2011 Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Gordon Research Conference

生物材料和组织工程戈登研究会议是一个非常成功的场所，汇集了约150名世界一流的临床医生，科学家和工程师，讨论疾病修复和组织修复的材料相关策略。2011年会议的主题将是“从基础科学和工程到转化医学的道路”，重点是在不同领域应用基础科学和工程原理，从发育生物学、材料科学和纳米技术到解决重要的临床相关生物医学问题。该提案旨在为将于2011年7月31日至8月5日在新罕布什尔州普利茅斯的Holderness学校举行的戈登生物材料和组织工程研究会议寻求支持。2011年的会议计划汇集了来自美国和国际学术和工业领域的不同群体的演讲者和讨论领袖，他们在职业阶段、性别、种族等方面处于各自领域的前沿。2011年的项目还严格遵循GRC的指导方针，在生物材料和组织工程领域的杰出研究者、会议的初级与会者以及来自代表性不足的群体（如妇女、少数民族和残疾人）的研究人员之间举行积极的正式和非正式讨论。申请的资金将用于支持参加会议的教师、研究人员、博士后和研究生的旅行和注册，优先支持代表性不足的群体成员的出席。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Gordon Research Conference is a highly successful venue for bringing together ~150 world class clinicians, scientists and engineers to discuss materials-related strategies for disease remediation and tissue repair. The theme of the 2011 conference will be "The Path from Basic Science and Engineering to Translational Medicine," which focuses on applying basic science and engineering principles in diverse fields ranging from developmental biology and materials science and nanotechnology towards to important solving important clinically relevant biomedical problems. This proposal seeks support for the Gordon Research Conference on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering to be held July 31 through August 5, 2011 at the Holderness School, Plymouth, New Hampshire. The 2011 conference program brings together a diverse group of US and international academic and industrial speakers and discussion leaders in terms of career stage, gender, ethnicity who are at the fore-front of their field. The 2011 program also adheres strongly to the GRC directive of holding vigorous formal and informal discussions between prominent investigators in biomaterials and tissue engineering, junior attendees of the conference, and researchers from underrepresented groups, i.e. women, minorities and persons with disabilities. Requested funds will be used to support the travel and registration for faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students who attend the conference, with priority going to the support of attendance of members of underrepresented groups.