FASEB CONF ON LIVER GROWTH REG IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

本次会议的主要目标是促进研究人员在肝脏生长调节关键领域的互动。肝脏已经成为了解生物环境中细胞和组织生长的基本方面的最佳模型之一，不仅提供了对肝脏疾病的洞察，而且还提供了对各种器官系统的发育、功能和相互作用的了解。这些最新的发展和该领域扩大的相关性使我们为这次会议达成了以下目标：1.将在肝脏器官发生、生长控制和病理学方面具有专业知识的资深科学家和初级研究人员聚集在一个旨在刺激互动的计划中。2.对肝脏个体发育与成体干细胞的关系、肝损伤过程中肝再生和细胞凋亡的调控、非实质细胞的作用、肝癌和病毒的发病机制以及肝脏基因治疗和移植的新途径进行了深入的探讨。3.使青年研究人员能够通过与该领域资深和知名科学家进行互动，并有机会在会议上口头介绍他们的工作，进一步发展他们的调查技能。

The major goal of this conference is to foster interactions between researchers in the critical area of Liver Growth Regulation. The liver has become one of the best models for understanding basic aspects of cell and tissue growth in an organismal context, providing insight not only into hepatic diseases, but also the development, function, and interactions of various organ systems. These recent developments and the expanded relevance of the field have led us to the following objectives for the conference: 1. To bring together senior scientists and junior investigators with expertise in liver organogenesis, growth control, and pathology in a program structured to stimulate interactions. 2. To critically evaluate the relationship between liver ontogeny and adult stem cells, the control of liver regeneration and apoptosis during liver injury, the roles of non-parenchymal cells, mechanisms of hepatic cancer and viral pathogenesis, and new approaches to hepatic gene therapy and transplantation. 3. To allow young researchers to further develop their investigative skills by interacting with senior and established scientists in the field, and by being given the opportunity to present their work orally at the conference.