Student Participation in the 2nd Annual Global Nanobiotechnology Consortium Conference (GNCC)

该项目提供资金支持本科生和研究生注册和/或参加在佛罗里达州坦帕市南佛罗里达大学举行的全球纳米生物技术联盟年会（GNCC-2）的相关费用。迫切需要创新基于纳米技术的方法和途径，以管理COVID-19大流行和未来的医疗保健危机。这些努力将需要一个全球合作和网络，为此，佛罗里达纳米技术协会（FAN）在2021年创建了一个全球纳米生物技术联盟，以促进和建立这种合作和研究努力。会议旨在讨论以下领域的议题：纳米生物技术、纳米诊断、生物传感、纳米成像和纳米电子学及其在医学、药学和工程领域的应用，特别强调当前的COVID-19大流行。会议将为来自全球其他学术机构和更广泛的纳米技术和纳米制药行业的研究人员提供机会，同时为学生提供一个展示和微调下一代研究人员所需的专业发展技能的平台。GNCC-2旨在汇聚纳米生物技术全球领导者的思想，为全球应用推进创新解决方案，同时保持以学生为中心。会议的目标是：1)为下一代科学家促进纳米技术领域的合作和跨学科研究和教育活动；2)建立多学科的教育和研究项目，包括新的转化研究方法；3)组织专家在国际合作、纳米技术创业、生产规模扩大等方面的演讲；4)为纳米科学家、临床医生和工程师在药物输送、大流行和相关疾病的诊断测试领域提供纳米医学应用的新见解。值得注意的是，GNCC-2将为全国和国际的学术和工业研究人员提供一个论坛，分享他们最近的发现，交流新的想法，并发展专业关系，加强国家的纳米生物技术研究社区和美国在保持该领域领先地位方面的倡议。通过培养有助于STEM教育和未来职业发展的关系，学生将具备必要的知识和技能，从而改变他们的科学传播和专业发展。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project provides funding to support costs associated with undergraduate and graduate student registration and/or travel to attend the Global Nanobiotechnology Consortium Annual Conference (GNCC-2) at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. There is a crucial need to innovate nanotechnology-based methods and approaches for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic and future healthcare crises. These efforts will require a global collaboration and network, and to this end, the Florida Association of Nanotechnology (FAN) created a Global Nanobiotechnology Consortium in 2021 to foster and build this collaboration and research endeavors. The conference aims to address topics in the following areas; nanobiotechnology, nano-diagnostics, biosensing, nanoimaging, and nanoelectronics and their applications throughout medicine, pharmacy, and engineering, with a specific emphasis on the current COVID-19 pandemic. The conference will provide opportunities to network with researchers from other academic institutions worldwide and the broader nanotechnology and nanopharma industry while giving students a platform to present and fine tune professional development skills needed for the next generation of researchers.The GNCC-2 intends to converge the thinking of nanobiotechnology global leaders to advance innovative solutions for worldwide applications, while remaining student centric. Conference objectives are: 1) promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research and education initiatives in the field of nanotechnology for the next generation of scientists; 2) establish multidisciplinary education and research projects, including novel approaches for translational research; 3) organize presentations by experts in creating international collaborations, start-ups for nanotech business, production scale-up; and 4) provide new insights into nanomedicine applications for nanoscientists, clinicians, and engineers in the areas of drug delivery, diagnostic testing for the pandemic and related diseases. Notably, the GNCC-2 will provide a forum for academic and industrial researchers nationwide and internationally to share their recent discoveries, exchange new ideas, and develop professional relationships that strengthen the state's nanobiotechnology research community and U.S. initiative in remaining the leader of the field. Students will become equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to transform their science communication and professional development by fostering relationships that will aid to STEM education and careers in the future.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.