12th International Symposium on Urolithiasis

第12届国际尿石症研讨会

• 批准号: 8319718
• 负责人: ROSS P HOLMES
• 金额: $ 0.5万
• 依托单位: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-04-02 至 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8319718
• 关键词: Brazil; Calculi; Collaborations; Complex; Crystal Formation; Diagnosis; Diet; Disease; Drug Formulations; Environment; Etiology; Female; Foundations; Funding; Genetic; Geographic Factor; Health; International; Kidney; Kidney Calculi; Knowledge; Lead; Minority; Operative Surgical Procedures; Pathogenesis; Physicians; Prevalence; Research; Research Personnel; Scientist; Solid; Techniques; design; insight; interest; meetings; novel; symposium; therapy development; treatment strategy; urolithiasis

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Kidney stone formation is a significant health problem because of its wide prevalence. It is a complex disease that results from interplay of genetic, dietary and possibly geographic factors. Teasing apart the factors that cause crystal formation, their retention in the kidney and result in stone formation has proven difficult. Once every four years for the last 44 years researchers, scientists and physicians from all over the world who are interested in these issues have met to discuss their latest research. These meetings have been important in disseminating new information, in describing new techniques, and in reshaping, modifying and formulating ideas and scientific approaches. Discussions and collaborations that ensue have been important in propelling the field forward towards new discoveries. In this application, funds are requested to help support the 12th Symposium on Urolithiasis to be held in Ouro Preto, Brazil, in May of 2012. Funds will be used primarily to assist new, young, female and minority researchers attend the meeting. Providing assistance for these researchers will help cement a solid foundation for future research in stone disease. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Kidney stone disease is a prevalent and costly disease, and understanding the causes of the disease, designing new therapies and developing better surgical procedures to treat the disease are paramount. The knowledge exchanged, the ideas generated, and the collaborations formed at this international meeting should lead to novel information that can be used to alleviate this disease.

描述（由申请人提供）： 肾结石的形成是一个严重的健康问题，因为其普遍存在。这是一种复杂的疾病，是遗传、饮食和可能的地理因素相互作用造成的。事实证明，区分导致晶体形成、晶体滞留在肾脏并导致结石形成的因素很困难。过去 44 年里，来自世界各地对这些问题感兴趣的研究人员、科学家和医生每四年举行一次会议，讨论他们的最新研究成果。这些会议在传播新信息、描述新技术以及重塑、修改和制定思想和科学方法方面发挥了重要作用。随后的讨论和合作对于推动该领域取得新发现非常重要。在此申请中，请求资金支持将于 2012 年 5 月在巴西欧鲁普雷图举行的第 12 届尿石症研讨会。资金将主要用于帮助新晋、年轻、女性和少数族裔研究人员参加会议。为这些研究人员提供帮助将有助于为未来的结石病研究奠定坚实的基础。 公共健康相关性：肾结石病是一种普遍且昂贵的疾病，了解该疾病的原因、设计新疗法和开发更好的外科手术来治疗该疾病至关重要。本次国际会议上交流的知识、产生的想法以及形成的合作应该会产生可用于缓解这种疾病的新信息。