2005 Glial Biology Gordon Conference, to be held March 13-18, 2005, Ventura, CA

“神经胶质生物学：胶质细胞与神经元之间的功能相互作用”戈登会议将于2005年3月13日至18日在加利福尼亚州文图拉举行。这次GRC会议将集中讨论神经胶质细胞和神经胶质细胞相互作用方面的神经胶质生物学的多学科复杂性。这次会议将汇集有限数量(最多135人)的主要研究人员，以及从不同角度研究神经胶质生物学和细胞-细胞相互作用的学生和博士后研究员。戈登研究会议传统的非正式互动将强调高级和初级与会者之间的深入讨论，总体目标是扩大专门研究人员的直接知识和合作互动，这些专门研究人员工作在新兴的胶质细胞-胶质细胞和神经元-胶质细胞相互作用的前沿领域。这次会议有三个主要目标；前两个目标与其智力价值有关，而第三个目标则涉及其对神经科学研究和科学教育的预期广泛影响。(1)在不同领域的神经胶质生物学、神经胶质细胞-神经元和神经胶质细胞相互作用的科学家之间启动持续的互动对话，为不同的领先研究人员提供一个长期论坛，介绍和讨论选定领域的前沿工作。(2)提出及时解决问题的新的综合方法，确定需要新方法解决的有争议的问题，并促进多学科研究的协作项目。(3)使神经科学界注意到神经胶质细胞及其与其他类型细胞的相互作用在正常脑功能中的重要性，以及在神经活动功能系统中这些细胞类型的相互作用的建模方面的重要性。定期、深入地讨论涉及神经胶质细胞-神经胶质细胞和神经细胞-神经元相互作用的神经胶质生物学前沿研究，将通过增加知识和扩大该领域研究人员的直接互动，对研究和教育产生影响。由于许多子领域目前被隔离在国家学会的较大会议中，因此可以预期，这次戈登会议将有助于在目前不定期(如果有的话)进行交流并加强其基础设施的研究人员之间建立一个新的网络。

The "Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia & Neurons Gordon Conference will be held March 13-18, 2005, Ventura, California. This GRC conference will focus on the multidisciplinary complexity of glial biology in terms of glial-neuron and glia-glia interactions. This conference will bring together a limited number (maximum of 135) of leading investigators plus students and postdoctoral fellows working on glial biology and cell-cell interactions from a variety of perspectives. Informal interactions in the tradition of the Gordon Research Conferences will emphasize incisive discussions among senior and junior conferees with the overall goal of broadening the direct knowledge and collaborative interactions of specialized researchers working in emerging, cutting-edge areas of glial-glial and neuronal-glial interactions. There are three major objectives of this conference; the first two are related to its intellectual merit, whereas the third addresses its anticipated broad impact on neuroscience research and science education. (1) Initiation of a continuing interactive dialogue among scientists in different fields of glial biology, glia-neuron, and glia-glia interactions by providing a long-term forum for presentation and discussion of cutting-edge work in selected fields to a diverse group of leading researchers. (2) Suggest new integrative approaches to solve timely problems, identify controversial issues that need new approaches to be resolved, and foster collaborative projects in multi-disciplinary research. (3) Bring to the attention of the neuroscience community the importance of the glial cells and their interactions with other cell types in normal brain functions, and in modeling interactions of these cell types in functional systems of neuronal activity. Regular, incisive discussions of cutting-edge research in glial biology involving glial-glial and glial-neuronal interactions will impact on both research and education by enhancing knowledge and by broadening the direct interactions of researchers in this field. Because many sub-fields are currently sequestered in larger meetings of national societies, this Gordon Conference can be expected to help construct a new network among researchers who currently do not regularly (if at all) communicate and serve to enhance their infrastructure.