TERMIS-Americas 2013 Opening Conference Symposium

描述(由申请人提供)：佐治亚理工学院的Petit Institute for BioEngineering&Bioscience将是即将到来的2013年组织工程和再生医学国际学会(TERMIS)美洲分会(TERMIS-AM)会议和博览会的东道主和主要组织者，会议和博览会将于2013年11月10-13日在佐治亚州亚特兰大举行。佐治亚理工学院正在为会议的开幕研讨会申请资金支持，该研讨会的标题是“组织工程与再生医学：起源与进化”。这次研讨会将汇聚过去、现在和未来的思想领袖，审查该学科在过去25年中的演变，找出目前取得进展的障碍，并作为更好地了解和指导科学创新和医学进步的新时代的平台。即将到来的2013年TERMIS-AM会议标志着第一次致力于组织工程的会议已经过去了25年，这次会议得到了联邦政府的支持，为这一新的、创新的医学研究部门建立了框架。出于这个原因，重要的是承认自这次以来取得的进展。计划中的开幕研讨会将是一个为期半天的活动，将包括七次全体会议演讲，重点介绍过去25年来在干细胞、生物材料、生物力学和临床治疗领域取得的进展。会议最后将举行一场由该领域新兴领导人领导的小组讨论，他们可以就未来25年所需的方向和进展提供重要的见解。研讨会将为受训者和年轻教师提供一个重要的历史视角，让他们了解再生医学作为一门科学学科的开端。本提案所要求的资金将为女研究人员和受训人员提供28项旅费奖励，以出席全体会议，并为4名专题讨论会的发言者提供旅费支助。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。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Georgia Institute of Technology's Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience will be the host and lead organizer for the upcoming 2013 meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), Americas Chapter (TERMIS-AM) Conference & Exposition to be held in Atlanta, GA on November 10-13, 2013. Georgia Tech is requesting funding support for the conference's opening symposium titled "Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine: Origins and Evolution." This symposium will gather past, present, and future thought leaders to examine the evolution of the discipline over the last 25 years, identify current barriers to advancements, and serve as a platform to better understand and guide a new era of scientific innovation and medical advances. The upcoming 2013 TERMIS-AM conference marks 25 years since the first meeting dedicated to tissue engineering, and one supported by the federal government, that established a framework for this new and innovative sector of medical research. For this reason, it is important to acknowledge the progress made since this time. The planned opening symposium will be a half-day event that will consist of seven plenary session talks that will highlight the advances made over the last 25 years in the areas of stem cells, biomaterials, biomechanics, and clinical therapies. The event will conclude with a panel discussion led by emerging leaders in the field who can offer important insight regarding the direction and advances needed over the next 25 years. The symposium will offer an important historical perspective to trainees and young faculty on the beginnings of regenerative medicine as a scientific discipline. The funding requested in this proposal will provide 28 travel awards for women researchers and trainees to attend the full conference, as well as provide travel support for four symposium speakers. 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 individuals with disabilities.