The workshop will bring together many academic scientists, students and post-doctoral researchers working in the area of instrumentation development and biological research. Over two days, participants will focus on what is needed to advance and promote instrumentation development and dissemination and provide some examples of "best practice" in meeting those needs, including the following:
• Interdisciplinary collaborations of biologists and instrument developers • Broad dissemination of information about the use of instrumentation for biological research • New developments in technology and instrumentation that could be applied to biological research and have a transformative impact • Inclusion of students and postdoctoral researchers in biological instrumentation development • Opportunities for U.S. interagency collaboration to promote synergistic instrument development efforts that will serve not only the biological research community but also other research communities such as those in medicine and agriculture, etc • Entrepreneurial activities that allow the first proof-of-concept prototype to be transformed into commercial instrumentation • Best practices for education and outreach. • Feedback from current Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR) program principal investigators (PIs) on the effectiveness of the IDBR program. All participants in this workshop are highly encouraged to present their latest work during the poster session. Posters should not exceed 3'' * 4''. the purpose of this session is to provide an environment that may promote discussion, networking, and new research collaborations.