2012 Musculoskeletal Biology & Bioengineering Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：肌肉骨骼系统的研究涵盖了许多跨学科领域，特别是生物学和生物工程，并在临床领域有最终的应用，包括矫形外科、风湿病学和放射学。戈登肌肉骨骼生物学和生物工程研究会议是展示和讨论该领域新信息和未发表信息的主要论坛，并不断带来新的见解，新的互动，新的合作和新的研究方向。本申请为2012年戈登肌肉骨骼生物学和生物工程研究会议寻求部分支持。会议吸引了来自学术界、工业界、政府和不同职业发展阶段的形形色色的个人。会议一直被与会者评为“优秀”。这个会议的形式，传统上每隔一个夏天在新罕布什尔州的一所小型私立学校举行，为工程师，生物学家和临床医生之间的集中互动提供了一个独特的环境。即将到来的会议的规划建立在以往会议的成功传统之上，采取广泛的方法来理解各种肌肉骨骼组织。成立了一个科学咨询委员会，它是科学和社会规划的持续资源。计划会议的主题是“肌肉骨骼科学：从床到床到床”，会议将包括9个单独的会议，由受邀演讲者和来自不同职业发展水平的选定与会者组成。计划中的会议形式基本保持不变，有充足的时间进行正式和非正式讨论。我们独特的重点是促进医生与科学家的互动，带来新的想法和治疗方法，以改善患者的生活。我们的第一期会议“促进软组织愈合的转化研究”就是一个例子，医生和科学家一起就临床问题的解决方案和调查进行了演讲。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The study of the musculoskeletal system encompasses a number of interdisciplinary fields, particularly biology and bioengineering, and has ultimate applications in clinical areas including orthopaedic surgery, rheumatology, and radiology. The Gordon Research Conference on Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering has been the premier forum for presentation and discussion of new and unpublished information in the field, and has consistently led to new insights, new interactions, new collaborations, and new research directions. This application seeks partial support for the 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering. The conference attracts a diverse mix of individuals from academia, industry, and government and at various stages of career development. The conference has consistently been rated as "outstanding" by the participants. The format of this conference, traditionally held in a small private school in New Hampshire every other summer, provides a unique environment for focused interaction between engineers, biologists, and clinicians. The planning of the upcoming conference has built upon the successful tradition of previous conferences, taking a broad approach to understanding a variety of musculoskeletal tissues. A scientific advisory committee was formed and is a continuing resource for scientific and social planning. The theme of the planned conference is "Musculoskeletal Science: Bedside to Bench to Bedside," and the meeting will consist of 9 separate sessions, consisting of invited speakers and selected attendees at various levels of career development. The format of the planned conference remains essentially unchanged, with ample time for formal and informal discussions. Our unique focus is to facilitate the physician-scientist interaction to bring new ideas and treatments to improve the lives of patients. This is exemplified by our Session 1 on Translational Studies on Enhancing Soft Tissue Healing, with both physicians and scientists lecturing together on solutions and investigations into clinical problems. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Our unique focus is to facilitate the physician-scientist interaction to bring new ideas and treatments to improve the lives of patients. This is exemplified by our Session 1 on Translational Studies on Enhancing Soft Tissue Healing, with both physicians and scientists lecturing together on solutions and investigations into clinical problems.