GORDON CONFERENCE--BIOENGINEERING & ORTHOPEDIC SCIENCES

我们请求对第八戈登研究所的部分支持 生物工程和矫形科学会议将于7月31日至 1994年8月5日在新罕布什尔州安多弗的普罗克特学院。 这 会议，轮流举行，涵盖了广泛的学科， 肌肉骨骼研究的重要和不断增长的领域。 它有 一直吸引更多的申请人，而不是可以容纳， 1992年的会议有来自许多学科的注册者参加， 国家，以及他们职业生涯中的许多阶段。 此外，会议 一直以来都包括来自工业界、学术界、 科学和临床背景。 热情的评论和蓬勃发展的 我们强烈支持继续举行这次关于削减的会议， 骨科研究的前沿课题。 拟议的跨学科计划将侧重于卓越的研究 工程师、生物学家、生物化学家和 整形外科科学家。该方案的制定是为了 激发广泛兴趣，热烈讨论和跨学科 以戈登会议的形式交换意见。 会议将 包括：1）九场演讲和讨论，2）海报 会议星期二至星期四（早，晚），所有 鼓励与会者贡献工作，3）自由时间鼓励 个人之间的公开讨论和思想交流。 具体的重点议题包括在增长因素的前沿工作 研究，细胞对机械刺激的反应，生物学和力学 骨、软骨、肌腱和肌肉功能的治疗应用， 最近的进展等等，如会议议程草案所述。

We are requesting partial support for the Eighth Gordon Research Conference on Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Science to be held July 31- August 5, 1994 at Proctor Academy, Andover, New Hampshire. This conference, held alternate years, covers a broad range of disciplines in the important and growing field of musculoskeletal research. It has consistently attracted more applicants than can be accommodated and the 1992 conference was attended by registrants from many disciplines, many countries, and many stages in their careers. In addition, the conference has consistently included individuals from industrial, academic basic science and clinical backgrounds. The enthusiastic reviews and burgeoning interest strongly endorse the continuation of this conference on cutting- edge topics in orthopaedic research. The proposed inter-disciplinary program will focus on preeminent research advances in areas of interest to engineers, biologists, biochemists and orthopaedic scientists in general. The program has been formulated to stimulate broad interest, lively discussion and inter-disciplinary exchange of ideas in the Gordon Conference format. The meeting will consist of: 1) nine sessions of presentations and discussions, 2) poster sessions Tuesday through Thursday (early and late evenings) to which all attendees are encouraged to contribute work, and 3) free time to encourage open discussion and exchange of ideas between individuals. Specific topics of focus include work at the forefront of growth factor research, cell response to mechanical stimuli, the biology and mechanics of bone, cartilage, tendon and muscle function, therapeutic application of recent advances, etc., as detailed in the draft Conference Program.