Coordination Funds

为了全面了解上皮细胞间连接作为信号枢纽的功能，需要参与群体之间在几个层面上的密切互动和沟通：1。通过组织讲习班、研讨会以及国家/国际会议和交换受训人员，科学交流最新发展、调查结果和假设。2.通过组织讲习班交流技术专门知识和使用模型系统，获得关键协议和数据，提供细胞和小鼠等模型生物以及其他实验工具。3.协调一般性活动和网络交流，并对这些一般性活动进行财务管理，特别是对青年科学家参加不同优先计划活动的差旅费进行管理。除了合作小组之间的实验室交流之外，国家/国际会议对于有效推进项目和想法具有最高优先级。此外，建立和更新网站作为SPP成员和对SPP研究主题感兴趣的外部同事之间的交流平台非常重要。根据这一经验，我们将在第二个供资期内重点进一步开发这些工具。

To comprehensively understand how epithelial intercellular junctions function as signaling hubs requires a close interaction and communication among participating groups at several levels: 1. Scientific exchange of latest developments, findings and hypotheses through organization e.g. of workshops, seminars as well as national/international meetings and exchange of trainees. 2. Exchange of technical expertise as well as use of model systems through organization of workshops, access to key protocols and data, provision of cells and model organisms such as mice as well as additional experimental tools. 3. Coordination of general activities and network exchange as well as financial management of these general activities, in particular administration of travel costs of junior scientists to attend the different priority programme activities.During the first funding period, is has turned out that financial and logistic support of regular retreats, national/international meetings in addition to lab exchanges among collaborating groups has the highest priority for efficiently advancing projects and ideas. Further, building and updating the website has been important as an exchange platform among SPP members and external colleagues interested into the research topics of the SPP. Based on this experience, we will focus on further developing these instruments during the second funding period.