SUN VALLEY SKELETAL TISSUE WORKSHOP

描述(摘自申请人的摘要)：本申请请求 为太阳谷讲习班年度会议提供三年支助 2001-2003年在爱达荷州太阳谷举行的骨骼生物学会议。参赛者将是 参会人数限制在150人以内，以保持小组、研讨会的氛围。这个 太阳谷研讨会有30年的传统，最初是由一个 尝试为年轻科学家提供多学科培训。这个 讲习班继续强调初级教员的积极参与和 学生们。这些讲习班促进了跨学科的交流， 讨论时间等于或超过分配给正式陈述的时间。这个 这些努力的目标是(1)提供额外的资金来支持学生 和初级调查员出勤率和(2)激励初级和高级 调查员之间的互动。研讨会的目标是：(1)致力于 分子、组织和组织的多学科基础和临床合成 与发病机制、防治相关的生物力学过程 (2)在基础和临床研究人员之间开展对话； (3)为初级教职员工和学生提供培训工作坊，帮助搭建桥梁 学科之间的差距；(4)为学生培训和 初级教职员工和学生有机会与更多资深科学家交谈 在一个小团体环境中。第31届太阳谷研讨会的主题是新 体内研究方向，五个主题涵盖男性骨质疏松症 女性、遗传学和机械负荷敏感性、骨细胞在细胞中的作用 信号、骨骼发育和组织再生，以及神经递质 功能和骨改建，然后是一个一般性的讨论，其中新的 将确定方向并进行潜在的合作和实验 发展起来的。 已经确定了会议主席和发言者。咨询小组是 由会议座椅组成。提出了一项支持青少年的计划 科学家并鼓励与其他低年级和高年级学生互动 科学家。有计划宣传和分发一份关于 研讨会，部分使用基于网络的资源。

DESCRIPTION (Taken from the applicant's abstract): This application requests support for three years for the annual meeting of the Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology held in Sun Valley, Idaho, 2001- 2003. Participation will be limited to 150 attendees to maintain the small group, workshop atmosphere. The Sun Valley Workshops have a 30 year tradition and originally grew out of an attempt to provide multidisciplinary training to younger scientists. The Workshops continue to emphasize active participation of junior faculty and students. The Workshops have promoted interdisciplinary communication and the discussion time equals or exceeds time allotted for formal presentation. The goals of these efforts are (1) to provide additional funds to support student and junior investigator attendance and (2) to stimulate junior and senior investigator interactions. The goals of the Workshop are to (1) work toward a multidisciplinary basic and clinical synthesis of molecular, tissue and biomechanical processes related to the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of bone disease; (2) develop dialogue between basic and clinical investigators; (3) provide training workshops for junior faculty and students that help bridge the gaps between disciplines; (4) provide a forum for student training and the opportunity for junior faculty and students to talk with more senior scientists in a small group setting. The theme of the 31st Sun Valley Workshop is New Directions for In Vivo Research, with five topics covering Osteoporosis in Men and Women, Genetics and Mechanical Loading Sensitivity, Osteocyte Roles in Cell Signaling, Skeletal Development and Tissue Regeneration, and Neurotransmitter Functions and Bone Remodeling, followed by a general discussion in which new directions will be identified and potential collaborations and experiments developed. Session chairs and speakers have been identified. The Advisory Panel is composed of session chairs. A plan is presented for supporting junior scientists and for encouraging interaction with other junior and senior scientists. There are plans to advertise and distribute a summary of the workshop, partly using Web-based, resources.