Symposium V: Proteins as Materials

描述（由申请人提供）：研讨会V的目标，“蛋白质作为材料”是（1）将材料科学家/工程师、化学家、化学工程师、物理学家、生物学家和生物材料科学家/工程师聚集在一起，分享蛋白质作为材料的最新理解和应用。 (2)促进不同学科的研究人员之间的合作关系，重点是基于蛋白质的自组装和材料，以便鼓励设计用于医学和工业技术应用的先进材料的新的和/或更好的方法。 (3)为初级教师，博士后研究员和研究生提供机会，在跨学科和充满活力的国家研讨会上展示研究成果。 组织者希望这次研讨会将导致讨论不仅是最近的成就，但也可能出现在这个相对较新的和潜在的丰富领域的机会，包括蛋白质设计的生物和材料方面的接口的改进，这可能会严重影响健康相关领域的发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Objectives of Symposium V, "Proteins as Materials" are (1) To bring together materials scientists/engineers, chemists, chemical engineers, physicists, biologists, and biomaterials scientists/engineers to share state-of-the-art understanding and applications of proteins as materials. (2) To foster collaborative relationships between researchers in disparate disciplines that focus on protein-based self-assembly and materials so that new and/or better ways of designing advanced materials for technological applications in medicine and industry will be encouraged. (3) To facilitate opportunities for junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students to present research results in an interdisciplinary and dynamic national symposium. The organizers hope this symposium will lead to discussion not only of recent accomplishments but also to the development of opportunities that may arise in this relatively new and potentially rich field to include improvements in the interfacing of biological and materials aspects of protein design which may critically impact health-related areas.