CRANIOFACIAL SKELETAL TISSUE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请是一系列两年一次的会议中的第二次，其总体目标是加强颅面科学和相关医疗保健重要领域的进展。该系列研讨会的具体目标是：（1）促进来自学术界、工业界和私人执业的临床医生、教育工作者和研究人员之间的合作互动;（2）促进新技术在临床实践中的转移;（3）为学术界和工业界研究人员提供有关临床相关领域的见解，以关注未来的发展;（4）教育学生，为年轻的研究人员提供机会，（5）建立专题讨论会系列作为一个论坛，介绍和讨论颅面科学的前沿发展。每个专题讨论会侧重于一个特定的专题领域。2002年9月在加州州太平洋格罗夫的Asilomar会议中心举行了非常成功的NIDCR支持的题为“21世纪颅面成像”的首届研讨会。下一次研讨会将于八月二十七日至三十日在同一地点举行，主题为“颅面骨骼生物工程”。由于最近生物工程组织的快速发展及其在颅面结构修复中的巨大应用潜力，这一主题既相关又及时。拟议研讨会的目标是汇集生物工程基础，转化和临床方面的专家，提交论文和海报，参加讲座和小组讨论，并提出有助于推动该领域发展的概念。本次研讨会的具体目标是：（1）传播信息和讨论骨骼生物工程领域的现状：（a）细胞和支架，（B）机械诱导和生物活性剂，（c）生物工程骨和软骨，（d）开发复杂的生物工程结构，如牙齿，关节和牙周组织。(2)确定，优先考虑和讨论与生物工程组织的临床应用相关的挑战，并制定临床方案，使这些技术的最佳利用。(3)通过出版的会议记录传播研讨会的演讲。从学术界和临床实践中挑选了广泛的合格演讲者，以确保高素质，智力挑战和富有成效的会议。会议将限于250名具有生物工程背景的与会者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for the second in a series of biennial conferences whose overall objective is to enhance advances in areas of importance to craniofacial sciences and related health care. The specific aims of this symposia series are to: (1) foster collaborative interactions among clinicians, educators and researchers from academics, industry and private practice; (2) enhance the transfer of novel technologies into clinical practice; (3) provide academic and industry researchers insights into clinically relevant areas in which to focus future developments; (4) educate students and provide opportunities for young investigators and (5) establish the symposia series as a forum for presentation and discussion of cutting-edge developments in craniofacial sciences. Each symposium focuses on a specific thematic area. The highly successful NIDCR supported inaugural symposium titled "Craniofacial Imaging in the 21st Century" was held in September 2002 at Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California. The next symposium titled "Craniofacial Skeletal Bioengineering" will be held from August 27 to 30, 2004 at the same venue. Because of the recent rapid advances in bioengineered tissues and their tremendous potential for application to restoration of craniofacial structures, this topic is both relevant and timely. The objective for the proposed symposium is to bring together experts in basic, translational and clinical aspects of bioengineering to present papers and posters, to participate in lectures and small group discussions and propose concepts that will help drive this field forward. The specific goals of this symposium are to: (1) Disseminate information and discuss the current status of skeletal bioengineering in the areas of (a) cells and scaffolds, (b) mechanoinducitve and bioactive agents, (c) bioengineering bone and cartilage and (d) developing complex bioengineered structures such as teeth, joints and periodontium. (2) Identify, prioritize and discuss challenges related to clinical applications of bioengineered tissues and develop clinical protocols that will enable the optimum utilization of these technologies. (3) Disseminate symposium presentations by published proceedings. A broad spectrum of well qualified speakers from academics and clinical practice have been selected to ensure a high caliber, intellectually challenging and productive meeting. The meeting will be limited to 250 participants who have a background in bioengineering.