Young Investigator Symposium at the Annual Steroid Workshop,in Key Largo, FL, April 8-12, 2008

该奖项将资助5名有才华的青年科学家在2008年和2009年的类固醇激素和脑功能年度研讨会上发表他们的原创研究。本次研讨会的目的是提供一个非正式的环境来交换关于类固醇激素在神经系统中的作用的新数据，鼓励研究合作的发展，并为杰出的年轻神经内分泌学家提供一个论坛。五名有竞争力的高级研究生或博士后不仅被邀请在青年研究者研讨会上展示他们的研究，而且还获得了参加整个研讨会的资金支持。因此，该奖项通过帮助下一代神经内分泌学家在他们开始向独立研究人员过渡时建立实质性的专业联系网络来培养他们。2008年的奖项反映了当代神经内分泌学基础研究，特别是比较研究的广度，重点关注非哺乳动物模型系统，包括鸟类鸣叫、两栖动物求偶、爬行动物交配的神经肌肉系统和蜜蜂的神经可塑性。如果没有美国国家科学基金会提供的资金，这些年轻的研究人员不太可能参加年度研讨会。

This award provides funding for five talented young scientists to present their original research in the Young Investigator Symposium at the annual Workshop on Steroid Hormones and Brain Function in 2008 and 2009. The goals of this workshop are to provide an informal setting for the exchange of new data on steroid hormone action in the nervous system, to encourage the development of research collaborations, and to provide a forum for outstanding young neuroendocrinologists. Five competitively chosen senior graduate students or postdoctoral fellows are invited not only to present their research in the Young Investigator Symposium, but also receive financial support to attend the entire workshop. This award therefore nurtures the next generation of neuroendocrinologists by helping them build a substantial professional network of contacts as they begin their transition to independent researchers. The 2008 awards reflect the breadth of contemporary basic and especially comparative research in neuroendocrinology, with a strong emphasis on nonmammalian model systems, including bird song, amphibian courtship, neuromuscular systems for copulation in reptiles, and neural plasticity in the honey bee. Without funds provided by the National Science Foundation, it is unlikely that these young investigators could attend the annual workshop.