Symposium on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and Cardiovascular Disease

描述(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的不同方面的研究人员一直在相互独立地运作。这些群体的交叉受精一直是有限的。一个例外是过去6年在荷兰鹿特丹举行的题为生物力学、血管生物学和心血管疾病的研讨会。这次会议汇聚了来自各个领域的研究人员，以弥合生物力学、血管生物学和临床研究领域之间的差距。与鹿特丹会议的最初组织者一起，我们决定将会议带到北美。将会议带到美国的目的将是扩大会议的国际范围，让美国/北美的与会者(特别是学生和博士后)有更好的机会能够参加会议，并将心血管生物力学界聚集在北美境内的一个会议上。 公共卫生相关性：该提案的目的是创建一种资助机制，允许学生、受训人员和代表性不足的群体参加2012年4月26日至27日在佐治亚州亚特兰大举行的第七届心血管疾病生物力学和血管生物学年度研讨会。

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.