The trajectory of research at the intersection of biology and engineering

鉴于研究的跨学科性质日益增强，在生物学和工程学领域工作的领先研究人员之间的交流正变得越来越重要。为了促进这些交流，本次研讨会于2018年6月22日在纽约州伊萨卡市康奈尔大学的校园里召集了大约250-300名主要是美国科学家和工程师的团队，他们来自各个职业阶段。来自学术界和工业界的特邀演讲者以及数量有限的国际与会者将讨论几个重要和新兴领域的当前和未来前景，这些领域包括生化工程、纳米生物技术、蛋白质工程和设计、合成生物学、系统生物学、再生医学和个性化医学。受邀的演讲者以及出席会议的其他学术和行业领袖将在会议过程中与所有与会者，特别是博士后、研究生和本科生进行智力交流和网络交流。研讨会的结果将发布在一个广泛传播的网站上。该奖项支持一个研讨会，该研讨会聚集了大约250-300名主要是美国科学家的小组，讨论生物学和工程学交界处的研究轨迹。研讨会在纽约伊萨卡的康奈尔大学校园举行。研讨会的目标如下：(A)相互告知参与者目前和未来与生物和工程相关的生化工程活动，(B)讨论与讨论的科学领域相关的技术的翻译潜力和挑战和关注，(C)探索教育和培训的教育需求和最佳实践，以及(D)评估共同点和合作机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Given the increasing interdisciplinary nature of research, exchanges between leading investigators working at the interface of biology and engineering are becoming increasingly important. In order to facilitate these exchanges, this workshop assembles a group of approximately 250-300 predominantly US scientists and engineers, at all career stages, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY June 22, 2018. Invited speakers from academia and industry and a limited number of international participants, will discuss the current and future prospects of several important and emerging fields that encompass biochemical engineering, nano-biotechnology, protein engineering and design, synthetic biology, systems biology, regenerative medicine, and personalized medicine. Invited speakers, as well as other academic and industrial leaders in attendance, will make themselves available over the course of the meeting for intellectual exchange and networking with all attendees, especially postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students. The results of the workshop would be posted on a website for broad dissemination.This award supports a workshop that brings together a group of approximately 250-300 predominantly US scientists to discuss the trajectory of research at the interface of biology and engineering. The workshop convenes on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The workshop goals are as follows: (a) to mutually inform participants on current and future activities related to biochemical engineering at the interface of biology and engineering, (b) to discuss translational potential and challenges and concerns associated with the technologies related to the scientific areas of discussion, (c) to explore the educational needs and best practices for education and training and (d) to assess common ground and opportunities for collaboration.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.