Gordon Research Conference on Neural Development; Salve Regina College; Newport, Rhode Island; June 26-30, 1989

这次关于神经发育的会议将集中讨论对神经系统发育至关重要的细胞和分子机制。该计划的目标是汇集与该主题相关领域最活跃的研究科学家，以及约100名对该主题感兴趣的其他科学家。这些参与者不仅会展示他们的最新发现，而且还会从其他演讲和非正式环境中的众多讨论中找到新的见解。希望在这次会议上建立的合作企业的基础上，可以制定一些研究神经发育的全新方法。多学科方法将由一个组织强调，在整个会议中有一个进展，从讨论诱导过程中涉及的机制开始，特别是神经诱导。接下来是关于细胞谱系和测定、神经递质作为发育信号、神经通路和靶点的形成以及神经嵴发育的会议。每个主题将占据一整天（上午和晚上），下午自由进行非正式的互动和讨论。

This conference on neural development will focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms which are essential for the development of the system. It is the objective of this program to bring together some of the most active research scientists in areas related to this main theme, as well as a group of some 100 additional scientists with interests related to the topic. Not only will these participants present their most recent findings, but they will find new insight from other presentations and numerous discussions in this informal setting. Hopefully, some totally new approaches to studies of neural development may be formulated based on collaborative ventures established at this conference. The multidisciplinary approach will be emphasized by an organization in which there is a progression throughout the conference starting with a discussion of mechanisms involved in the process of induction, particularly neural induction. This will be followed by sessions on cell lineage and determination, neurotransmitters as developmental signals, formation of neural pathways and targets, and neural crest development. Each topic will occupy a whole day (morning and evening) with the afternoon free for informal interactions and discussion.