Joint US/Chinese Cellular Biomechanics Summer Institute for Young Investigators to be held from August 15-17, 2012 in Xi'an, China

1238490Genin请求美国国家科学基金会的支持是共同赞助正在进行的一系列针对年轻研究人员的细胞生物力学国际暑期研究所中的第一个。学院将在西安举办中国，此次活动将利用两大机遇。第一个是在西安交通大学开设一个大型跨学科中心，由中国国家科学基金会投资2000万元人民币。第二个是下周在北京举行的国际理论和应用力学大会(ICTAM)。这将使我们能够以通常成本的一小部分吸引参与者，已经准备好访问中国。研讨会旨在通过介绍细胞生物力学的最新发展和正在进行的研究主题，以及在网络方面，通过促进年轻的美国调查人员与中国同行和高级调查人员之间的有意义的互动，为ICTAM的年轻研究人员做好准备。将对该研究所进行仔细的评估，以优化未来几年的产品和项目结构。智力优势：许多现代医学建立在将细胞理解为生化系统的成功基础上。细胞生物学和工程学原理之间的结合要新得多，识别细胞生理和病理功能的支配原理是一个巨大的挑战，可能导致新一代医学治疗。起源于生物物理和生化的细胞病理学的突出例子包括纤维化、哮喘、许多转移性癌症、心律失常和囊性纤维化。这次讲习班将汇集来自世界各地的资深专家和青年研究人员，就对这一新兴领域具有核心重要性的专题进行短期培训和最新研究。通过由美国和国际参与者完成的调查，将仔细评估研讨会在实现这一目标方面的成功和失败。更广泛的影响：这个暑期学院的更广泛影响在于学生和年轻研究人员的发展。暑期学院旨在激励和激励学生和年轻研究人员在这一重要领域获得专业知识并做出贡献。暑期学院将为学生提供充足的机会与国际领先的教授进行科学和社交方面的互动。暑期研修班的时间安排是为了让来访的学生和年轻的研究人员在中国身上建立联系，并以有意义的方式建立这些联系，不仅是在暑期研习班的课程中，而且对于那些前往北京参加国际理论和应用力学大会的人来说，也是在接下来的一周里。暑期学院旨在帮助年轻的研究人员在这次会议上最大限度地扩大职业发展机会，为他们提供舒适的科学背景和网络基础。

1238490GeninThe support requested from the US NSF is to co-sponsor the first of an ongoing series of international summer institutes for young investigators on the subject of cellular biomechanics. The institute will be held in Xi'an, China, and the event will capitalize upon two major opportunities. The first is the opening of a major interdisciplinary center at Xi'an Jiaotong University, with a 20 million RMB in-vestment by the Chinese NSF. The second is the International Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM) to be held the following week in Beijing. This will allow us to attract participants, al-ready visiting China, at a fraction of the usual cost. The workshop will aim to prepare young investigators for the ICTAM both in terms of science, by presenting recent developments and ongoing research themes in cellular biomechanics, and in terms of networking, by enabling meaningful interactions between young US investigators and both their Chinese counterparts and senior investigators. Careful evaluation of the institute will be performed to optimize offerings and program structure for future years.Intellectual merit:Much of modern medicine builds upon successes in understanding the cell as a biochemical system. The marriage between cell biology and engineering principles is much newer, and the identification of governing principles underlying physiological and pathological function of cells represents a grand challenge that may lead to a new generation of medical treatments. Prominent examples of cellular pathologies that are biophysical as well as biochemical in origin include fibrosis, asthma, many metastatic cancers, cardiac arrhythmia, and cystic fibrosis. This workshop will bring together established experts and young investigators from around the world to present both a short course and the latest research on topics of central importance to this emerging field. The successes and failures of the workshop to achieve this goal will be assessed carefully through a survey to be completed by both US and international participants.Broader Impacts:The broader impacts of this summer institute lie in the development of students and young investigators. The summer institute aims to inspire and motivate students and young investigators to gain expertise in and make contributions to this important area. The summer institute will afford ample opportunity for students to interact with internationally leading professors both scientifically and socially. The summer institute is timed to allow visiting students and young investigators to make connections in China, and to build upon these connections in a meaningful way not only over the course of the summer institute but also over the following week for those who travel to Beijing and attend the International Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. The summer institute aims to help young investigators maximize career development opportunities at this conference by providing them comfortable foundations of both scientific background and networking.