18TH THROUGH 22ND ANNUAL NATIONAL NEUROTRAUMA SYMPOSIUM

在这份多年会议申请中，我们请求为将于2000年11月3日和4日在路易斯安那州新奥尔良举行的第18届全国神经创伤学会研讨会以及随后的四次会议提供部分资金支持。为了方便不同领域的神经学家参加会议，这些会议与神经科学学会年会一起举行。2000年会议的计划将包括19个受邀讲座和11个从成员提交的摘要中挑选出来的演讲。来自神经创伤学会以外的演讲者被特别挑选出来，为该领域带来新的见解。第18届年度神经创伤研讨会将集中讨论神经创伤研究中的争议和辩论领域。将讨论神经科学的新研究领域，丰富的内容将转化为神经元损伤领域。会议的主题将是神经创伤：新千年的问题。这次会议的特点将是关于细胞凋亡、炎症、再生抑制因子、动物模型的相关性以及实验终点的辩论。会议还将举行小组讨论，旨在加强学术界和工业界之间的互动。为期两天的研讨会包括长达四个小时的海报展示环节。会议主题包括：1)细胞凋亡：好的，坏的，还是无关紧要的？2)炎症：一把双刃剑？3)生长抑制分子对轴突再生的损害有多大？4)大脑和脊髓如何修复？5)我们的模型有多相关？6)我们的终点是最好的吗？此外，还将举行三场公开交流会议，一场题为《研究中的女性玻璃天花板》的小组讨论，另一场题为《神经创伤学术/行业》的小组讨论。还讨论了有关组织今后会议的具体信息。

In this multi-year Conference Application, we request partial funding support for the 18th Annual National Neurotrauma Society Symposium which will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 3 and 4, 2000 and the subsequent four meetings. In order to facilitate attendance of a diverse spectrum of neuroscientists, the meetings are being held in conjunction with the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. The program for the 2000 meeting will feature 19 invited lectures and 11 presentations selected from abstracts submitted by the membership. Speakers from outside the Neurotrauma Society have been specifically selected to bring new insights into the field. The 18th Annual Neurotrauma Symposium will focus on areas of controversy and debate in neurotrauma research. New areas of research in neuroscience, rich for translation into the neuronal injury arena will be discussed. The theme for the meeting will be Neurotrauma: Questions for the New Millennium. Special features of this meeting will be debates on apoptosis, inflammation, inhibitory factors in regeneration, relevance of animal models, and experimental endpoints. There will also be a panel discussion designed to enhance interactions between academia and industry. Poster presentation sessions totaling four hours are included in the two-day symposium. The session topics include: 1) Apoptosis: Good, Bad, or Indifferent? 2) Inflammation: a double-edged sword? 3) How detrimental are growth-inhibitory molecules on axonal regeneration? 4) How can brain and spinal cord be repaired? 5) How relevant are our models? 6) Are our endpoints the best? In addition, there will be three open communication sessions, a panel discussion entitled The Glass Ceiling for Women in Research, and another entitled Neurotrauma Academia/Industry. Specific information regarding the organization of future meetings is also discussed.