Stem-Cell Based Tissue Engineering in Regenerative Medicine Conference

描述(由申请人提供)：这是一份会议拨款申请(R13)，请求为再生医学中基于干细胞的组织工程会议提供资金，作为第24届生物与医学物理调节学会(SPRBM)年会的中心主题。本次会议定于2006年1月11日至13日在墨西哥坎昆的总统洲际酒店举行。这次会议的地点和再生医学中基于干细胞的组织工程的具体主题是由SPRBM理事会在PI努力申请这一R13奖之前选定的。国际和平协会已被SPRBM理事会任命为本次会议的项目主席。会议将集中讨论胚胎干细胞和成体干细胞在工程组织和器官中与再生医学相关的一般方法中的汇聚作用，特别是在阑尾和头面部骨骼的软组织和肌肉骨骼组织中的作用。作为SPRBM年会的持续传统，伤口愈合仍将是基于干细胞和生长因子的再生方法背景下的一个重点领域。普遍关注胚胎和成人干细胞的理由是，它们是疾病、先天畸形和创伤造成的任何组织损伤的基石，而特别关注阑尾和颅面骨骼的软组织和肌肉骨骼组织的理由是，它们是很容易从干细胞工程形成的生物结构。尽管干细胞和组织工程是越来越受欢迎的会议主题，但很少有人系统地研究它们的功能整合和汇聚成与再生医学的最终目标一致的方法。在这些背景下，将讨论胚胎和成体干细胞的最新水平、已发表和未发表的研究、它们的分离、扩增、分化途径以及它们在当代生物启发材料中的应用。该计划将包括口头会议(每次有两名高级主讲人、一名初级教师演讲者、一名见习演讲者和一名讨论领袖)，以及高度互动的海报会议。SPRBM有几个现有的奖项，如岩尾安田奖，这些奖项在其年度会议上以竞争性的方式颁发给顶尖学生主持人。这些悠久的传统将得到保护和加强。这项R13主要用于资助年轻专业人员的旅费和会议费，包括初级教师、博士后研究员和研究生。将优先考虑妇女、任职人数不足的少数群体和残疾人。会议旨在为发展长期的跨学科互动提供平台，并让年轻专业人员接触到干细胞、组织工程和再生医学的最新想法和机会。

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.