ASCB/ECI Summer Meeting: Engineering Cell Biology - The Cell in Context

描述（由申请人提供）：工程细胞生物学会议-背景中的细胞是美国细胞生物学学会（ASCB）和国际工程会议（ECI）的合作成果，将于2005年7月15日至18日在西雅图华盛顿大学举行。本次会议将讨论细胞生物学和工程方法的融合，以理解和利用受体介导的细胞-细胞、细胞-基质和细胞生长因子的相互作用。它将涵盖广泛的相关主题，包括细胞信号，细胞粘附和迁移，以及定量和计算方法。这次会议的一个主要目标是提供一个论坛，讨论基本的细胞生物学和工程原理，这些原理是细胞与周围环境相互作用的基础。这些原理如何定义体内细胞和组织的结构、组织和功能，将与工程基质、生物材料和蛋白质模拟物在合成环境中对细胞功能的影响进行比较。细胞生物学家和生物工程师之间的交流将帮助我们确定共同感兴趣的领域，在那里我们可以融合我们的专业知识，并在理解如何操纵细胞功能以及开发新工具和设备方面取得进展。由于很少有会议能够将这些领域联系起来，因此结合两个学科的专业知识和介绍技术的会议将为富有成效的交流提供独特的氛围。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The conference on Engineering Cell Biology - The Cell in Context is a cooperative effort between the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and Engineering Conferences International (ECI) that will be held July 15-18, 2005, at the University of Washington, Seattle. This conference will address the fusion of cell biology and engineering approaches to understand and exploit receptor-mediated cell-cell, cell-matrix, and cell-growth factor interactions. It will cover a broad range of related topics including cell signaling, cell adhesion and migration, and quantitative and computational approaches. A major goal of this conference is to provide a forum for discussion of the basic cell biological and engineering principles that underlie cell interactions with their surroundings. How these principles define the architecture, organization, and function of cells and tissues in vivo will be compared to the effects of engineered substrates, biomaterials, and protein mimetics on cell functions in a synthetic environment. Cross-talk between cell biologists and bioengineers will help us to define areas of common interest where we can merge our expertise and make headway in understanding how to manipulate cell functions as well as to develop new tools and devices. As there are very few meetings that bridge these areas, a conference that combines expertise and introduces techniques from both disciplines will provide a unique atmosphere for productive exchange.