2020 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) - Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Conference; Rio Grande, Puerto Rico; January 2-6, 2020

该奖项将支持2020年生物医学工程学会（BMES）-细胞和分子生物工程（CMBE）会议的参与者旅行费用，该会议将于2020年1月2日至6日在波多黎各的温德姆格兰德河度假村举行。资金将用于支持12名学生/博士后研究员和8名初级教师的旅行奖励，这些人员是根据提交的研究摘要在会议上进行介绍而选出的。 将为获奖者提供与细胞和分子生物工程领域领导者建立联系的机会。 会议还将重点介绍波多黎各大学在这一领域进行的研究，会议方案包括讲台会议，邀请主旨发言人和专题发言人，包括妇女和代表人数不足的群体的成员。会议的主要目标是通过基础研究、新技术和生物模型的开发以及将这些发现转化为现实世界的技术和医学应用，拓宽细胞和分子生物工程的现有能力。会议将介绍和整合具有临床和/或创业经验的工程师和基础科学家的多元化群体。受邀演讲者和主题演讲者将讨论他们如何弥合各自领域基础研究和翻译之间的差距。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进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The award will support participant travel costs for the 2020 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)-Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Conference being held at the Wyndham Rio Grande Resort in Puerto Rico, from January 2-6, 2020. Funds will be used to support travel awards for 12 student/postdoc fellows and 8 junior faculty, selected based on submission of a research abstract for presentation at the meeting. Networking opportunities for the awardees with leaders in the field of cellular and molecular bioengineering will be provided. The meeting will also highlight the research in this field being conducted at the University of Puerto Rico.The conference program includes podium sessions with keynote and topical invited speakers, including both women and members of underrepresented groups. The primary objective of the meeting is to broaden the boundaries of current capabilities in cell and molecular bioengineering through pursuit of fundamental research, development of novel techniques and biological models, and translation of these discoveries into real-world technology and medical applications. The conference will introduce and integrate a diverse group of engineers and basic scientists possessing clinical and/or entrepreneurial experience. Invited speakers and keynotes will discuss how they bridge the gap between fundamental research and translation in their specific fields.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.