The Future of Salivary Gland Research

唾液腺研究的未来

• 批准号: 6606617
• 负责人: JAMES E MELVIN
• 金额: $ 1万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-02-01 至 2004-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6606617
• 关键词: health science research; meeting /conference /symposium; salivary glands

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks partial support for a one-day conference to explore the future of salivary gland research. While technological and scientific advances have increased the career opportunities in this field, it appears that senior investigators are pursuing other career paths and new investigators are not entering the field of salivary gland research. This is reflected by the number of grants supported by the NIDCR in the different areas of salivary research. For example, in fiscal year 1996 the number of grants was about 97, and in fiscal year 2001 this number was about 90. Clearly, there has been a lack of growth in the number of new salivary gland grant applications received and awards made by the NIDCR. The primary purpose of the conference is therefore to initiate dialogue among researchers in different scientific disciplines in order to: I) develop a strategy for attracting new investigators to the field of salivary gland research; ii) explore training opportunities for experienced salivary gland researchers; and iii) identify new scientific advances that can be applied to salivary gland research. The conference will be held in February 2, 2003, immediately to precede the Gordon Research Conference entitled "Salivary Glands and Exocrine Secretion" to be held February 2-7, 2003 in Ventura, California. The proposed conference will provide a much needed forum for presentation and extensive discussion of: (1) The current status of salivary gland research and evolving questions, (2) Emerging fields and future areas of research emphasis, (3) How to encourage new investigators to enter the salivary gland field, (4) Mechanisms for promoting interactions between experienced exocrine biologists and new investigators in complementary fields, (5) Collaborations between basic and clinical researchers and, (6) Available support mechanisms, including training programs. A specific attempt has been made to identify the next generation of potential salivary gland researchers and invite them to present their current research programs and to elucidate how such scientific advances can be introduced to salivary research.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求为期一天的会议的部分支持，以探索唾液腺研究的未来。虽然技术和科学的进步增加了这一领域的职业机会，但似乎高级研究人员正在追求其他职业道路，新的研究人员没有进入唾液腺研究领域。这反映在NIDCR在唾液研究的不同领域支持的赠款数量上。例如，在1996财政年度，赠款的数目约为97笔，而在2001财政年度，这一数目约为90笔。显然，NIDCR收到的新唾液腺赠款申请和颁发的奖项数量缺乏增长。因此，会议的主要目的是在不同科学学科的研究人员之间开展对话，以便：I）制定吸引新研究人员进入唾液腺研究领域的战略; ii）探索有经验的唾液腺研究人员的培训机会; iii）确定可应用于唾液腺研究的新科学进展。 会议将于2003年2月2日举行，紧接着将于2003年2月2日至7日在加州文图拉举行的题为“唾液腺和外分泌”的戈登研究会议。拟议的会议将提供一个非常需要的论坛，以介绍和广泛讨论： (1)唾液腺研究的现状和发展中的问题， (2)新兴领域和未来研究重点领域， (3)如何鼓励新的研究者进入唾液腺领域， (4)促进有经验的外分泌生物学家和互补领域的新研究者之间相互作用的机制， (5)基础和临床研究人员之间的合作， (6)现有的支助机制，包括培训方案。 一个具体的尝试已经确定下一代的潜在的唾液腺研究人员，并邀请他们介绍他们目前的研究计划，并阐明如何将这些科学进步可以引入唾液研究。