TERMIS-Americas 2013 Opening Conference Symposium

描述（由申请人提供）：格鲁吉亚理工学院的Petit生物工程与生物科学研究所将主办和牵头组织者组织工程和再生医学国际学会（TERMIS），美洲分会（TERMIS-AM）会议和博览会即将于2013年11月10日至13日在亚特兰大，GA举行的2013年会议。格鲁吉亚理工学院正在为会议开幕式的主题为“组织工程与再生医学：起源与进化”的研讨会申请资金支持。“这次研讨会将聚集过去，现在和未来的思想领袖，研究过去25年来该学科的发展，确定当前的进步障碍，并作为一个平台，以更好地理解和指导科学创新和医学进步的新时代。即将到来的2013年TERMIS-AM会议标志着自第一次组织工程会议以来的25年，这是一次由联邦政府支持的会议，为这一新的创新医学研究领域建立了框架。因此，必须承认自那时以来取得的进展。计划的开幕研讨会将是一个为期半天的活动，将包括七个全体会议会谈，将突出在干细胞，生物材料，生物力学和临床治疗领域在过去25年取得的进展。该活动将以由该领域新兴领导人领导的小组讨论结束，他们可以就未来25年所需的方向和进展提供重要见解。研讨会将提供一个重要的历史视角，学员和年轻的教师对再生医学作为一门科学学科的开端。本提案所要求的资金将为女研究人员和受训人员提供28笔旅费，供其出席整个会议，并为四名专题讨论会发言人提供旅费支助。会议将大力宣传，以吸引妇女和代表性不足的少数民族，特别关注历史上的黑人大学和医学院，以及残疾人。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Georgia Institute of Technology's Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience will be the host and lead organizer for the upcoming 2013 meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), Americas Chapter (TERMIS-AM) Conference & Exposition to be held in Atlanta, GA on November 10-13, 2013. Georgia Tech is requesting funding support for the conference's opening symposium titled "Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine: Origins and Evolution." This symposium will gather past, present, and future thought leaders to examine the evolution of the discipline over the last 25 years, identify current barriers to advancements, and serve as a platform to better understand and guide a new era of scientific innovation and medical advances. The upcoming 2013 TERMIS-AM conference marks 25 years since the first meeting dedicated to tissue engineering, and one supported by the federal government, that established a framework for this new and innovative sector of medical research. For this reason, it is important to acknowledge the progress made since this time. The planned opening symposium will be a half-day event that will consist of seven plenary session talks that will highlight the advances made over the last 25 years in the areas of stem cells, biomaterials, biomechanics, and clinical therapies. The event will conclude with a panel discussion led by emerging leaders in the field who can offer important insight regarding the direction and advances needed over the next 25 years. The symposium will offer an important historical perspective to trainees and young faculty on the beginnings of regenerative medicine as a scientific discipline. The funding requested in this proposal will provide 28 travel awards for women researchers and trainees to attend the full conference, as well as provide travel support for four symposium speakers. The conference will be rigorously publicized to attract women and underrepresented minorities, with particular focus on historically black universities and medical schools, as well as individuals with disabilities.