2017 Microfluidics, Physics and Chemistry of Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar

关于微流体物理和化学的戈登研究会议（GRC/GRS）将于 2017年6月3日至6月9日，在意大利卢卡的Il Ciocco。Catherine M.波士顿大学的克拉珀里奇和 教授加州大学洛杉矶分校的Dino DiCarlo将担任会议的联合主席， 主持人Hang Lu教授（格鲁吉亚理工学院）和Cullen Buie教授（麻省理工学院）。会议将包括以下会议： 用于下一代测序的微流控技术、液滴微流控技术、床旁诊断、水和 能源，稀有细胞捕获，细胞力学，3D打印微流体和可穿戴/体内设备。旅行 将对一组与会者提供支持，特别考虑初级研究人员（即， 学生，博士后研究人员）。微流体GRC/GRS的物理和化学是重要的，因为 以讨论为导向的论坛为科学家和工程师提供了一个独特的机会， 技术在推进生物医学科学。该应用的健康相关性在于以下事实： 微流体和纳流体技术为研究生物分子相互作用提供了新的工具， 健康和疾病过程。详细的，甚至是定量的知识对于理解 疾病的分子基础和开发新的治疗方法。虽然少数几次会议没有具体说明 解决NIBIB和NIGMS方案（即，能源），微流体和微工程是强大的 可用于促进和显著改善基础和应用生物医学研究的技术; 构成会议主要重点的专题领域。微流体和纳米技术是高度 多学科领域。根据我们以前成功的GRC（自2001年以来每两年一次），参与者将 不同的背景（生物工程，化学，生物，物理，化学工程，电气工程， 机械工程、医学和材料科学）。与会者将代表学术界，政府， 与会者大多来自学术界。本次会议的一个主要目标是 鼓励来自不同背景和培训水平的参与者之间的互动， 微流控技术的成熟有助于阐明复杂的生物学问题。

The Gordon Research Conference (GRC/GRS) on the Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics will be held from June 3rd to June 9th, 2017 at Il Ciocco in Lucca, Italy. Prof. Catherine M. Klapperich of the Boston University and Prof. Dino DiCarlo of University of California, Los Angeles will act as co-Chairs for the conference with vice- Chairs Prof. Hang Lu (Georgia Tech) and Prof. Cullen Buie (MIT). The conference will include sessions on Microfluidics for Next Generation Sequencing, Droplet Microfluidics, Point-of-care Diagnostics, Water and Energy, Rare Cell Capture, Cell Mechanics, Microfluidics of 3D Printing and Wearable/In vivo Devices. Travel support for a sub-set of attendees will be awarded, giving special consideration to junior investigators (i.e., students, postdoctoral researchers). This Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics GRC/GRS is significant, as the discussion-oriented forum provides a unique opportunity for scientists and engineers to focus on the role of technology in advancing biomedical science. The health-relatedness of this application lies in the fact that microfluidic and nanofluidic technologies are providing new tools to study biomolecular interactions that underlie health and disease processes. A detailed, even quantitative knowledge is critical for understanding the molecular basis of disease and developing new therapies. While a handful of sessions do not specifically address NIBIB and NIGMS programs (i.e., Energy), microfluidics and microengineering are powerful technologies that can be used to facilitate and dramatically improve basic and applied biomedical research; topical areas that comprise the major focus of the conference. Microfluidics and nanotechnology are highly multidisciplinary fields. Based on our previous successful GRC's (biennially since 2001), participants will have diverse backgrounds (bioengineering, chemistry, biology, physics, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, medicine, and materials science). Participants will represent academia, government, and industry with the majority of participants from the academic sector. A main goal of this conference is to encourage interaction among participants from dissimilar backgrounds and levels of training in order to facilitate the maturation of microfluidic technologies to help elucidate complex biological problems.