Microbes on Biomedical Interfaces

非技术性描述生物医学界面微生物专题会议将于2020年11月16日至17日举行，将汇集生物医学和化学工程师以及医疗专业人士。 参与者将探索跨学科的解决方案，以进一步了解微生物/生物材料界面的基本和应用问题。对微生物和生物材料之间的物理化学相互作用的进一步了解可以极大地帮助探索生物材料的新颖和非常规设计，这些设计将限制生物膜的形成和病原菌在医疗植入物附近的积累。本次专题会议将作为一个高度互动和信息丰富的平台，促进这一科学领域的对话，并将鼓励来自代表性不足的群体以及研究生和本科生研究人员通过学生竞赛和网络活动的早期研究人员积极参与。 很少有论坛将生物医学和化学工程师以及医学专业人员聚集在一起，讨论他们的学科如何合作，为基础和应用问题找到新的解决方案，以进一步了解微生物/生物材料界面。这次关于生物医学界面微生物的专题会议将作为一个高度互动和信息丰富的平台，促进这一科学领域的对话。 将有七个专题会议，其中两个是学生和实习生为中心的比赛在微生物界面研究领域。科学报告将由不同的研究人员小组提供，之后有机会讨论所提出的想法。组织者将鼓励妇女和代表性不足的团体作为组织者、参与者和发言人参与。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。

Nontechnical DescriptionThe Topical Conference on Microbes at Biomedical Interfaces will be held on November 16-17, 2020 and will bring together biomedical and chemical engineers as well as medical professionals. Participants will explore interdisciplinary solutions to fundamental and applied problems to further understanding of the microbe/biomaterials interface. An increased understanding of the physicochemical interactions between microbes and biomaterials can tremendously aid in exploring novel and unconventional designs of biomaterials that would limit the formation of biofilm and the accumulation of pathogenic bacteria near medical implants. This topical conference will serve as a highly interactive and informative platform for catalyzing increased dialogue in this scientific area and will encourage active participation by early stage investigators from underrepresented groups as well as graduate and undergraduate researchers through student competitions and networking events. Technical DescriptionVery few forums exist that bring together biomedical and chemical engineers as well as medical professionals to discuss ways in which their disciplines can collaborate to find new solutions to fundamental and applied problems to further understanding of the microbe/biomaterials interface. This topical conference on Microbes at Biomedical Interfaces will serve as a highly interactive and informative platform for catalyzing increased dialogue in this scientific area. There will be seven topical sessions, two of which are student and trainee centered competitions in the area of Microbiointerface Research. Scientific presentations will be given by a diverse group of researchers with opportunities to discuss the presented ideas afterwards. Organizers will encourage participation from women and underrepresented groups both as organizers, participants and speakers.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.