Stem-Cell Based Tissue Engineering in Regenerative Medicine Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个会议资助申请（R13），要求为再生医学会议中基于干细胞的组织工程提供资金，作为第24届生物学和医学物理调节学会（SPRBM）年会的中心主题。会议定于2006年1月11日至13日在墨西哥坎昆总统洲际酒店举行。本次会议的地点和再生医学中基于干细胞的组织工程的特定主题是由SPRBM理事会在PI申请此R13奖项之前选择的。PI已被SPRBM理事会任命为本次会议的项目主席。会议将重点讨论胚胎干细胞和成体干细胞在工程组织和器官中的融合作用，这些组织和器官通常与再生医学有关，特别是在apapapricular和颅面骨骼的软组织和肌肉骨骼组织中。作为SPRBM年会的一个持续传统，伤口愈合将仍然是基于干细胞和生长因子的再生方法的重点领域。一般关注胚胎干细胞和成体干细胞的理由是，它们是由疾病、先天性异常和创伤引起的任何组织损伤的组成部分，而具体关注骨骼和颅面骨骼的软组织和肌肉骨骼组织的理由是，它们是容易由干细胞工程化的生物结构。虽然干细胞和组织工程是越来越受欢迎的会议主题，很少有系统地研究他们的功能整合和收敛到与再生医学的最终目标相一致的方法。在这些背景下，将讨论最先进的，已发表和未发表的研究在胚胎和成体干细胞，他们的分离，扩增，分化途径及其在当代生物启发材料的应用。该计划将包括口头会议（每个有两个高级主讲人，一个初级教师演讲者，一个实习演讲者和一个讨论领袖），以及高度互动的海报会议。SPRBM有几个现有的奖项，如Iwao Yasuda奖，在其年度会议上以竞争的方式颁发给顶尖的学生演讲者。这些悠久的传统将得到保留和加强。该R13寻求资金主要用于补贴年轻专业人员的差旅费和会议费，包括初级教师，博士后研究员和研究生。妇女、代表性不足的少数民族和残疾人将得到优先考虑。该会议旨在为长期跨学科互动的发展提供一个平台，并使年轻专业人员接触干细胞，组织工程和再生医学融合的最新想法和机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a conference grant application (R13) requesting funding for Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering in Regenerative Medicine Conference as the central theme of the 24th Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine (SPRBM) annual meeting. This conference is scheduled to be held January 11-13, 2006, at the President Intercontinental Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. The location of this conference and the specific theme of Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering in Regenerative Medicine were selected by the SPRBM Council prior to the PI's effort to apply for this R13 award. The PI has been appointed to serve as Program Chair of this conference by the SPRBM council. The conference will focus on the converging roles of the both embryonic and adult stem cells in engineering tissues and organs in approaches relevant to regenerative medicine in general, and in soft and musculoskeletal tissues of the appendicular and craniofacial skeletons in particular. As a continuing tradition of the SPRBM annual meetings, wound healing will remain a focus area in the context of stem cell- and growth factor-based regeneration approaches. The rationale for the general focus on embryonic and adult stem cells is that they are the building blocks of any tissue damage resulting from diseases, congenital anomalies and trauma, whereas the rationale for a specific focus on soft and musculoskeletal tissues of appendicular and craniofacial skeletons is that they are biological structures that have been readily engineered from stem cells. Although stem cells and tissue engineering are increasingly popular meeting themes, few have systematically examined their functional integration and convergence into approaches aligned with the ultimate goals of regenerative medicine. In these contexts, there will be discussion of state of the art, published and unpublished research in embryonic and adult stem cells, their isolation, expansion, differentiation pathways and their applications in contemporary bio-inspired materials. The program will include oral sessions (each with two senior keynote speakers, a junior faculty speaker, a trainee speaker and a discussion leader), as well as highly interactive poster sessions. The SPRBM has several existing awards, such as Iwao Yasuda Award, that are presented to top student presenters at its annual meetings on a competitive basis. These long-standing traditions will be preserved and augmented. This R13 seeks funding primarily for subsidizing the travel and conference fees of young professionals including junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. The first priority will be given to women, underrepresented minorities and disabled persons. The meeting is designed to provide a platform for the development of long-term interdisciplinary interactions, and exposing young professionals to the latest ideas and opportunities at the confluence of stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.