Young Investigator Symposium at the 1997/8/9 Workshop on Steroid HormoneÐ and Brain Function: April 2-6, 1997: Breckenridge, CO

类固醇激素是神经通讯和发育的整体调节剂。这些简单的分子，作为激素，有可能影响所有的神经功能，从神经发育的开始到成人个体突触的活动。近年来，关于类固醇激素的非基因组作用、与神经胶质细胞的相互作用以及类固醇激素在神经组织中的作用的研究进展，对神经内分泌生理学、神经细胞生物学、生殖生理学和非生殖行为（如学习和记忆、衰老、攻击、社会环境、喂养和情绪）产生了显著影响。这项行动将为1997年、1998年和1999年在类固醇激素和脑功能研讨会上举行的青年研究者研讨会提供支持。本次研讨会汇集了不同科学背景和观点的科学家，以便将分子生物学、解剖学、生理学和行为学等方面整合在一起，集中讨论关于类固醇激素和脑功能的重要而及时的问题。主题范围从核外类固醇激素受体到性别分化的比较方法，再到类固醇调节神经元存活。每年，在一个快速变化和发展的领域，新的专题讨论会都会提出跨学科的主题。青年研究者研讨会提供了一种机制，以确保初级科学家的强烈参与，认识到他们的成就和潜力，并促进合作努力，这可能会显著提高我们对基本神经生物学机制的理解。?？

Roberts IBN 9604641 Steroid hormones are integral modulators of neural communication and development. These simple molecules, acting as hormones, have the potential to influence all neural functions from initiation of neural development to the activity of individual synapses in adults. Recent advances in knowledge about non-genomic actions of steroid hormones, the interactions with glial cells, and the role of steroid hormones on neural organization, have had striking effects on neuroendocrine physiology, neuronal cell biology, reproductive physiology and non-reproductive behaviors such as learning and memory, aging, aggression, social context, feeding, and emotion. This action will provide support for a Young Investigator Symposium to be held at the 1997, 1998, and 1999 Workshop on Steroid Hormone and Brain Function. This workshop brings together scientists of varied scientific backgrounds and perspectives in order to integrate aspects of molecular biology, anatomy, physiology, and behavior within a single session focused on an important and timely issue concerning steroid hormones and brain function. Topics have ranged from extranuclear steroid hormone receptors to a comparative approach to sexual differentiation to steroid modulation of neuronal survival. Each year, new symposia are presented on interdisciplinary topics in a field that is rapidly changing and advancing. The inclusion of the Young Investigator Symposium provides a mechanism to ensure the strong participation of beginning scientists, to recognize their achievements and potential, and to facilitate collaborative efforts that may significantly enhance our understanding of fundamental neurobiological mechanisms. ??