Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee's symposium at the American Chemica

描述(由申请者提供)：研究生研讨会计划委员会(GSSPC)是一个研究生特别工作组，帮助研究生在美国化学学会全国会议上组织一次引人注目的研讨会。GSSPC帮助发展领导技能、网络技能、谈判策略、在团队环境中工作，以及发展人际交往技能，这些技能对研究生过渡到职业生活非常重要。 目前的GSSPC小组由俄亥俄州立大学的五名研究生成员组成，是第二个为ACS全国会议计划专题讨论会的GSSPC。2007年3月25日至29日，在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的第233届美国化学学会全国会议期间，我们将举办题为“用仿生技术探索和利用自然”的研讨会。我们的研讨会将作为化学教育部门技术计划的一部分提交，预计将由其他几个美国化学学会部门共同赞助。GSSPC还得到了俄亥俄州立大学、美国化学学会女化学家委员会和美国化学学会青年化学家委员会的支持。我们聘请了19位从事仿生研究的顶尖科学家在研讨会上发言。关于他们的研究的细节以及对生物医学领域的影响将在稍后的提案中总结。 这次研讨会的重点将是我们从自然中学到了什么，以及如何将这些知识应用于各种科学学科。这些知识将应用于我们对化学科学的全面理解，也将用于生物化学方法学和/或医学技术的新创新的发展。这种创新最终导致了合理的药物设计、药物输送系统、医疗器械和生物材料等应用。总之，在这次研讨会上提供的生物仿生学的各种方面肯定会激励合作，鼓励生物仿生学的进一步发展，并导致对生物过程和人类疾病治疗的更深层次的理解。 总体而言，我们希望通过三种方式促进生化和医学科学的进步：(1)通过举办一次精心策划的研讨会，以便将仿生学领域的顶尖研究人员聚集在一起，(2)通过支持、激励和鼓励研究生参与专业会议，以及(3)通过为未来的GSSPC团队提供延续这一遗产的独特机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee (GSSPC) is a graduate student task force that helps graduate students to organize a highly visible symposium at an American Chemical Society National Meeting. The GSSPC helps in the development of leadership skills, networking skills, negotiation strategies, working in a team environment, and developing interpersonal skills that are very important for graduate students transitioning into a professional life. The current GSSPC group, consisting of five graduate student members at The Ohio State University, is the second GSSPC to plan a symposium for an ACS National Meeting. Our symposium entitled "Exploring and Exploiting Nature with Biomimetics" is to be held during the 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting in Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007. Our symposium will be presented as a part of the technical program under the Division of Chemical Education, with anticipated co-sponsorship from several other ACS divisions. The GSSPC has additional support from The Ohio State University, the ACS Women Chemists Committee, and the ACS Younger Chemists Committee. We have secured 19 top scientists conducting biomimetic research to speak at the symposium. Details about their research with implication to biomedical fields are summarized later in the proposal. This symposium will focus on what we learn from nature and how such knowledge can be applied in a wide variety of scientific disciplines. This knowledge would be applied toward our overall understanding of chemical sciences, and also toward development of new innovation in biochemical methodology and/or medical technology. Such innovation ultimately leads to applications such as rational drug design, drug delivery systems, medical devices, and biomaterials, to name a few. In conclusion, the variety of aspects of biomimetics offered at this symposium will surely inspire collaboration, encourage further advancements in biomimetics, and lead to a deeper understanding of bioprocesses and treatment of human diseases. Overall, we hope to enhance the advancement of biochemical and medical sciences in three ways: (1) by sustaining a well-planned symposium in order to bring together leading researchers in the field of biomimetics, (2) by supporting, inspiring and encouraging graduate student involvement in professional conferences, and (3) by providing the unique opportunity for future GSSPC teams to continue this legacy.