Conference: Workshop on Steroid Hormones and Brain Function

关于类固醇激素和大脑功能的研讨会是一个致力于将来自不同科学领域的领先研究人员聚集在一起的会议，如神经科学、内分泌学、免疫学和分子生物学，以加强合作并丰富我们对这些复杂系统的集体理解。类固醇激素是一类在所有脊椎动物中自然产生的化合物，影响从胚胎发育到老年的每一种细胞类型和生理系统。大脑是这些化学信号的卓越协调者，调节从细胞内的分子过程到行为结果的一切。例如，当一个人需要逃离直接的危险时，依赖大脑的类固醇激素皮质醇的升高会增加血糖水平，以支持提高心率和肌肉功能所需的细胞能量。该会议致力于科学的包容性和多样性，并将鼓励来自所有性别、种族、文化和社会经济背景的科学家和实习生参加。该会议始于1993年，为知名科学家和他们的实习生提供了一个重要的论坛，他们的共同目标是进一步了解调节生理和行为的神经内分泌过程。与其他科学会议相比，大约100名研究人员的有限出席促进了参与者之间更深层次的互动。今年的会议将涵盖神经免疫信号、神经回路、环境对大脑和行为的影响、荷尔蒙对衰老大脑的影响、性别差异的遗传学以及下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴调节和应激相关行为等新兴领域的主题。会议将主办一个专门的青年研究人员研讨会，有才华的早期职业研究人员将展示他们的工作，并从知名研究人员那里获得宝贵的科学投入。会议还将与行业合作伙伴举办一个技术研讨会，以突出相关的最先进技术，并为学员举办一个宽宏大量的研讨会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Workshop on Steroid Hormones and Brain Function is a conference dedicated to bringing together leading researchers from diverse scientific fields, such as neuroscience, endocrinology, immunology, and molecular biology to enhance collaborations and enrich our collective understanding of these complex systems. Steroid hormones are a class of chemical compounds that are naturally produced in all vertebrate animals that affect every cell type and physiological system from embryonic development through advanced age. The brain is the preeminent coordinator of these chemical signals to regulate everything from molecular processes within the cell to behavioral outcomes. As an example, brain-dependent elevation of the steroid hormone cortisol increases blood glucose levels to support the cellular energy needed to increase heart rate and muscle function when an individual needs to escape from immediate danger. The conference is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity in science and will encourage participation from scientists and trainees from all genders, ethnicities, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.The conference originated in 1993 and has provided an important forum for established scientists and their trainees with the common goal to further understanding of the neuroendocrine processes regulating physiology and behavior. The limited attendance of approximately 100 researches facilitates deeper interactions among the participants compared to other scientific conferences. This year sessions will span topics that include the emerging fields of neuroimmune signaling, neural circuits, environmental influences on brain and behavior, hormone effects on the aging brain, genetics of sex differences, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis regulation and stress-related behaviors. The meeting will host a dedicated Young Investigator Symposium where talented early career researchers will showcase their work and receive valuable scientific input from established researchers. The meeting will also host a technical workshop with industry partners to highlight relevant state-of-the art technology, and a grantsmanship workshop for trainees.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.