15th Annual Meeting of the Wound Healing Society

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求对伤口愈合协会（WHS）第15届年会的部分支持。要求提供资金，为应邀发言者、值得参加的年轻调查人员和寻求财政援助的少数群体受训人员提供旅费，并支付与会议有关的出版物和材料费用。 会议将于2005年5月18日至21日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥的凯悦酒店举行。WHS是促进和传播有关伤口愈合基础和临床研究科学知识的首要国家组织。除了一个强大的全体会议程序，会议内容是由同行评审的摘要作为平台或海报演示文稿的演示文稿驱动。特别强调的是通过一个年轻的研究人员奖比赛在伤口愈合的研究事业的发展。获奖者是根据在专门的平台会议上的演示质量选出的。此外，伤口愈合基金会在年会期间向一位有前途的年轻研究人员颁发了一笔可观的研究金。2005年的计划将强调干细胞、生物工程和再生医学领域的基础科学发展。临床研究计划将强调转化研究的进展，包括从实验室到临床的成功。这次会议的综合计划针对NIH路线图的几个目标。首先，WHS会议是真正的跨学科，因为它汇集了临床医生，基础科学家，生物工程师和临床研究专家，分享他们的最新研究和交流思想。其次，会议高度关注将科学知识转化为伤口护理的实际改善的想法。第三，会议大力支持公私伙伴关系，因为该方案提出了一系列突出这种努力的午餐会。最后，会议致力于为年轻的调查人员提供一个重要的论坛，在一个支持性的环境中介绍和讨论他们的调查结果。需要该计划的支持，以确保会议将包括来自伤口愈合相关领域的顶级科学家，并为杰出的年轻科学家提供参加会议的机会。总体而言，这种支持将大大提高会议的质量和提供的教育机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks partial support for the 15th Annual Meeting of the Wound Healing Society (WHS). Funding is requested to provide travel costs both for invited speakers, deserving young investigators, and minority trainees who seek financial aid, and for publication and material costs associated with the meeting. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, IL on May 18-21, 2005. The WHS is the premier national organization for the promotion and dissemination of scientific knowledge regarding basic and clinical research in wound healing. In addition to a strong plenary program, the meeting content is driven by the presentation of peer-reviewed abstracts as platform or poster presentations. Specific emphasis is given to the development of research careers in wound healing through a Young Investigators Award Competition. Winners are selected based on the quality of presentation in a dedicated platform session. In addition, the Wound Healing Foundation awards a substantial fellowship award to a promising young investigator during the annual meeting. The program for 2005 will emphasize basic science developments in the fields of stem cells, bioengineering, and regenerative medicine. The clinical research program will underscore advances in translational research, including bench-to-bedside successes. The integrated program of this meeting targets several of the objectives of the NIH Roadmap. First, the WHS meeting is truly interdisciplinary, as it brings together clinicians, basic scientists, bioengineers, and clinical research experts to share their latest research and interchange ideas. Secondly, the meeting is highly focused on the idea of translating scientific knowledge into the practical improvement of wound care. Thirdly, the meeting is strongly supportive of public-private partnerships, as the program presents a series of luncheons that highlight such efforts. Finally, the meeting is committed to providing a major forum for young investigators to present and discuss their findings in a supportive environment. The support of this program is needed to assure that the meeting will include top-level scientists from fields related to wound healing, as well as provide outstanding young scientists with the opportunity to attend the meeting. Overall, such support will greatly enhance the quality and educational opportunities provided by the meeting.