outcome of the meeting will be new strategies for the integrated application of these different technologies toward immuno-engineering and stem cell engineering under the context of mechanical microenvironment for therapeutics. There are two specific aims of this meeting: (1) Delineate the current status of different fields of molecular engineering, genomic editing, molecular imaging and actuation, mechanobiology and biomechanics, and immune and stem cell engineering; (2) Foster the free exchange of information across regions around the Pacific Rim in order to jointly push forward the boundaries of engineering and science in CMBE by leveraging the strength from different regions. We believe that this conference is the first of its kind and will create a gateway for the next generation of bioengineers and will be a vehicle toward future development in the midst of an amazing convergence of multiple cutting-edge areas in engineering technology, physical and mechanical sciences, and biomedical applications.