2007 Organic Thin Films Gordon Research Conference

2007 有机薄膜戈登研究会议

• 批准号: 7277931
• 负责人: Nicholas Alexander Kotov
• 金额: $ 1万
• 依托单位: GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-03-15 至 2008-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7277931
• 关键词: Academia; Achievement; Area; Biomedical Engineering; Biosensor; Cell Communication; Country; Development; Drug Delivery Systems; Engineering; Europe; Film; France; Funding; Funding Applicant; Future; Government; Grant; Growth; Industry; Institution; International; Investments; Location; Michigan; Minority; Netherlands; Nonprofit Organizations; Participant; Research; Research Personnel; Scientist; Students; Technology Transfer; Tissue Engineering; Travel; United States; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Woman; career; experience; frontier; fundamental research; interest; interfacial; nanostructured; notch protein; practical application; professor; programs; relating to nervous system; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The funds are sought for the organization of a Gordon Research Conference "Organic Thin Films" with the focus on Biomedical Applications of Polymeric and Nanostructured Films. The conference will be organized by Prof. Nicholas Kotov (University of Michigan, USA) and Prof. Martien Cohen-Stuart (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) and will take place on May 27-June 1, 2007, at the Centre Paul Langevin, Aussois, France. Fundamental studies and practical applications of organic and nanostructured thin films experienced nearly exponential growth in the recent years. The primary objective of the conference is to highlight the frontiers of the biomedical applications of thin films and the most recent achievements of the prominent researchers in the field. This topic was not covered in its entirety by any previous GRC conference within the last 5 years. The agenda of the conference will include the following sections: Nanostructured Biomedical Materials (two sessions), Advanced biosensors, Frontiers of Cell Interactions with Coatings, Understanding Biointerfaces, Engineering of Neural Interface, Interfacial Aspects of Tissue Engineering, and Drug Delivery. These topics represent the areas of most dynamic fundamental research and intense technology transfer activity. This gives us confidence that the conference will be of high interest to a variety of scientists in academia, industry, government, and non-profit organizations. The funds requested from NIH will be used to offset the conference and/or travel expenses of participants with emphasis on students, postdocs, and recently appointed assistant professors from institutions in the USA. This segment of scientists is traditionally underrepresented at Gordon Conferences taking place at locations outside of the continental United States. The organizers of the conference strongly believe that the international experience and the ability to interact with top-notch colleagues from Europe are important for their career development. It also represents a sensible investment in the future of the biomedical and bioengineering research in this country and maximizes the impact of the NIH funds. Special provisions are made to increase diversity of the speakers and attendees. The proposed program drastically increases the participation of women scientists and makes substantial change in the ethnic diversity of GRC Conferences as compared to the previous GRC rounds. The USA co-Chair of the conference will engage national and Midwest professional minority organizations in addition to traditional media outlets in publicizing the conference and available funds to stimulate participation of younger scientists from underrepresented groups eligible for NIH support under this grant.

描述(由申请人提供)： 这笔资金被用于组织戈登研究会议“有机薄膜”，重点是聚合物和纳米结构薄膜的生物医学应用。会议将由Nicholas Kotov教授(美国密歇根大学)和Martin Cohen-Stuart教授(荷兰瓦赫宁根大学)组织，并将于2007年5月27日至6月1日在法国奥索伊斯的保罗·朗之万中心举行。近年来，有机和纳米结构薄膜的基础研究和实际应用经历了近几年的指数级增长。会议的主要目标是突出薄膜生物医学应用的前沿和该领域著名研究人员的最新成就。在过去的5年里，以前的任何一次GRC会议都没有完整地讨论这个话题。会议的议程将包括以下部分：纳米结构生物医学材料(两会)、先进生物传感器、细胞与涂层相互作用的前沿、了解生物界面、神经界面工程、组织工程的界面和药物输送。这些主题代表了最具活力的基础研究和密集的技术转让活动领域。这让我们相信，这次会议将引起学术界、工业界、政府和非营利性组织中各种科学家的高度兴趣。从美国国立卫生研究院申请的资金将用于抵消与会者的会议和/或旅行费用，重点是学生、博士后和最近从美国机构任命的助理教授。传统上，在美国大陆以外的地点举行的戈登会议上，这部分科学家的代表人数较少。会议组织者强烈认为，国际经验和与欧洲顶尖同事互动的能力对他们的职业发展非常重要。这也代表了对美国生物医学和生物工程研究未来的明智投资，并最大限度地发挥了NIH基金的影响。为增加演讲者和与会者的多样性，作出了特别规定。与前几轮GRC会议相比，拟议的计划极大地增加了女性科学家的参与，并使GRC会议的种族多样性发生了实质性变化。除传统媒体外，大会的美国联合主席将邀请国家和中西部专业少数群体组织宣传大会和现有资金，以鼓励有资格获得NIH资助的代表不足群体的年轻科学家参加会议。