Regenerative Medicine Partnership in Education (Phase I*

描述（由申请人提供）： 我们将制定一套计划，旨在提高K-12和公众对美国国立卫生研究院资助的干细胞生物学和再生医学领域临床和基础研究所创造的健康科学进步的理解。这个项目将建立在我们过去的成功，扩大传播，并振兴多媒体演示技术，现在在全国各地的互动天文馆空间。我们在科学，医学和道德教育方面建立了独特的合作伙伴关系，汇集了研究人员和医学专家，临床医生，科学中心专家，多媒体电影行业领导者，伦理学家，学生和教育工作者代表各个层次。匹兹堡组织工程倡议和麦高恩再生医学研究所促进了该项目。匹兹堡组织工程倡议是一个非营利组织，致力于促进组织工程及其应用，以改善人们的生活。麦高恩再生医学研究所是匹兹堡大学医学院和匹兹堡大学医学中心之间的合作伙伴关系，专注于组织工程和其他旨在修复受损或患病组织和器官的技术的巨大潜力。我们项目的主要目标分为三类：（1）教育：传达有关干细胞研究和再生医学方法对人类愈合的兴奋和重要性的科学信息。这些电影将使用引人入胜的互动演示和丰富的3D图形来说明组织/细胞功能以及疾病和残疾的医疗补救措施。(2)创新：提升教育体验。我们通过在整个天文馆圆顶上投射高清视频（“所有圆顶”视频）来创造身临其境的视觉体验。我们校园内的一个“全穹顶”视频开发实验室将用于与焦点小组、顾问和测试观众一起创建和测试节目内容。(3)传播：确保全国范围内的天文馆和其他适当的地点。这些节目将提供给拥有“全穹顶”投影系统的天文馆。数字高清视频将被重新编辑，以其他格式呈现，增加我们的分销潜力。带有“全穹顶”投影系统的便携式穹顶现在已经可以使用，并创造了机会，让通常没有大都市科学中心服务的农村社区参与进来。我们的节目将与便携式穹顶系统完全兼容。咨询委员会将提供监督和指导。独立制片人将为制作的每部电影提供形成性和总结性评价。预期的成果将是开发一种令人兴奋的沉浸式视觉教育工具，为年轻人和广大公众提供有关重要生物医学进步的准确而具体的内容。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We will develop a suite of programs aimed at improving K-12 and the general public's understanding of health science advances created by National Institutes of Health funded clinical and basic research in the areas of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. This project will build on our past success, expanded dissemination, and revitalized multimedia presentation technology now available in interactive planetarium spaces across the country. We establish a unique partnership in scientific, medical and ethics education, bringing together researchers and medical experts, clinicians, science center experts, multi-media film industry leaders, ethicists, students and educators representing all levels. The Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine catalyze the project. The Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of tissue engineering and its application to improving people's lives. The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a partnership between the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is focused on the vast potential of tissue engineering and other techniques aimed at repairing damaged or diseased tissues and organs. The main goals of our project fall into three categories: (1) EDUCATION: To communicate scientific information about the excitement and importance of stem cell research and regenerative medicine approaches to human healing. The films will use engaging interactive demonstrations and rich 3D graphics to illustrate tissue/cellular function and medical remedies for disease and disability. (2) INNOVATION: To enhance the educational experience. We create immersive visual experiences by projecting high-definition video over the entire planetarium dome ('all dome' video). An 'all dome' video development laboratory on our campus will be used to create and test show content with focus groups, consultants and test audiences. (3) DISSEMINATION: To insure national distribution to planetarium nationwide and other appropriate venues. The shows will be made available to planetariums that have 'all dome' projection systems. The digital, high-definition video will be re-edited for presentation in other formats, increasing our distribution potential. Portable domes with 'all dome' projection systems are now available and create the opportunity to engage rural communities not usually served by metropolitan science centers. Our show will be fully compatible with the portable dome systems. An ADVISORY COMMITTEE will provide oversight and guidance. INDEPENDENT EVALUATORS will contribute formative and summative evaluations for each film produced. The expected outcome will be the development of an exciting immersive visual educational tool presenting accurate and specific content on important biomedical advances made accessible to young people and the public at-large.