Gordon Research Conference on Glycobiology 2005/2007

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一份多年期的申请，为每两年一次的戈登糖生物学研究会议提供部分支持，该会议将于2005年3月和2007年3月在加州文图拉港镇的Four Points Sheraton文图拉喜来登酒店举行。上一届会议于2003年3月2日至7日在同一地点举行，并已获得全额认购。糖生物学戈登会议是最负盛名的论坛之一，介绍糖生物学领域最新和最重要的研究。2005年和2007年的会议将延续强调糖缀合物生物学的传统。2005年会议的计划简述如下。2007年的会议也将制定类似的计划。计划举行11次口头会议，并在会议整整四天的每一天以海报介绍作为补充。将选出优秀的海报作简短的口头报告，介绍该领域的最新发展。讲座将涵盖以下主题：发育糖生物学、肿瘤糖生物学、糖结合物在信号转导中的作用、免疫系统的糖生物学、神经元糖生物学、微生物和寄生虫的糖生物学、人类遗传疾病的糖生物学、糖基化在蛋白质折叠和质量控制中的作用、糖结合物的生物合成、结构和化学糖生物学、基因组学、蛋白质组学和糖组学。上述主题的广度和所采用技术的多样性将吸引对糖缀合物及其功能有共同兴趣的不同群体的科学家。参与者和演讲者的选择将反映糖生物学的国际卓越水平，并适当平衡确保年轻科学家，妇女和少数民族的代表性。为残疾人士提供适当的设施。会议将汇集该领域的顶尖科学家，介绍和评估最新的研究成果，旨在促进新兴概念和技术在糖生物学研究的广泛前沿的应用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): This is a multi-year application for partial support of the biennial Gordon Research Conference on Glycobiology to be held in March 2005 and 2007 at the Four Points Sheraton Ventura Harbortown, Ventura, CA. The previous conference was held at the same location, March 2-7, 2003, and was fully subscribed. The Glycobiology Gordon Conference is one of the most prestigious forums for the presentation of the latest and most significant research in the area of Glycobiology. The 2005 and 2007 conferences will continue a tradition of emphasis on the biology of glycoconjugates. Plans for the 2005 conference are described briefly below. Similar plans will be made for the 2007 meeting. Eleven oral sessions are planned which will be supplemented with poster presentations on each of the four full days of the conference. Outstanding posters will be selected for short oral presentations to bring forth the latest developments in the field. The lecture sessions will cover the following topics: Developmental Glycobiology, Cancer Glycobiology, Role of Glycoconjugates in Signal Transduction, Glycobiology of the Immune System, Neuronal Glycobiology, Glycobiology of Microbes and Parasites, Glycobiology of Human Genetic Diseases, Role of Glycosylation in Protein Folding and Quality Control, Biosynthesis of Glycoconjugates, Structural and Chemical Glycobiology, and Genomics, Proteomics, and Glycomics. The above breadth of topics and the diversity of techniques employed will attract a diverse group of scientists with a common interest in glycoconjugates and their functions. Participants and speakers will be selected to reflect the international excellence in glycobiology with appropriate balance ensuring representation of young scientists, women, and minorities. Proper facilities are available to accommodate handicapped individuals. The meeting will bring together leading scientists in the field to present and evaluate the latest research and is designed to stimulate the application of emerging concepts and technologies to the broad frontiers of research in glycobiology.