Symposium on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and Cardiovascular Disease

描述（由申请人提供）：生物力学（血液流动和压力对组织的影响）在血管生物学和血管疾病中发挥作用。然而，研究心血管生物力学不同方面的研究人员一直在相互独立地工作。这些群体的杂交受精是有限的。一个例外是一个题为“生物力学、血管生物学和心血管疾病”的研讨会，该研讨会在荷兰鹿特丹举行了6年。会议汇集了来自不同领域的研究人员，以弥合生物力学，血管生物学和临床研究领域之间的差距。与鹿特丹会议的原组织者一起，我们决定将会议带到北美。将会议带到美国的目的是扩大会议的国际范围，给美国/北美的参与者（特别是学生和博士后）一个更好的机会来参加会议，并将心血管生物力学社区聚集在北美的一次会议上。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Biomechanics (the effect of blood flow and pressure on tissue) plays a role in vascular biology and vascular disease. However, researchers working on different facets cardiovascular biomechanics have been operating independently of each other. Cross-fertilization of these groups has been limited. One exception has been a symposium entitled, Biomechanics, Vascular Biology, and Cardiovascular Disease, which has been held for the past 6 years in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The conference brings together researchers from various fields to bridge the gap between the fields of biomechanics, vascular biology and clinical research. Together with the original organizers of the meeting in Rotterdam, we have decided to bring the meeting to North America. The goal of bringing the meeting to the US will be to expand the international scope of the meeting, give US/North American participants (especially students and post-doctoral fellows) a better opportunity to be able to attend the meeting, and to bring together this cardiovascular biomechanics community at a single meeting within North America. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The purpose of the proposal is to create a funding mechanism that would allow students, trainees, and under-represented groups to attend the 7th Annual Symposium of Biomechanics and Vascular Biology in Cardiovascular Disease in Atlanta, Georgia, April 26 - 27, 2012.