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

该奖项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。本次研讨会的重点是总结腹足类软体动物对神经科学研究的重要贡献，并对未来的研究方向提出建议。腹足类动物如Tritonia、Aplysia、Helisoma、Helix、Lymnaea、Clione、Melibe、Hermissenda和Pleurobranchaea是神经科学中重要的模型系统，特别是在研究运动模式产生、学习、记忆、发育、离子通道和信号转导等方面。该领域的领导者将聚集在一起，创造一个机会，深入讨论腹足类神经科学未来的发展方向，并制定实现这一目标的路线。超过20位腹足类神经科学研究的领导者已经同意在本周五海港实验室百年研讨会（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态。演讲者将被要求以总结使用他们的模型系统所取得的重要进展来开始他们的演讲，并以讨论他们认为该领域应该朝哪个方向发展以及实现这一目标需要什么来结束他们的演讲。将举行圆桌讨论，结合会谈的主题，并讨论“科学将从这里走向何方？”和“需要什么工具才能到达那里？”会议还将讨论如何使用新的通用工具，如applysia Genome Project和NeuronBank.org。海报将为年轻的研究人员提供一个讨论他们的项目的出口。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，这一领域的研究人员没有一个共同的场所，但研究人员面临着许多共同的问题。会议将通过制作一个可访问的、创新的维基百科式的腹足类神经科学参考文献来促进未来对腹足类软体动物的研究。它还将启动一个社区门户网站，方便研究人员之间的交流，包括工作和会议通知。

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.