Conference: The 50th Northeast Bioengineering Conference

会议：第50届东北生物工程会议

• 批准号: 2412513
• 负责人: Raviraj Nataraj
• 金额: $ 2万
• 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: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-03-15 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2412513&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 50th; Northeast; Bioengineering

This award supports the 50th Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), which will be held April 4-5, 2024, and hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology. The NEBEC gathers current and next generations of biomedical engineers and scientists annually. Faculty, post-doctorates, and students can participate and spotlight their works through podium and poster presentations, including the annual undergraduate design competition. The NEBEC is one of the longest continually running conferences showcasing Biomedical Engineering (BME) research in the United States. This historically student-centered conference gathers prominent researchers in the region to meet and spotlight their work in BME to broader scientific audiences. Undergraduate and graduate students eagerly attend each year, given NEBEC’s traditions of offering majorly discounted student registrations and providing activities encouraging student participation, including networking and presentations of research and senior design projects. This year’s offering of the NEBEC aims to build on these student-centered traditions while also achieving greater faculty engagement and bringing more consideration of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in research. This conference will hold new interactive sessions for networking and discussion panels aimed at career development for students and early-career scientists in bioengineering. Senior scientists and engineers, including department chairs and those with track records in industry, will lead these panels. Central topics of these sessions include finding new career paths in healthcare, transitioning to first and second jobs, starting a laboratory, and building collaborations. This conference supports undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and various leaders in biomedical engineering to share ideas and network to build foundations for innovative research in multiple research areas. This year’s conference will include scientific tracks of Cell and Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, Biomechanics (including Tissue Mechanics and Locomotion), Medical Imaging and Processing (including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning), Medical Devices and Technology, Neuro-engineering, and BME Education. A central theme of this year’s conference is greater consideration of DEI in bioengineering research. Student and faculty recognition, including the Faculty Innovator Award for early-career scientists, will consider both scientific merit and the pursuit of DEI with research and educational objectives. This year’s conference is expected to attract over 400 attendees from the northeast region of the United States, including keynote speakers from academia and industry. Across this two-day conference, over 200 presentations (at least 50 podium talks and 150 posters) are anticipated. Data and observations from faculty and students hosting the event, including a post-conference survey of attendees, are expected to generate a published perspective article describing successes and challenges in holding this year’s conference with the stated objectives.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.

该奖项支持第50届东北生物工程会议（NEBEC），该会议将于2024年4月4日至5日举行，由史蒂文斯理工学院主办。NEBEC每年聚集当代和下一代生物医学工程师和科学家。教师，博士后和学生可以通过讲台和海报展示参与并突出他们的作品，包括年度本科生设计竞赛。NEBEC是美国持续时间最长的生物医学工程（BME）研究会议之一。这个历史上以学生为中心的会议聚集了该地区的杰出研究人员，以满足和重点关注他们在BME的工作，以更广泛的科学观众。本科生和研究生每年都踊跃参加，因为NEBEC的传统是提供大折扣的学生注册，并提供鼓励学生参与的活动，包括网络和研究和高级设计项目的介绍。今年的NEBEC课程旨在建立在这些以学生为中心的传统基础上，同时也实现了更大的教师参与度，并在研究中更多地考虑多样性，公平性和包容性（DEI）。本次会议将举办新的互动会议，用于网络和讨论小组，旨在为生物工程领域的学生和早期职业科学家提供职业发展。资深科学家和工程师，包括系主任和那些在行业中有记录的人，将领导这些小组。这些会议的中心议题包括在医疗保健中寻找新的职业道路，过渡到第一和第二份工作，启动实验室，以及建立合作。 本次会议支持本科生和研究生，博士后研究员，教师和生物医学工程的各种领导者分享想法和网络，为多个研究领域的创新研究奠定基础。今年的会议将包括细胞和组织工程和生物材料，生物力学（包括组织力学和运动），医学成像和处理（包括人工智能，机器学习和深度学习），医疗设备和技术，神经工程和BME教育的科学轨道。今年会议的一个中心主题是在生物工程研究中更多地考虑DEI。学生和教师的认可，包括早期职业科学家的教师创新奖，将考虑科学价值和追求DEI的研究和教育目标。今年的会议预计将吸引来自美国东北部地区的400多名与会者，包括来自学术界和工业界的主旨发言人。在为期两天的会议上，预计将有200多场演讲（至少50场讲台演讲和150张海报）。主办活动的教师和学生的数据和观察，包括会后对与会者的调查，预计将产生一个出版的观点文章，描述在举办今年的会议与既定目标的成功和挑战。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得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的支持。