Conference: 2004 FASEB Summer Research Conference Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing 2004 FASEB Summer Research Conference, Saxtons River, Vermont, July 2004

会议： 2004 年 FASEB 夏季研究会议 视网膜神经生物学和视觉处理 2004 年 FASEB 夏季研究会议，佛蒙特州萨克斯顿河，2004 年 7 月

• 批准号: 0411765
• 负责人: Marla Feller
• 金额: $ 2.8万
• 依托单位: Federation of Amer Societies For Exper Biology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-07-01 至 2004-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0411765&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 2004; FASEB; Summer; Research

This proposal requests support for the 2004 FASEB Summer Research Conference on "Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing". This meeting will be the seventh biannual conference in this series devoted specifically to the structure and function of the retina. Retinal research is undergoing an era of unprecedented growth and achievement. A variety of new imaging, physiological, and molecular methods are being developed and utilized to address the question of how retinal neurons are organized into functional neural circuits. Because retinal processing is key to our understanding of vision, and the retina is at the forefront of neural circuit analysis, this conference will have far-reaching effects on the general study of neuroscience. The presentations will cover many facets of retinal biology including: the cellular molecular mechanisms underlying development; the basis of neural signaling; the identification of neural circuits by which the retina processes various aspects of visual input; the code by which retinal output is conveyed to the brain; and the resulting abilities and limitations of visual behavior. This five-day conference expects to attract approximately 180 participants from around the world. Thirty-five internationally recognized experts will present their work in informal talks, which are organized in nine thematic sessions, chaired by leaders in each field. Furthermore, emphasis has been placed on the contributions of younger scientists in the early career stage. In addition, there will be in informal workshop on a topic selected before the meeting participants. Finally, all participants are invited to present posters during poster sessions. Conference format is designed to foster direct scientific exchange among participants. Efforts are being made to encourage students and postdocs, from underrepresented minority groups to attend this meeting. Proceedings will not be published, but abstracts of the talks and posters will be collected into a booklet which will be made available to all attendees and to others in the field who requested. Because this conference attracts most of the fields leading investigators, it has been highly successful in disseminating results, and has significantly affected the course of retinal research.

本提案请求支持2004年FASEB“视网膜神经生物学和视觉处理”夏季研究会议。这次会议将是本系列专门讨论视网膜结构和功能的第7次两年一次的会议。视网膜研究正在经历一个前所未有的发展和成就的时代。各种新的成像、生理和分子方法正在被开发和利用，以解决视网膜神经元如何组织成功能性神经回路的问题。因为视网膜处理是我们理解视觉的关键，而视网膜处于神经回路分析的前沿，这次会议将对神经科学的一般研究产生深远的影响。报告将涵盖视网膜生物学的许多方面，包括：细胞分子机制的潜在发展；神经信号的基础；识别视网膜处理视觉输入的各个方面的神经回路；将视网膜输出信息传递给大脑的代码；以及由此产生的视觉行为能力和局限性。为期五天的会议预计将吸引来自世界各地的约180名与会者。35名国际公认的专家将在非正式会谈中介绍他们的工作，非正式会谈分为9个专题会议，由每个领域的领导人主持。此外，重点放在年轻科学家在职业生涯早期的贡献上。此外，还将举行非正式讲习班，讨论在与会者面前选定的一个主题。最后，邀请所有参与者在海报环节展示海报。会议形式旨在促进与会者之间的直接科学交流。正在努力鼓励来自未被充分代表的少数群体的学生和博士后参加这次会议。会议记录将不出版，但会谈摘要和海报将收集成一本小册子，分发给所有与会者和该领域的其他人士。由于这次会议吸引了大多数领域的主要研究者，它在传播结果方面非常成功，并对视网膜研究的进程产生了重大影响。