Cellular Universe: The Promise of Stem Cells

马里兰科学中心(MSC)，与约翰霍普金斯大学(JHU)合作，该大学 马里兰州，巴尔的摩(UMB)和摩根州立大学(MSU)，申请五年期拨款 耗资1,381,827美元开发细胞宇宙：干细胞的承诺，一个独特的展览和更新 以相关项目为中心，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，科学馆的参观者对了解干细胞非常感兴趣。 研究，但对干细胞科学或构成干细胞基础的细胞生物学知之甚少 研究。这个项目的目标是帮助参观者了解细胞生物学和干细胞的进展，从而 他们将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。将涵盖的主题包括 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。我们多种多样的 顾问小组，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 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 包括互动展品、湿实验室、可更新媒体中心和演示空间，并将 组织成四个领域： 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、教师计划、网站和社区外展举行视频会议。 拟议项目对公共健康的影响将是创建将帮助数百万人的展品和项目 科学博物馆的参观者做出与健康相关的明智决定，并作为创建 关于干细胞研究等有争议的健康相关主题的引人入胜、不偏不倚的科学展览。

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 andbio- ethicists, 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.