2020 Bioinspired Materials GRC/GRS

2020仿生材料GRC/GRS

• 批准号: 2001234
• 负责人: Daniel Hammer
• 金额: $ 2万
• 依托单位: Gordon Research Conferences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-02-01 至 2023-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2001234&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2020; Bioinspired; Materials; GRC; GRS

1. Non technical abstract.Bioinspired materials are materials that are designed or assembled using the inspiration of biology as a guide. Biological systems have developed exquisite ways of assembling functional materials to achieve goals such as sensing, secretion, motion, and response. In the field of Bioinspired Materials, scientists from many different backgrounds use chemistry, biochemistry, materials science and mathematics to design new materials that have the structure of biological systems, but which can achieve new goals, such as motion or communication.The goal of the proposed work is to sponsor a meeting as part of the Gordon Reseeacrh Conferences on Bioinspired Materials. The meeting will be held in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, June 7-12, 2020. A significant number of the participants will be U.S. researchers, and 2/3 of the meeting partcipants are early stage investigators (graduate students, postdoctoral associates, and early stage professors). Gordon Research Conferences are week-long immersive experiences in which cutting edge, unpublished science is presented, with long question and answer periods, poster sessions, discussion of science over meals, and social engagement between sessions. This particular meeting will also have a Gordon Research Seminar, two days before the main meeting, for solely graduate students and postdoctoral associates to present their work, and a Power Hour, dedicated to discussion the main challenges for women in science. In all, the meeting is designed to address the important ideas and concepts in the field of Bioinspired Materials by international leaders in the field, with significant participation by a new generation of scientists. 2. Technical Abstract.The emerging, interdisciplinary field of Bioinspired Materials focuses on developing a fundamental understanding of the synthesis, directed self-assembly and hierarchical organization of natural occurring materials, and uses this understanding to design new synthetic materials whose structure, properties and function and response mimic those of natural materials or living matter. The fundamental concepts behind bioinspired design are becoming increasingly integrated into a wide range of materials and devices intended for the industrial, biological, medical, military and energy sectors, and represent a core focus of research activity of several programs at NSF. Planned sessions include Protocell Engineering (both a Keynote and an Early Career Investigator session), Novel Membrane Design, Active Matter and Motility, Membraneless Organelles, Functional Bioinspired Assemblies, Peptide & Protein Assembly, Tissues & Organoids, and Immune Engineering. These are important current concepts in biomaterials that are at the forefront of our discipline. The meeting will focus on the fundamental challenges of the design of bioinspired materials.This proposal is to support the registration of 37 participants in the Gordon Research Conference on Bioinspired Materials. The format and structure of the GRC is designed for immersion of scientists into new and emerging concepts in Biomaterials Science – with an emphasis on breaking results and unpublished data - through long question and answer periods, interactive discussion, significant poster sessions and social activities between sessions. This particular meeting will also have a Gordon Research Seminar, two days before the main meeting, for solely graduate students and post-doctoral associates to present their work, and a Power Hour on “Strategies for leveling the playing field for the advancement of women in science,” dedicated to a discussion on the main challenges for women in science. The emphasis on early stage investigators and underrepresented groups will significantly enhance the broader impact of this meeting.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.

1. 非技术摘要。仿生材料是指以生物学的灵感为指导而设计或组装的材料。生物系统已经开发出组装功能材料的精致方法，以实现传感、分泌、运动和响应等目标。在仿生材料领域，来自许多不同背景的科学家利用化学、生物化学、材料科学和数学来设计具有生物系统结构的新材料，但可以实现新的目标，例如运动或通信。拟议工作的目标是赞助一次会议，作为戈登研究仿生材料会议的一部分。会议将于2020年6月7日至12日在瑞士莱迪亚布勒雷举行。参会者中有相当一部分是美国研究人员，其中2/3的参会者是早期研究人员（研究生、博士后和早期教授）。戈登研究会议是为期一周的沉浸式体验，其中展示了未发表的前沿科学，包括长时间的问答时间、海报会议、用餐时的科学讨论以及会议之间的社交参与。这次特别会议还将在主会议前两天举办一场戈登研究研讨会，供研究生和博士后同事展示他们的工作，以及一个Power Hour，专门讨论科学界女性面临的主要挑战。总而言之，这次会议旨在讨论该领域国际领导者在仿生材料领域的重要想法和概念，并有新一代科学家的大力参与。 2. 技术摘要。仿生材料是新兴的跨学科领域，重点是发展对天然材料的合成、定向自组装和分层组织的基本理解，并利用这种理解来设计新的合成材料，其结构、性质、功能和响应模仿天然材料或生命物质。仿生设计背后的基本概念正越来越多地融入到工业、生物、医疗、军事和能源领域的各种材料和设备中，并代表了 NSF 多个项目研究活动的核心焦点。计划的会议包括原细胞工程（主题演讲和早期职业研究员会议）、新型膜设计、活性物质和运动性、无膜细胞器、功能性生物启发组装、肽和蛋白质组装、组织和类器官以及免疫工程。这些是生物材料领域当前重要的概念，处于我们学科的前沿。会议将重点讨论仿生材料设计的基本挑战。该提案旨在支持 37 名参与者注册参加戈登仿生材料研究会议。 GRC 的形式和结构旨在通过长时间的问答时间、互动讨论、重要的海报会议和会议之间的社交活动，让科学家沉浸在生物材料科学中的新兴概念中，重点是突破性结果和未发表的数据。这次特别会议还将在主会议前两天举办一场戈登研究研讨会，供研究生和博士后同事展示他们的工作，以及一个关于“为提高女性在科学领域的水平创造公平竞争环境的策略”的力量时间，专门讨论科学界女性面临的主要挑战。对早期研究人员和代表性不足群体的重视将显着增强本次会议的更广泛影响。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。