Conference: Gastropod Neuroscience June5-9, 2007 at Friday Harbor, WA

这项奖励将为为期数天的星期五海港实验室百年研讨会提供部分资金。研讨会的重点是总结腹足类分子对神经科学研究的重要贡献，并为未来的发展方向提出想法。腹足类如三角腹足类、海兔腹足类、海鞘腹足类、螺旋体腹足类、腹足类腹足类是神经科学的重要模式系统，特别是在研究运动模式的发生、学习、记忆、发育、离子通道和信号转导等方面具有重要的作用。该领域的领军人物将齐聚一堂，创造一个深入讨论腹足类神经科学未来发展方向并规划实现这一目标的路线的机会。20多名腹足类神经科学研究的领军人物已同意在周五的港口实验室百年研讨会(http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/events.html).上发言亲密的环境将提供一个极好的机会来反思该领域的当前和未来状况。发言者将被要求首先总结利用他们的示范系统取得的重要进展，最后讨论他们认为实地应该朝哪个方向发展，以及需要采取什么措施才能实现这一目标。将举行圆桌讨论，以统一会谈的主题，并解决“科学从这里走向何方”的问题。以及“实现这一目标需要哪些工具？”还将讨论如何使用新的共同工具，如海兔基因组项目和NeuronBank.org。海报将为年轻研究人员提供一个讨论他们项目的渠道。这次会议被视为促进腹足类神经科学领域合作的一种方式。目前，这一领域的研究还没有一个共同的场所，但研究人员面临着许多共同的问题。这次会议将通过制作一个可访问的、创新的关于腹足类神经科学的维基百科风格的参考文献来促进未来使用腹足类软体动物的研究。它还将启动一个社区门户网站，促进研究人员之间的交流，包括工作和会议公告。

This award will provide partial funding for a multi-day Friday Harbor Laboratory Centennial Symposium. The focus of the symposium is to summarize the important contributions that Gastropod mollucs have made to neuroscience research and to lay out ideas for future directions. Gastropods such as Tritonia, Aplysia, Helisoma, Helix, Lymnaea, Clione, Melibe, Hermissenda, and Pleurobranchaea have served as important model systems in neuroscience, in particular for studying motor pattern generation, learning, memory, development, ion channels and signal transduction. Leaders in this field are to be gathered together to create an opportunity to discuss in depth the directions Gastropod neuroscience should go in the future and plot courses to get it there.More than twenty leaders in Gastropod neuroscience research have agreed to speak at this Friday Harbor Laboratory Centennial Symposium (http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/events.html). The intimate setting will provide an excellent opportunity to reflect on the current and future state of the field. The speakers will be asked to begin their talks by summarizing the important advances that have been made using their model systems and to end by discussing which direction they think the field should go and what will be needed to get it there. Round table discussions will be held that unite the themes of the talks and address the questions of "Where does the science go from here?" and "What tools are needed to get there?" A discussion will also be held on the use of new common tools such as the Aplysia Genome Project and NeuronBank.org. Posters will provide an outlet for young researchers to discuss their projects.The meeting is seen as a way to promote cooperation in the field of Gastropod Neuroscience. Currently, there is no common venue for researchers in this field, yet there are many common issues that researchers face. The meeting will promote future research using Gastropod Molluscs by producing an accessible, innovative Wikipedia-style reference on Gastropod Neuroscience. It will also initiate a community web portal that will facilitate communication among researchers including job and meeting announcements.