BioMEMS Workshop: Emerging Frontiers and Applications, Bosto, MA, July 29-August 2, 2013

1259027 Khademhosseini知识优势：微纳米技术的出现改变了当今研究的许多可能性，并为探索环境和创造改善人类生活的新方法开辟了新的可能性。此外，在过去的几十年里，它们已经成为科学中最“改变游戏规则”的领域之一。鉴于对这一领域的兴趣日益增加，我们的目标是开发一个关于使用微和纳米技术及其应用和新兴研究前沿的教育研讨会。本次研讨会将带来微和纳米技术领域的领先专家，介绍有关使用各种技术解决一系列不同挑战的最新工作，这些挑战对生物医学和工程师教育具有重要意义，在工程，医学和生物科学的界面。拟议的研讨会将于2013年7月29日至8月2日在波士顿举行。研讨会将在麻省理工学院和哈佛医学院附近举行，这里是世界上一些领先设施的中心。该研讨会的目标是提供一个论坛，讨论在工程，生物学和医学之间的接口研究，提出一个程序，这是非常丰富的智力价值以及教育机会。特别是，讲习班将来自不同学术机构的学生与世界领先的专家聚集在一起，在一个小型和亲密的环境中，这将使他们有充分的机会建立联系和学习。该研讨会将重点关注许多独特的领域，这些领域高度相关，但尚未在类似计划中完全结合在一起。这些领域包括基础科学的微和纳米流体和小物质的应用工程环境的细胞使用各种小规模？技术，开发用于生物传感和全球健康应用的检测和分析分子的设备。研讨会的另一个独特之处是公司人员的参与。拟议的研讨会将为学生和年轻的研究人员提供一系列机会，让他们从行业演讲者那里了解技术开发和商业化的过程。更广泛的影响：拟议的研讨会对微观和纳米工程的潜在影响是深远的。由于该研讨会将微米和纳米科学与工程的基础知识与其在医学中的应用相结合，因此它将促进不同领域之间的对话。我们的社会和世界所面临的各种生物医学的重大挑战可以通过将生物学和医学与纳米技术相结合来部分或全部解决。通过将这些领域的领导者聚集在一起，讨论如何在一个亲密的场所用最前沿的技术解决重要的医疗问题，它将使科学，工程和医学的界面取得进展。为了最大限度地扩大这样一个有前途的研讨会的更广泛的影响，我们提出了几种方法来提高认识，与更大的科学界，以及通过主办吸引代表性不足的少数民族的参与：1）为学生提供与思想领袖更密切接触的机会。学生可以通过会议了解该领域的领导者，以帮助指导和促进他们的职业生涯。有机会获得导师是一个成功的教育的关键组成部分，因此，提供一个论坛，从事导师和学生的互动将有助于促进这一点。2)鼓励妇女从事科学、工程和医学。由于工程和科学领域的妇女仍然很少，这将鼓励妇女向既定的榜样学习，并就如何最好地吸引和吸引妇女进入这些新兴领域展开对话。3)为美国学生提供旅行赠款。这些赠款将使那些否则无法参加这个讲习班的学生能够参加。赠款将根据成绩（提交论文的质量）分配，并考虑到代表性不足的少数民族和妇女。

1259027KhademhosseiniIntellectual Merits: The emergence of micro- and nanotechnologies have changed much of what is possible in research today and have opened up new possibilities in exploring the surroundings and generating new ways of improving human life. Also they have become one of the most "game changing" fields in science over the past few decades. Given the increasing amount of interest in this area we aim to develop an educational workshop on the use of micro- and nanotechnologies and their applications and emerging research frontiers. This workshop will bring leading experts in the area of micro- and nanotechnology to present the latest work on the use of various types of technologies for addressing a range of different challenges that are of importance for biomedicine and education of engineers at the interface of engineering, medicine, and biological sciences. The proposed workshop will be held in Boston, on July 29-Aug 2, 2013. The workshop will be held near MIT and Harvard Medical School at the center of some of the leading facilities in the world. The goal of the workshop is to provide a forum to discuss research at the interface between engineering, biology and medicine, to present a program that is highly rich in both intellectual merit as well as educational opportunities. In particular the workshop brings together students from various academic institutions with world leading experts in a small and intimate setting that will enable ample opportunities to network and learn. The workshop will focus on a number of unique areas that are highly inter-related yet not fully put together in a similar program. These areas include fundamental science of micro- and nanofluidics and small matter to applications in engineering the environment of cells using various small-scale? technologies, developing devices to detect and analyze molecules for biosensing and global health applications. Another unique aspect of the workshop is the involvement of people from companies. The proposed workshop will generate a range of opportunities for students and young investigators to learn about the process of developing and commercializing a technology from industry speakers.Broader Impacts: The potential impact of this proposed workshop on micro and nanoengineering is far-reaching. Since this workshop combines fundamentals of micro and nano science and engineering with their applications in medicine, it will catalyz conversations between otherwise disparate fields. Various biomedical grand challenges facing our society and the world can be addressed in part or in whole by interfacing biology and medicine with nanotechnology. By drawing leaders from each of these fields together to discuss ways of addressing important medical issues with the most cutting edge technology in an intimate venue, it will enable progress at the interface of science, engineering, and medicine. To maximize the broader impact of such a promising workshop, we propose several approaches to raise awareness, with the larger scientific community as well as engage participation by under-represented minorities by hosting: 1) Opportunities for students to engage more intimately with thought leaders. Students can get to know leaders in the field through meetings to help guide and further their careers. Having access to mentors is a critical component for a successful education, and therefore providing a forum to engage mentor and student interactions would help facilitate this. 2) Encouraging women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine. With still so few women in engineering and science, it will encourage in which women can learn from established role models as well as open a dialogue on how to best attract and engage women in these burgeoning fields is needed. 3) Travel grants for US students. These grants will enable students who otherwise cannot afford to come to participate in this workshop. The grants will be distributed based on merit (quality of paper submission) with consideration for inclusion of under-represented minorities and women.