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

会议：第六届史蒂文斯细菌-材料相互作用会议

• 批准号: 2309091
• 负责人: Matthew Libera
• 金额: $ 0.6万
• 依托单位: Stevens Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-05-15 至 2024-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2309091&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 6th; Stevens; Bacteria; Material

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.

非技术描述：该奖项支持于2023年5月在新泽西州霍博肯市史蒂文斯技术学院校园举行的第六届史蒂文斯大会上的细菌材料互动会议。 这次会议吸引了来自全国和世界各地的大约100位科学家，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相关的感染问题，例如髋关节和膝盖替代品，心脏瓣膜，起搏器和疝气网眼。 植入物感染是一个非常重要的问题，因为通常不能仅通过服用抗生素来治愈它。 取而代之的是，通常必须去除植入的装置，这可能导致一系列令人衰弱的并发症，包括死亡。 NSF的资金被用来部分支持多达十名博士研究专业的多元化群体或高级本科研究的学生的旅行，他们将在会议上介绍他们的研究结果。参加会议将有助于进一步的研究和教育，并为他们提供有价值的网络和专业发展机会。技术描述：该奖项支持于2023年5月在新泽西州霍博肯的Stevens Technology Institute校园举行的第六届Stevens细菌材料互动会议。 该会议系列始于2011年，已发展成为推进与设备相关感染领域的更明显的科学场所之一。 会议介绍了诸如临床需求和挑战之类的主题；细菌/材料和细胞/材料相互作用的基本面；差异互动表面的设计和测试；以及与组合医疗设备的开发相关的翻译问题。会议汇聚了各个学科的领先专家，以解决此问题，以定义当前和预期的挑战，以推进该领域。它的具体目的是：评估当代跨学科思维；为整个领域定义多个观点的需求/方向；培训利益相关者跨基本和转化思维；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。 NSF资金将用于部分支持多达十个博士学位和高级研究生研究的多样化和跨学科小组的旅行成本，以参加会议以呈现他们的研究结果。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为通过评估该基金会的知识分子功能和广泛的影响，可以通过评估来审查Criteria。