Cellular Universe: The Promise of Stem Cells

描述(由申请人提供)： 马里兰科学中心(MSC)与约翰斯·霍普金斯大学(JHU)、马里兰大学巴尔的摩分校(UMB)和摩根州立大学(MSU)合作，申请为期五年的1,381,827美元的Phasel/ll五年期拨款，用于开发细胞宇宙：干细胞的承诺，这是一个独特的展览和更新中心，拥有相关项目，突出细胞生物学和干细胞研究的最新科学。参观者调查显示，科学馆参观者对了解干细胞研究非常感兴趣，但对构成干细胞研究基础的干细胞科学或细胞生物学知之甚少。该项目的目标是帮助参观者了解细胞生物学和干细胞方面的进展，以便他们做出与健康相关的明智决定，探索新的职业选择，并更好地了解基础和临床研究在影响人们生活的健康进步中的作用。课程包括细胞的基本生物学、干细胞在人类发育中的作用、当前的干细胞研究和临床研究过程。这次展览还将讨论干细胞研究中的争议。我们多样化的咨询小组，包括细胞生物学家、生理学家、成人和胚胎干细胞研究人员以及生物伦理学家，将确保所有内容的客观性。细胞世界：干细胞的前景将包括互动展品、潮湿的实验室、可更新的媒体中心和演示空间，并将被组织成四个区域： 1.细胞世界 2.细胞生物实验室 3.干细胞与人类发展 4.干细胞在新闻/当前研究和问题 将创建一些计划来补充展览，包括：实习计划、现场演示、与科学家的视频会议、教师计划、一个网站和社区推广。 拟议中的项目对公共卫生的影响将是创建展品和项目，帮助数百万科学博物馆参观者做出与健康相关的明智决定，并成为围绕干细胞研究等有争议的健康相关主题创建引人入胜、不偏不倚的科学展览的典范。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Maryland Science Center (MSC), in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University (JHU), The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), and Morgan State University (MSU), requests a Phasel/ll five year grant of $1,381,827 to develop CELLULAR UNIVERSE: The Promise of Stem Cells, a unique exhibition and update center with related programs that highlight the most current science in cell biology and stem cell research. Visitor surveys have shown that science museum visitors are very interested in learning about stem cell research, but know little about the science of stem cells or cell biology which forms the basis of stem cell research. The goal of this project is to help visitors learn about advances in cell biology and stem cells so that they will make informed health-related decisions, explore new career options and better understand the role of basic and clinical research in health advances that affect peoples' lives. Topics to be covered include the basic biology of cells, the role of stem cells in human development, current stem cell research and the clinical research process. This exhibition will also address the controversies in stem cell research. Our varied advisory panel, including cell biologists, physiologists, adult and embryonic stem cell researchers and bioethicists, will ensure the objectivity of all content. CELLULAR UNIVERSE: The Promise of Stem Cells will include interactive exhibits, a wet laboratory, updateable media center, and presentation space, and will be organized into four areas: 1. Cell World 2. The Cell Bio Lab 3. Stem Cells and Human Development 4. Stem Cells In the News/ Current Research and Issues Programs will be created to complement the exhibitions including: internship programs, live demonstrations, video conferencing with scientists, teacher programs, a website, and community outreach. The public health impact of the proposed project will be to create exhibits and programs that will help millions of science museum visitors make informed health-related decisions and serve as a model for creating engaging, unbiased science exhibitions on controversial health-related subjects like stem cell research.