Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology; August 5-9, 2004; Santa Cruz, CA

圣克鲁斯发育生物学会议；

• 批准号: 0425307
• 负责人: Andrew Chisholm
• 金额: $ 0.5万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Cruz
• 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 2005-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0425307&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Santa; Cruz; Meeting; Developmental; Biology

Funding is requested for the 2004 Santa Cruz meeting on Developmental Biology, to be held 5-9 August 2004 at the University of California, Santa Cruz, California. Previous Santa Cruz Developmental Biology (SCDB) meetings have provided a stimulating and focused forum for discussion of current research by developmental biologists. SCDB meetings are international in scope and are accessible to junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. SCDB meetings emphasize the conceptual unity of developmental biology at the level of mechanism, while covering and eclectic range of current topics. The topics for the 2004 meeting include: pattern formation; morphogenesis and cell migration; evolution and development; stem cells; non-coding RNAs; cellular asymmetry; organogenesis; development of the nervous system, and disease. Speakers are invited from both plant and animal development fields. The 2004 meeting will have 40-50 platform speakers, of which 10-15 will be chosen from abstracts submitted to the meeting organizers. Platform sessions are organized to allow ample time for discussions; the extensive discussion periods have been cited as one of the best features of previous SCDB meetings. Posters are continuously displayed and several poster sessions are scheduled in the meeting, as well as time for informal discussions. The 2004 SCDB meeting will build on the success of previous meetings in this series. SCDB meetings are hosted by the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). The conference site is arranged so that platform sessions, posters, accommodation, and dining facilities are in close proximity; access for disabled participants is ensured by UCSC. The UCSC setting is cost effective. Conference logistics are provided by UCSC Conference Services. The UCSC campus is within an hour's drive of the San Francisco Bay Area; travel from nearby airports is simple, but the site is sufficiently isolated and pleasant that speakers and participants tend to stay in residence for the entire meeting. Thus, the SCDB meeting, although modeled on a Gordon Research Conference, has several additional advantages that have made it a valued venue for the Developmental Biology community.Intellectual merit: The Santa Cruz meetings on Developmental Biology have become a well established venue for presentation and discussion of current results across the field of developmental biology. Unlike other comparably sized meetings, SCDB meetings emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, and are not focused on specific processes or organisms. One theme of the 2004 meeting will be the use of comparative and evolutionary approaches to understanding development; for example, in addition to classical model systems, the meeting will include presentations on mollusks, planarians, and stickleback fish. The SCDB meeting will emphasize the general implications of such studies for developmental mechanisms.Broader impact: The broader impacts of the 2004 SCDB meeting will be in fostering developmental biology research and in training. Previous SCDB meetings have stimulated collaborative research by bringing together an eclectic group of active investigators in a collegial setting. It is anticipated that the 2004 meeting will likewise foster new collaborations. Previous SCDB meetings have also had broader impact in enhancing the training of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty in the field of developmental biology. The size and organization of SCDB meetings allows all attendees to present their research and to fully participate in discussions. SCDB meeting attendees also regularly include representatives from major scientific journals. Active participation in meetings and exposure to prominent scientists in the field are both important training goals for scientists in the early stages of their careers.

2004年圣克鲁斯发育生物学会议将于2004年8月5日至9日在加州大学圣克鲁斯分校举行。以前的圣克鲁斯发育生物学(SCDB)会议为发育生物学家讨论当前的研究提供了一个刺激和集中的论坛。SCDB会议的范围是国际性的，初级教师、博士后研究员和研究生都可以参加。SCDB会议强调发育生物学在机制层面的概念统一，同时涵盖和折衷当前主题的范围。2004年会议的主题包括：模式形成；形态发生和细胞迁移；进化和发展；干细胞；非编码RNA；细胞不对称；器官发生；神经系统的发育和疾病。邀请来自植物和动物发展领域的演讲者。2004年会议将有40至50名讲台演讲者，其中10至15人将从提交给会议组织者的摘要中选出。组织了平台会议，以便有充足的时间进行讨论；广泛的讨论时间被认为是SCDB以往会议的最佳特点之一。会议持续张贴海报，并安排了几次海报会议，以及非正式讨论的时间。2004年SCDB会议将在本系列前几次会议成功的基础上再接再厉。SCDB会议由加州大学圣克鲁斯分校(UCSC)主办。会议场地的安排使讲台会议、海报、住宿和餐饮设施都很接近；残疾与会者的无障碍设施由加州大学圣迭戈分校确保。UCSC设置具有成本效益。会议后勤由UCSC会议服务公司提供。加州大学洛杉矶分校的园区距离旧金山湾区不到一小时的车程；从附近的机场出发很简单，但现场足够隔绝和舒适，以至于演讲者和与会者倾向于在整个会议期间留在现场。因此，SCDB会议虽然是以戈登研究会议为原型，但有几个额外的优势，使其成为发育生物学社区的宝贵场所。智力优势：圣克鲁斯发育生物学会议已经成为展示和讨论发育生物学领域当前成果的良好场所。与其他规模相当的会议不同，SCDB会议强调跨学科的方法，而不是专注于特定的过程或组织。2004年会议的一个主题将是使用比较和进化的方法来理解发展；例如，除了经典的模型系统外，会议还将包括关于软体动物、浮游动物和刺鱼的专题介绍。SCDB会议将强调此类研究对发展机制的一般影响。更广泛的影响：2004年SCDB会议的更广泛影响将是促进发育生物学研究和培训。以前的SCDB会议通过将一群积极的调查人员聚集在一起，在一个合议性的环境中促进了合作研究。预计2004年会议也将促进新的合作。以前的SCDB会议在加强对发育生物学领域的研究生、博士后研究员和初级教员的培训方面也产生了更广泛的影响。SCDB会议的规模和组织使所有与会者都可以介绍他们的研究并充分参与讨论。SCDB会议的与会者还经常包括主要科学期刊的代表。积极参加会议和接触该领域的知名科学家都是科学家在职业生涯早期的重要培训目标。