2015 Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar

 描述(申请人提供)：生物材料和组织工程戈登研究会议是一个非常成功的场所，聚集了大约200名世界级的临床医生、科学家和工程师，讨论与材料相关的疾病治疗和组织修复策略。2015年会议的主题是“再生工程与功能材料集成”，重点介绍细胞生物学、干细胞科学、材料科学和细胞-材料相互作用的基本概念，特别强调 骨髓生态位的再生特性，以及利用免疫、血管和神经系统的功能来治疗损伤和预防疾病的策略。这项提案寻求对将于2015年7月19日至7月24日在西班牙吉罗纳的Melia Golf Vichy Catalan商业和会议中心举行的戈登生物材料和组织工程研究会议的支持。2015年的会议计划汇集了一批独特的学术界和工业界演讲者和讨论领导者，他们处于各自领域的前沿，在职业阶段、性别、国籍和种族方面都是不同的。2015年的项目还严格遵守了GRC的指令，即在生物材料和组织工程领域的知名研究人员、会议的初级与会者以及代表不足的群体的研究人员之间举行积极的正式和非正式讨论。申请的资金将用于支持参加会议的教师、研究人员、博士后研究员和研究生的注册，优先支持代表人数不足的群体的成员参加会议，即妇女、少数群体和残疾人。此外，2015年生物材料和组织工程GRC将与戈登研究研讨会(GRS)一起举行，这是它的第二个年头。2015年GRS由一位才华横溢、充满热情的青年科学家Jagannath Padmanabhan博士(耶鲁大学)组织，他将继续2013年为青年研究人员建立的网络和交流思想的工作，因为他们准备与更广泛的GRC社区接触。GRS为GRC提供了一个更大的渠道，用于建立社区，传播尖端科学，并促进种族和性别多样化的50名初级调查人员的成功。GRS将包括一位领先的高级调查员的主旨演讲，以及年轻调查员将在会上发表研究报告的口头和海报会议。此外，为了帮助参与者就未来的职业或研究方向做出决定，一个总结小组将讨论“行业与学术-挑战与机遇”的主题。该小组将由初级和高级教员、期刊编辑、国家实验室的科学家和/或资助机构项目官员组成。我们相信，这一计划将为年轻科学家提供一个独特的、有益的机会。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Gordon Research Conference is a highly successful venue for bringing together ~200 world-class clinicians, scientists and engineers to discuss materials-related strategies for disease remediation and tissue repair. The theme of the 2015 conference is "Regenerative Engineering and Functional Materials Integration" which focuses on fundamental concepts of cell biology, stem cell science, materials science, and cell-material interactions, specifically highlighting the regenerative properties of bone marrow niche as well as strategies to harness the functions of the immune, blood vessel, and nervous systems to treat injury and prevent disease. This proposal seeks support for the Gordon Research Conference on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering to be held July 19 through July 24, 2015 at the Melia Golf Vichy Catalan Business and Convention Center in Girona, Spain. The 2015 conference program brings together a unique collection of academic and industrial speakers and discussion leaders at the forefront of their fields that is diverse in career stage, gender, nationality and ethnicity. The 2015 program also adheres strongly to the GRC directive of holding vigorous formal and informal discussions among prominent investigators in biomaterials and tissue engineering, junior attendees of the conference, and researchers from underrepresented groups. Requested funds will be used to support the registration for faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students who attend the conference, with priority going to the support of participation of members of underrepresented groups, i.e. women, minorities and persons with disabilities. In addition, the 2015 Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering GRC will be held in conjunction with the Gordon Research Seminars (GRS) for its second year. The 2015 GRS is organized by a talented and enthusiastic young scientist, Dr. Jagannath Padmanabhan (Yale), who will continue the work established in 2013 for young researchers to network and exchange ideas, as they prepare to engage the broader GRC community. The GRS provides the GRC with an even larger pipeline for building community, disseminating cutting-edge science, and promoting success of a racially and gender diverse generation of 50 junior investigators. The GRS will include a keynote by a leading senior investigator, as well as oral and poster sessions at which young investigators will give research presentations. Furthermore, to help participants with their decisions on future career or research directions, a concluding panel will discuss the topic of 'Industry vs. Academia - Challenges and Opportunities'. The panel will consist of a combination of junior and senior faculty, journal editors, scientists from national laboratories, and/or funding agency program officers. We are confidant that this program will provide a unique and rewarding opportunity for young scientists.