2004 Bioelectrochemistry Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）： 这项赠款建议是资助会议费和/或旅费的参与者在2004年会议的生物电化学戈登研究会议。自1980年以来，戈登生物电化学研究会议一直是与电场和磁场的生物效应有关的新发展的非正式论坛，沿着这些领域在研究细胞功能方面的新应用。具有生物学、化学和物理学方面主要专门知识的科学家参加了会议。过去的会议提供了一个亲密的研讨会环境，其中戈登研究会议设置工作得非常好，以促进参与者之间的非正式互动，因为他们在整个五天的会议中分享膳食和下午的自由时间。这些互动往往导致富有成效的合作和新的研究方法。2004年生物电化学戈登会议有三个主要焦点：1）我们对内源性电场在图案形成、伤口愈合和再生中的关键作用的理解的最新进展; 2）用于监测细胞动力学和代谢、控制基因和药物递送以及靶向细胞内细胞器的新的电化学和光学技术; 3）在理解细胞与手机和MRI使用的RF场相互作用的生物物理机制方面的最新进展。我们的国际参与传统将继续下去，来自美国和国外的演讲者将大量参与。我们计划共有32位发言人和会议主席，其中11位来自欧洲。每位演讲者将在30分钟内介绍他们的最新成果，然后进行10分钟的讨论和提问。长时间的讨论对于发展新的想法和适当消化发言者提出的新成果非常重要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This grant proposal is to fund conference fees and/or travel expenses for participants at the 2004 meeting of the Bioelectrochemistry Gordon Research Conference. The Gordon Research Conference on Bioelectrochemistry has served as an off-the-record forum for new developments relating to biological effects of electric and magnetic fields along with new applications of these fields for studying cell function since 1980. It has involved the participation of scientists with primary expertise in biology, chemistry and physics. Past meetings have provided an intimate workshop environment, in which the Gordon Research Conference setting has worked extremely well to facilitate informal interactions among participants as they share meals and afternoon free time throughout the five-day conference. These interactions have often lead to fruitful collaborations and new research approaches. The 2004 Bioelectrochemistry Gordon Conference has three major foci: 1) Recent advances in our understanding of the critical role of endogenous electric fields in pattern formation, wound healing and regeneration; 2) New electrochemical and optical techniques for monitoring cell dynamics and metabolism, controlling gene and drug delivery, and targeting intracellular organelles; 3) Recent advances in understanding the biophysical mechanisms of cellular interactions with RF fields used by cell phones and MRI. Our tradition of international participation will continue, with significant involvement of speakers from both the US and abroad. We plan to have a total of 32 speakers and session chairs with 11 of them coming from Europe. Each speaker will present their latest results in 30 min followed by 10 min of discussion and questions. Lengthy discussion periods are very important for the development of new ideas and the appropriate digestion of new results that have been presented by the speakers.