TERMIS-NA 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

描述(申请人提供)：组织工程和再生医学领域位于多个学科的交叉点，包括生物工程、细胞、分子和发育生物学、材料科学、化学、成像和医学。所有交叉学科成员之间的密切合作和互动有助于促进基础和 应用研究和向商业上可行的临床疗法的过渡。年度报告 北美组织工程和再生医学国际会议 该协会的目标是：(1)为顶尖的科学家、工程师、临床医生、 与组织工程和再生医学领域的行业和政府代表一起发现、讨论和互动，以及(2)促进学生和青年研究人员的网络、专业发展和指导，以鼓励他们拥抱和推进组织工程和再生医学领域。即将于2008年12月7日至10日在加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥举行的第8届TERMI-NA 2008年会将讨论基于组织工程的组织和器官修复、再生和治疗的科学和工程基础，重点是免疫学、干细胞和器官工程领域。这项建议的主要目的是为正在撰写论文参加TERMI-NA 2008年的研究生和博士后实习生提供支持，并通过学生和青年研究人员组(SYIS)的活动进一步促进实习生的科学和专业发展。这些SYIS活动包括海报比赛、学员见面会-导师午餐、关于职业道路的小组讨论、简历和求职研讨会，以及SYIS招待会、欢乐跑和商务会议。这些活动旨在为学员提供获得独立学习的知识和资源 通过网络和学术和行业领袖的指导提供研究人员职位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The field of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine resides at the intersection of a number of disciplines, including bioengineering, cell, molecular, and developmental biology, materials science, chemistry, imaging, and medicine. Close collaborations and interactions among members of all intersecting disciplines help to foster the progression of basic and applied research and transition to clinical therapies that are commercially viable. The Annual North American meeting for the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-NA) aims to: (1) provide a forum for leading scientists, engineers, clinicians, and industry and government representatives in the field of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine to discover discuss and interact, and (2) facilitate networking, professional development, and mentoring of students and young investigators to encourage them to embrace and advance the field of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. The upcoming 8th Annual TERMIS-NA 2008 conference, scheduled for December 7-10, 2008 in San Diego, California, will address the scientific and engineering basis for tissue engineering-based repair, regeneration, and treatment of tissues and organs with focus areas of Immunology, Stem Cells, and Organ Engineering. The primary purpose of this proposal is to provide support for graduate student and post-doctoral trainees who are contributing papers to attend TERMIS-NA 2008 and to further the scientific and professional development of trainees through Student and Young Investigator Section (SYIS) events. These SYIS events include poster competitions, a trainee-meet-mentor lunch, a panel discussion on career paths, and resume and job search workshops, as well as a SYIS reception, a fun run, and a business meeting. These events are designed to provide trainees with the knowledge and resources for obtaining independent investigator positions via networking and mentorship by academic and industry leaders.