The trajectory of research at the intersection of biology and engineering

鉴于研究的跨学科性质日益增加，在生物学和工程学界面工作的主要研究人员之间的交流变得越来越重要。为了促进这些交流，该研讨会于2018年6月22日在纽约州伊萨卡的康奈尔大学校园内聚集了大约250-300名主要来自美国的科学家和工程师，他们处于各个职业阶段。来自学术界和工业界的特邀演讲者以及数量有限的国际参与者将讨论几个重要和新兴领域的当前和未来前景，这些领域包括生物化学工程，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。受邀演讲者以及其他出席的学术和工业领袖将在会议期间与所有与会者进行知识交流和交流，特别是博士后，研究生和本科生。研讨会的成果将发布在一个网站上，供广泛传播。该奖项支持一个研讨会，汇集了一组约250-300名主要是美国科学家，讨论在生物学和工程学的接口研究的轨迹。研讨会在纽约州伊萨卡的康奈尔大学校园举行。讲习班的目标如下：（a）向与会者相互通报生物学和工程学界面上与生物化学工程有关的当前和未来活动，（B）讨论与讨论的科学领域有关的技术的转化潜力、挑战和关切，（c）探讨教育需求和教育与培训的最佳做法，以及（d）该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。

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.