Conference: 2002 FASEB Summer Research Conference on Calcium Oxalate in Biological Systems; Saxtons River, Vermont

FASEB关于生物系统中草酸钙的夏季研究会议将于2002年8月3日至8日在佛蒙特州萨克顿河的佛蒙特学院举行。 本次会议的主要目标是提供一个多学科的论坛，讨论最近的进展和未来的方向，研究在自然界中发生的所有方式的草酸钙结晶。预计将有100多名科学家参加这次会议。 会议的具体目标包括：1）促进来自不同学科的科学家之间的思想，信息和方法的科学交流，其共同重点是草酸钙，2）讨论有争议的领域，并确定草酸钙研究中需要调查的新领域，3）促进思想的交叉施肥，促进跨学科合作，4）整合来自不同系统的信息，包括会议参与者的主题和学科，5）促进和鼓励年轻和新的研究人员进入草酸钙研究的所有领域。 已作出特别努力，包括新的年轻的研究人员和科学家从代表性不足的群体在会议计划。预定的发言人中有17位是新的年轻调查员，包括9名妇女，占整个方案的37%。此外，会议计划包括总共14名妇女，其中包括三名组织者中的两名，比上一次关于这一主题的会议大幅增加。本提案所要求的资金将专门用于支持年轻调查员和代表性不足的群体的参与。

Conference FASEB Summer Research Conference on Calcium Oxalate in Biological Systems will be held from August 3 - 8, 2002 at the Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vermont. The primary goal of this conference is to provide a multidisciplinary forum to discuss recent advances and future directions for research on all manner of calcium oxalate crystallization that occur in nature. More than 100 scientists are expected to attend this conference. Specific objectives of the conference include the following: 1) to promote scientific exchange of ideas, information, and methodologies among scientists from diverse disciplines whose common focus is calcium oxalate, 2) to discuss areas of controversy and to identify new areas requiring investigation in calcium oxalate research, 3) to foster cross-fertilization of ideas and facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations, 4) to integrate information from diverse systems encompassed by the topics and disciplines of conference participants, and 5) to promote and encourage entry of young and new investigators into all areas of calcium oxalate research. Special efforts have been made to include new young investigators and scientists from underrepresented groups in the conference program. Seventeen of the scheduled speakers are new young investigators, including nine women, comprising 37% of the total program. In addition, the conference program includes a total of fourteen women, including two of the three organizers, a substantial increase over the previous conference on this topic. Funds requested by this proposal will be applied specifically to support the participation of young investigators and underrepresented groups.