Molecular & Cellular Neurobiology 2008 Gordon Research Conference

分子

基本信息

批准号：
7384673
负责人：
Louis French Reichardt
金额：
$ 3.63万
依托单位：
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-02-01 至 2009-01-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests partial support for an international meeting on Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology as part of a Gordon Research Conference series to be held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology June 8 to 12, 2008. The overall goal of this conference is to increase our understanding of fundamental mechanisms that control development and function of the nervous system in health and disease. In particular we wish to promote scientific interactions between American and Asian scientists to advance this objective. For this purpose, we have identified 30 speakers, including two Nobel Laureates, who will deliver presentations on recent developments in their laboratories to approximately 160 attendees. We have also reserved several time slots for presentations by less established scientists with speaker choice to be based upon submitted abstracts. Poster sessions will provide an opportunity for every attendee to present his/her work. First organized in 1998, this conference has provided a unique bridge between American and Asian neuroscientists. Although initially, much of the information transfer was unidirectional, the interchange is now much more balanced. China, in particular, has initiated scientific efforts in some areas that are unlikely to be duplicated in the United States, such as a massive forward genetic transposon mutagenesis project in mice. This conference will provide an opportunity for leading American and Asian scientists to meet and exchange ideas and hypotheses and establish collaborations. Research into mechanisms of brain function is essential if our society is to conquer neurological diseases that afflict a large portion of our citizens, including autism and mental retardation in children, addiction and mental illness in children and adults, and neurodegenerative diseases that are most prevalent in our senior citizens. The conference covers a broad range of neuroscience from molecules and cells to circuits, behavior, mental illness and neurodegeneration. The conference is directed at communicating exciting new developments in these areas and stimulating discussion among participants from different disciplines and nationalities that will accelerate our efforts to understand mechanisms that control human brain development and function. This conference will identify issues in basic brain research that are limiting our ability to address effectively diseases and disorders that affect brain function. Speakers at the conference will describe recent progress in studies important for understanding afflictions that include autism, mental retardation, addiction, mental illness, and neurodegenerative diseases. The conference venue will provide an opportunity for interactions between scientists of many nationalities who otherwise have few opportunities for exchange of ideas and establishment of collaborations.

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案请求对分子和细胞神经生物学国际会议提供部分支持，该会议是将于 2008 年 6 月 8 日至 12 日在香港科技大学举行的戈登研究会议系列的一部分。本次会议的目标是增进我们对控制健康和疾病中神经系统发育和功能的基本机制的理解。我们特别希望促进美国和亚洲科学家之间的科学互动，以推进这一目标。为此，我们确定了 30 位演讲者，其中包括两位诺贝尔奖获得者，他们将向大约 160 名与会者介绍其实验室的最新进展。我们还预留了几个时间段，供不太知名的科学家进行演讲，并根据提交的摘要选择演讲者。海报会议将为每位与会者提供展示其作品的机会。该会议于 1998 年首次举办，为美国和亚洲神经科学家之间架起了一座独特的桥梁。尽管最初大部分信息传输都是单向的，但现在交换更加平衡。尤其是中国，在一些不太可能在美国复制的领域开展了科学努力，例如大规模的小鼠前向遗传转座子诱变项目。这次会议将为美国和亚洲领先的科学家提供一个会面、交流想法和假设并建立合作的机会。如果我们的社会要战胜困扰我们大部分公民的神经系统疾病，包括儿童自闭症和智力迟钝、儿童和成人成瘾和精神疾病，以及最常见的神经退行性疾病，那么对大脑功能机制的研究至关重要。我们的老年人。会议涵盖了广泛的神经科学领域，从分子和细胞到电路、行为、精神疾病和神经退行性疾病。此次会议旨在交流这些领域令人兴奋的新进展，并激发来自不同学科和国籍的参与者之间的讨论，这将加速我们了解控制人脑发育和功能的机制的努力。本次会议将确定基础大脑研究中限制我们有效解决影响大脑功能的疾病和紊乱的能力的问题。会议发言者将介绍对于理解自闭症、智力迟钝、成瘾、精神疾病和神经退行性疾病等疾病非常重要的研究的最新进展。会议场地将为多国科学家之间的互动提供机会，否则他们几乎没有机会交流思想和建立合作。