2012 Hilton Head Regenerative Medicine Workshop

描述(由申请者提供)：再生医学领域在过去的十年里有了巨大的发展。随着几乎每周都有新的发现，特别是在干细胞研究领域，科学家、工程师和临床医生的论坛，以互动和 相互学习是将创新研究转化为临床应用的关键。希尔顿再生医学负责人研讨会是由佐治亚理工学院的Petit生物工程和生物科学研究所主办的年度会议系列，始于1997年。这次会议聚焦于最新的研究发现，吸引了国内和国际观众。会议的目标是促进讨论，推进知识，并促进学术研究人员、临床医生和行业领导者之间形成合作关系，以推动再生医学技术走向临床应用。2012年希尔顿海德研讨会定于2012年3月14日至17日在南卡罗来纳州希尔顿海德岛的海松度假村举行。佩蒂特生物工程和生物科学研究所与佐治亚理工学院埃默里再生医学中心首次合作，与匹兹堡大学的麦高恩再生医学研究所合作组织和主办这次会议，目的是为会议赢得更多的国内和国际关注。会议的主题是架起科学和医学的桥梁，并将重点关注再生医学在临床应用中的进展和挑战。课程主题将突出心血管、泌尿外科、整形外科和神经应用，以及干细胞技术、工程基质和免疫工程方面的进步和创新。希尔顿海德研讨会的独特之处在于，它的规模保持在较小的水平(不到230人)，以最大限度地提高互动和网络联系，从而实现真正的合作。会议为研究生和博士后实习生提供专业发展和网络机会，包括海报展示、职业发展小组讨论和午宴，以及优秀海报摘要的展示机会。这项提议的目的是为18名研究生、博士后实习生和青年研究人员参加会议提供资金支持，并为学生/实习生职业发展方案提供资金。大会将进行严格的宣传，以吸引女性和代表性不足的少数族裔，特别关注历史上的黑人大学和医学院，以及残疾人士。 公共卫生相关性：再生医学为治疗疾病和疾病提供了改变生活的未来希望。这一医疗领域应该在全球范围内向每个人提供。因此，拥有一批高度训练有素的研究人员和医务人员参与这一领域的研究是至关重要的。拟议在2012年希尔顿再生医学头部研讨会上为研究生和博士后实习生提供支持，将为实习生和年轻研究人员提供一个独特的机会，让他们与该领域的领导者互动和联系，并帮助培养下一代生物医学领导者 作为研究人员、临床医生和教师工作。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The regenerative medicine field has expanded tremendously over the last decade. With new discoveries occurring almost weekly, particularly in the area of stem cell research, forums for scientists, engineers, and clinicians to interact and learn from one another are essential to move innovative research into clinical applications. The Hilton Head Workshop for Regenerative medicine is an annual conference series hosted by Georgia Tech's Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience that began in 1997. The conference focuses on the most current research discoveries and attracts both a national and international audience. The conference goals are to promote discussion, advance knowledge, and foster the formation of collaborative relationships between academic researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to advance regenerative medicine technologies towards clinical applications. The 2012 Hilton Head Workshop is scheduled for March 14-17, 2012 at The Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head Island, SC. For the first time, the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience along with the Georgia Tech Emory Center for Regenerative Medicine is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh's McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine to organize and host the conference for the purpose of gaining more national and international attention for the conference. The conference theme is bridging science and medicine and will focus on progress and challenges with regenerative medicine in clinical applications. Session topics will highlight cardiovascular, urologic, orthopedic, and neural applications, as well as progress and innovations in stem cell technologies, engineered matrices, and immunology engineering. The Hilton Head Workshop is unique in that it is kept small (less than 230 participants) to maximize interactions and networking so that true collaborations can emerge. The conference provides professional development and networking opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral trainees that include a poster presentation, career development panel discussion and luncheon, and presentation opportunities for outstanding poster abstracts. The purpose of this proposal is to provide funding support for 18 graduate students, post-doctoral trainees and young investigators to attend the conference and to fund the student/trainee career development program. The conference will be rigorously publicized to attract women and underrepresented minorities, with particular focus on historically black universities and medical schools, as well as those with disabilities. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Regenerative medicine offers the future promise of life changing therapies for treating illness and disease. This area of medicine should be afforded to everyone at a global scale. For this reason, it is critical to have a diverse pool of highly traine researchers and medical personnel involved in this field of study. The proposed support for graduate and postdoctoral trainees at the 2012 Hilton Head Workshop for Regenerative Medicine will provide a unique opportunity for trainees and young investigators to interact and connect with leaders in the field and to aid in fostering the next generation of biomedical leaders working as researchers, clinicians, and teachers.