American Society for Intercellular Communication (ASIC)

总结： 美国细胞间通讯协会（ASIC）是由主要研究人员创建的。 来自美国和加拿大，目标是为包括新兴市场在内的研究创造一个家园。 介质和途径的细胞间通讯（IC）超出了现有的社会范围。 组织者专注于定期的年度会议，对细胞外囊泡，颗粒和细胞外基质感兴趣。 RNA（EV/EP/ExRNA）和其他复杂的分子交换途径。我们相信， ASIC作为一个在北美享有盛誉的组织是重要的，因为它将提供一个知识的家园， 对于那些对基础科学感兴趣的年轻科学家，以及与EV和非EV相关的床边实验室 research.会议地点（博尔格中心;波托马克，马里兰州）提供了一个平台， PI和政府机构的项目官员之间的直接沟通，对EV感兴趣 研究包括NIH，NIST，FDA和NSF。会议和学会在许多方面都是创新的 包括会议主题涵盖了广泛的IC流程，远远超出了现有的 这些社会主要被外泌体相关研究所主导。相比之下，ASIC打开了大门， 用于研究所有超分子通讯途径，包括EV/EP/ExRNA，细胞间通讯， 突触、纳米管和微管以及其他机制。此外，会议费用相对较低， 包括注册，膳食和酒店，使更多的学生，博士后和初级教师， 参加这个论坛为了进一步促进对代表不足的少数群体的包容， 由于性别或其他偏见的影响，ASIC成立了多元化和包容性ASIC委员会（DIAC） 在朱莉·索格斯塔德博士的领导下沿着这些路线，我们的目标集中在一起， 来自不同基础科学和临床领域的研究人员讨论和促进对 EV/EP/ExRNA在诊断、治疗中的多因素影响，以及对 正常与疾病状态的生物发生;吸引EV/EP/ExRNA领域的年轻新研究人员 以及他们在成为独立成功的同事方面的进步，并将感兴趣的人聚集在一起 缔约方讨论有关信息和通信的重要议题，并传播在 会议向广大科学界以及卫生保健提供者和一般 公众

Summary: The American Society for Intercellular Communication (ASIC) was created by principal investigators from the United States and Canada with a goal of creating a home for research encompassing emerging mediators and pathways of intercellular communication (IC) beyond the scope of the existing societies. Organizers have focused on regular yearly meetings with interest in extracellular vesicles, particles, and RNA (EV/EP/ExRNA) and other complex pathways of molecular exchange. We believe that having ASIC as a reputable organization in North America is significant since it will provide an intellectual home for young scientists who are interested in basic science and bench to bedside related EV and non-EV research. The location of the meeting (Bolger Center; Potomac, MD) provides a platform that allows direct communication between PIs and program officers from government agencies with interest in EV research including NIH, NIST, FDA, and NSF. The meeting and the Society are innovative in many ways including that the meeting topics cover a broad range of IC processes far beyond the focus of existing societies that have been largely dominated by exosome-related research. In contrast, ASIC opens the door for studies on all supramolecular pathways of communications including EV/EP/ExRNAs, intercellular synapses, nano- and microtubes and other mechanisms. In addition, the relatively low cost of the meeting, which includes registrations, meals, and hotel, enables more students, postdocs, and junior faculty to attend. In order to further promote the inclusion of Under Represented Minorities (URM) and reduce the impact of gender or other bias, ASIC has formed the Diversity and Inclusion ASIC Committee (DIAC) under the leadership of Dr. Julie Saugstad. Along these lines our Aims focus on bringing together investigators from diverse basic science and clinical fields to discuss and advance understanding of the multifactorial impact of EV/EP/ExRNA in diagnostics, treatments, and a basic understanding of the biogenesis of normal vs. diseases states; engage young new investigators in the field of EV/EP/ExRNA and their advancement in becoming independent successful colleagues, and bring together interested parties to discuss relevant key significant topics regarding IC, and disseminate information presented at the conference to the scientific community-at-large as well as to health care providers and the general public.