Conference: The 6th Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions

非技术描述：该奖项支持将于2023年5月在新泽西州霍博肯史蒂文斯理工学院校园举行的第6届史蒂文斯细菌-物质相互作用会议。本次会议吸引了来自全国和世界各地的约100名科学家、工程师和临床医生，以更好地了解与组织接触的生物医学设备（如髋关节和膝关节置换术、心脏瓣膜、起搏器和疝网等）相关的感染问题。种植体感染是一个非常严重的问题，因为它通常不能简单地通过服用抗生素来治愈。相反，植入的设备通常必须移除，这可能导致一系列使人衰弱的并发症，包括死亡。美国国家科学基金会的资金部分用于支持多达10名博士研究生或高级本科研究生组成的多元化团队的旅行，他们将在会议上展示他们的研究成果。参加会议将有助于促进他们的研究和教育，并为他们提供宝贵的网络和专业发展机会。技术说明：该奖项支持第六届史蒂文斯细菌-物质相互作用会议将于2023年5月在新泽西州霍博肯史蒂文斯理工学院校园举行。该系列会议始于2011年，现已发展成为推动设备相关感染领域发展的更明显的科学场所之一。会议讨论的主题包括：临床需要和挑战；细菌/物质和细胞/物质相互作用的基本原理；差分交互界面的设计与测试以及与联合医疗设备发展相关的转化问题。会议汇集了处理这一问题的各学科的主要专家，以确定为了推进这一领域必须克服的当前和预期的挑战。其具体目标是：评估当代跨学科思维；为整个领域定义多个角度的需求/方向；培训利益相关者的基本思维和转化思维；并为所有利益相关者群体提供广泛的网络和团队建设机会。美国国家科学基金会的资金将部分用于支持由多达10名博士和高级本科研究生组成的多元化和跨学科小组参加会议并展示他们的研究成果的旅费。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

Non-technical Description:This award supports the 6th Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions to be held in May 2023 on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. This conference attracts about 100 scientists, engineers, and clinician from across the country and world to better understand the problem of infection associated with tissue-contacting biomedical devices such as hip and knee replacements, heart valves, pacemakers, and hernia mesh, among many others. Implant infection is a very significant problem because it usually cannot be cured simply by taking antibiotics. Instead, the implanted device typically must be removed, and this can lead to a range of debilitating complications including death. NSF funding is being used to partially support the travel of a diverse group of as many as ten doctoral research students or advanced undergraduate research students who will present their research findings at the Conference. Participating in the Conference will help further their research and education and provide valuable networking and professional-development opportunities for them.Technical Description:This award supports the 6th Stevens Conference on Bacteria-Material Interactions to be held in May 2023 on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. This conference series began in 2011 and has developed into one of the more visible scientific venues for advancing the field of device-associated infection. The Conference addresses such topics as: clinical needs and challenges; fundamentals of bacteria/material and cell/material interactions; the design and testing of differentially interactive surfaces; and translational issues associated with the development of combination medical devices. The Conference convergently assembles leading experts in the various disciplines addressing this problem to define current and anticipated challenges that must be overcome in order to advance the field. Its specific aims are to: assess contemporary cross-disciplinary thinking; define multiple perspectives needs/directions for the overall field; train stakeholders across basic and translational thinking; and provide broad networking and teambuilding opportunities for all stakeholder groups. NSF funds will be used to partially support the travel costs for a diverse and interdisciplinary group of as many as ten doctoral and advanced-undergraduate research students to attend the Conference to present their research findings.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.