Western Region Islet Study Group

西域岛研究小组

• 批准号: 6557477
• 负责人: JOHN C HUTTON
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-30 至 2003-09-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6557477
• 关键词: diabetes mellitus; meeting /conference /symposium; pancreatic islets; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In the past few years, the NIH has placed increasing emphasis on improving our understanding of ¿-cell biology as a necessary step towards developing a definitive therapy for diabetes. In particular, NIDDK is promoting collaborative interinstitutional efforts in this area as evidenced by the upcoming formation of a national ¿-cell consortium. To further facilitate progress and cooperation in the area of ¿-cell biology, the idea of starting a Western Region Islet Study group was proposed in the summer of 2000 to bring together 60-100 participants at an annual meeting to meet and exchange ideas. A strong emphasis on the participation of young investigators at the graduate and postgraduate level was proposed. An organizing committee was chosen of established researchers in basic islet and diabetes research from 6 geographically dispersed centers namely Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver, and a membership database compiled centrally. The inaugural meeting of the group was held September 28th-30th 2001 at the Marconi conference center, about 90 minutes north of San Francisco and was attended by 72 islet researchers from the western U.S. and Canada. The meeting, supported by a PA R13 grant, was a remarkable success, with an excellent program of presentations primarily by students and fellows as well as ample time for interaction among attendees. The 2nd annual meeting of the Western Region Islet Study group is planned for November 1-3rd, 2002 in Victoria BC, Canada. As with the first meeting, six topic areas will be covered: Embryological development of the endocrine pancreas Post-natal islet development and homeostasis of islet cell mass. Stimulus-secretion and stimulus-biosynthesis coupling of pancreatic hormone secretion. Cell biology of insulin secretion. The islet in diabetes. Novel therapeutic approaches to diabetes. The meeting will center around 6 scientific sessions of 2 hour covering the above topic areas. Oral presentations of 20-minute duration will be delivered from abstract submissions reviewed and selected by the organizing committee (see below). A strong bias will be made towards young investigators in the selection process but consideration will be also given to favor women, underrepresented minorities and individuals with disabilities. Outside of the main program there will be one invited lecture and informal discussion groups. Facilities will be provided for job seminars if requested and a bulletin board for positions vacant and wanted will be displayed. The primary goal of the meeting is to bring together as many of the young investigators in the islet research field in the region and to foster communication and collaboration between these individuals and their supporting group. The meeting will be more than just a conference focused on a topical area of great scientific and social importance. It will be an important step in catalyzing further development in the field and unifying researchers for the task ahead, one which will involve the generation of research consortia and strong liaison between academia and industry.

描述（由应用程序提供）：在过去的几年中，NIH越来越强调提高我们对»细胞生物学的理解，这是开发针对糖尿病的确定治疗的必要步骤。特别是，NIDDK正在促进该领域的合作跨机构努力，这可以通过即将形成的国家�Cell联盟的形成所证明。为了进一步促进 - 细胞生物学领域的进步与合作，在2000年夏天提出了成立西部地区胰岛研究小组的想法，将60-100名参与者召集在年度会议上，以满足和交流想法。提出了对年轻研究人员参与研究生和研究生水平的强调。从基本胰岛和糖尿病研究中的既定研究人员中选择了一个组织委员会，并从6个地理分散的中心，丹佛，洛杉矶，波特兰，圣地亚哥，旧金山，西雅图和温哥华，以及一个成员数据库中心汇编。该小组的就职会议于2001年9月28日至30日在旧金山以北约90分钟内的马可尼会议中心举行，并从美国和加拿大西部的72个Islet研究人员参加。在PA R13赠款的支持下，会议取得了巨大的成功，首先由学生和研究员提供出色的演讲计划，以及与会者之间互动的充足时间。西部地区胰岛研究小组的第二届年度会议计划于2002年11月1日至3日在加拿大维多利亚州。与第一次会议一样，将涵盖六个主题领域： 内分泌胰腺的胚胎学发展 产后胰岛发育和胰岛细胞质量的体内平衡。 胰腺法分泌的刺激分泌和刺激生物合成偶联。 胰岛素分泌的细胞生物学。 糖尿病中的胰岛。 糖尿病的新理论方法。会议将涵盖上述主题领域的大约6个科学会议。持续时间为20分钟的口头介绍将从组织委员会审查和选择的抽象提交中进行（见下文）。在选拔过程中，将对年轻的调查人员产生巨大的偏见，但也将考虑以支持妇女，代表性不足的少数民族和残疾人。在主要计划之外，将有一个受邀的讲座和非正式的讨论小组。如果需要，将为工作半岛提供设施，并将展示空置和通缉职位的公告板。会议的主要目标是将该地区伊斯特研究领域的许多年轻调查人员汇集在一起​​，并促进这些个人及其支持小组之间的沟通和协作。这次会议将不仅仅是专注于科学和社会重要性的主题领域的会议。这将是促进该领域进一步发展的重要一步，并统一研究人员完成任务，这将涉及研究财团的产生和学术界与工业之间的强大联络。