2010 Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering Gordon Research Conference

描述(申请人提供)：肌肉骨骼系统的研究涵盖了许多跨学科领域，主要是生物学和生物工程，并在临床领域具有最终应用，包括矫形外科、风湿病和放射学。戈登肌肉骨骼生物学和生物工程研究会议一直是展示和讨论该领域新的和未发表的信息的主要论坛，并一直导致新的见解、新的互动、新的合作和新的研究方向。本申请寻求对2010年戈登肌肉骨骼生物学和生物工程研究会议的部分支持。这次会议吸引了来自学术界、工业界和政府以及处于不同职业发展阶段的不同群体。大会历来被与会嘉宾评为“杰出”。这次会议的形式传统上是每隔一年夏天在新汉普郡的一所小型私立学校举行，为工程师、生物学家和临床医生之间的集中互动提供了一个独特的环境。即将到来的会议的计划建立在前一次会议的成功传统的基础上，采取了广泛的方法来了解各种肌肉骨骼组织。成立了一个科学咨询委员会，该委员会是科学和社会规划的持续资源。计划中的会议的主题是“肌肉骨骼科学：从有机体到有机体”，会议将由9个单独的会议组成，由受邀的发言者和不同职业发展水平的选定与会者组成。计划举行的会议的形式基本上保持不变，有充足的时间进行正式和非正式讨论。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The study of the musculoskeletal system encompasses a number of interdisciplinary fields, primarily biology and bioengineering, and has ultimate applications in clinical areas including orthopaedic surgery, rheumatology, and radiology. The Gordon Research Conference on Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering has been the premiere forum for presentation and discussion of new and unpublished information in the field, and has consistently led to new insights, new interactions, new collaborations, and new research directions. This application seeks partial support for the 2010 Gordon Research Conference on Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering. The conference attracts a diverse mix of individuals from academia, industry, and government, and at various stages of career development. The conference has consistently been rated as "outstanding" by the participants. The format of this conference, traditionally held in a small private school in New Hampshire every other summer, provides a unique environment for focused interaction between engineers, biologists, and clinicians. The planning of the upcoming conference has built upon the successful tradition of previous conference, taking a broad approach to understanding a variety of musculoskeletal tissues. A scientific advisory committee was formed and is a continuing resource for scientific and social planning. The theme of the planned conference is "Musculoskeletal Science: From Organism to Organellle", and the meeting will consist of 9 separate sessions, consisting of invited speakers and selected attendees at various levels of career development. The format of the planned conference remains essentially unchanged, with ample time for formal and informal discussions.