2014 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, October 23-25, 2014

PI: Barabino， Gilda提案号：1444082机构：生物医学工程学会2014年生物医学工程学会年会，圣安东尼奥，德克萨斯州，2014年10月23日至25日本提案寻求资金支持旅行的学生，博士后研究员，早期职业教师和专业人士，包括代表性不足的群体和残疾人，参加2014年生物医学工程学会年会。2014年BMES年会将于2014年10月23日至25日在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市举行，届时将有19个平行的技术项目专题，重点讨论“生物工程创新促进可负担的医疗保健”这一总体主题。BMES年会是科学分享和传播生物医学工程最新进展的主要工具，也是生命科学和工程技术之间重要的交叉受精的促进者，这促进了生物医学工程实践中的多学科方法。旅行奖将为年轻研究人员和来自代表性不足群体的研究人员提供参加年会的机会，了解生物医学工程领域的最新科学和技术进展，并参与关注健康差距的项目和特别会议，促进和维持生物医学工程领域的创新研究和拨款撰写。所申请的资金将专门用于抵消学生、早期职业专业人员和会议参与者的旅费和注册费，并支持学生研究与设计奖和学生旅行奖，这将使本科生和研究生能够积极参加年会，并表彰他们对生物医学研究的杰出贡献。所请求的资金还将支持生物医学创新和职业发展旅行奖，以使参与少数群体健康的人广泛参与健康差距会议。总的来说，所要求的资金将有助于发展一支多样化、受过良好教育、技术上有能力并具有国际竞争力的生物医学工程队伍。

PI: Barabino, Gilda Proposal Number: 1444082Institution: Biomedical Engineering Society2014 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, October 23-25, 2014This proposal seeks funding to support travel for students, postdoctoral fellows, early career faculty and professionals, inclusive of underrepresented groups and accessible to persons with disabilities, to participate in the 2014 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. The 2014 BMES Annual Meeting will be held in San Antonio, Texas, from October 23-25, 2014, and it will feature 19 parallel technical Program Tracks focused on the overall theme of "Bioengineering Innovations to Catalyze Affordable Health Care." The BMES Annual Meeting serves as a primary vehicle for scientific sharing and dissemination of the latest advances in biomedical engineering, as well as a facilitator of important cross-fertilizations between the life sciences and engineering technologies, which foster a multi-disciplinary approach in the practice of Biomedical Engineering. The travel awards will afford the opportunity for young investigators and investigators from underrepresented groups to attend the Annual Meeting, be informed on the latest scientific and technological advances in Biomedical Engineering, and participate in programs and special sessions focused on health disparities and promoting and sustaining innovative research in biomedical engineering and grant writing. The requested funds will specifically be used to offset travel costs and registration fees for students, early career professionals and session participants and to support the Students Research and Design Awards and the Student Travel Awards, which will enable undergraduate and graduate students to actively participate in the Annual Meeting and be recognized for their outstanding contributions to biomedical research. The requested funds will also support the Biomedical Innovation and Career Development Travel Awards to provide broad participation of those involved in minority health in the Health Disparities Session. Overall, the requested funding will contribute towards the development of a diverse, well-educated, technically competent, and internationally competitive biomedical engineering workforce.