Research Directions Workshop Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). A related WTEC international study provided background for this workshop. That project was sponsored by NSF, the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Department of Defense (DOD). Chair Co-Chair Peter T. Cummings, Ph.D Sharon C. Glotzer, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University University of Michigan 303 Olin Hall 3074 H.H. Dow Building VU Station B 351604 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136 Nashville, TN 37235
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