Student and Postdoctoral Travel Awards for the 2006 Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）：畸形学学会年会为学生和博士后提供了一个论坛，可以展示他们的研究成果，并与该领域的一些顶尖科学家进行互动。学会高度重视教育和培训，努力促进培训是调查人员战略目标的一部分。年会是这些努力的重要组成部分。这种环境鼓励开放的思想交流和实验发现。2006年年会将于2006年6月24日至29日在亚利桑那州图森市举行。会议计划包括关于该领域当前主题的专题讨论会，以及学生和博士后提交报告的海报和平台会议，旨在向与会者介绍出生缺陷研究的最新进展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Teratology Society's Annual Meeting provides a forum for students and postdoctoral fellows to present their research and interact with some of the leading scientists in their field. The Society places a high priority on education and training and efforts to foster training are part of the investigators' strategic goals. The Annual Meeting is a major port of these efforts. This setting encourages an open exchange of ideas and experimental finding. The 2006 Annual Meeting will be held in Tucson, Arizona from June 24-29, 2006. The meeting program consists of symposium talks on current topics within the field, and poster and platform sessions for student and postdoctoral fellow submitted presentations, designed to inform attendees about the latest advances in birth defects research. The students and postdoctoral fellows are the future of both the Teratology Society and the science endeavors fostered by our community of scientists. Travel awards assist these students and postdoctoral fellows offset the financial burden of attending the Teratology Society Annual Meeting. Without this assistance many would not be able to take advantage of the rich exchange of scientific information and new ideas generated at this scientific meeting. In this proposal, the investigators are requesting funds to defray part of the cost of travel awards, which will be granted to students and postdoctoral fellows presenting their research finding at the 2006 Teratology Society Annual Meeting