Advances in Mineral Metabolism (AMM) meeting

描述(由申请人提供)：矿物代谢进展(AIMM)是由亨特·希思博士和史蒂夫·霍奇森博士于1985年构思的。 他们的努力使AIMM成为一个将基础骨生物学和临床骨生物学结合在一起的会议，提供了广泛的机会进行公开、自由和非正式的讨论。AIMM会议受到了广泛的骨生物学家和临床医生的欢迎，他们在过去20年里每年都聚集在一起，参加体现AIMM精神的关于骨和矿物质代谢的非正式高质量讨论。AIMM的教职员工组成了骨生物界的主要人物名单，在AIMM上首次讨论了骨领域的许多重要进展。 AIMM还有一个传统，即通过为成功提供额外的激励来投资于年轻调查人员的发展。AIMM/ASBMR John Haddad青年研究员奖设立于1999年，此后一直在AIMM会议上颁发。AIMM是颁发这些享有盛誉的奖项的完美场所，为年轻的研究人员提供了一个非恐吓、亲密和互动的创造性科学交流场所。 2006年AIMM会议将包括关于骨和脂肪之间的关系；骨和成骨细胞的衰老生物学；骨代谢障碍：生物学和临床方面；肌肉和骨骼之间的相互作用；运动、机械负荷和机械转导；了解骨生物学的新方法；生殖和骨健康：基础和临床方面；以及骨和软骨中的CCN蛋白。 这项提议的目的是要求提供资金，以支付今后五年的会议费用。 这些资金将极大地帮助AIMM履行其职能，激发骨和软骨研究的进一步创造力，并为年轻研究人员提供一个论坛来促进他们的才华。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advances in Mineral Metabolism (AIMM) was conceived by Drs. Hunter Heath and Steve Hodgson in 1985. Their efforts established AIMM as a meeting which combined basic and clinical bone biology in a format that provides extensive opportunity for open, free, and informal discussion. The AIMM meeting has been embraced by a broad spectrum of bone biologists and clinicians who have gathered annually for the past 20 years to participate in the informal high quality discussions of bone and mineral metabolism which embody the spirit of AIMM. Members of the AIMM faculty comprise a list of the major figures in the bone biology community and many important advances in the bone field were first discussed at AIMM. AIMM also has a tradition of investing in the development of young investigators by providing additional incentives for success. The AIMM/ASBMR John Haddad Young Investigator Awards were established in 1999 and have been presented at the AIMM meeting ever since. AIMM is the perfect venue for the presentation of these prestigious awards by providing young investigators with an non-intimidating, intimate, and interactive venue for creative scientific exchange. The 2006 AIMM meeting will include sessions on the relationship between bone and fat; Aging biology of bones and osteoblasts; Disorders of bone metabolism: biology and clinical aspects; Interactions between muscle and bone; Exercise, mechanical loading and mechanotransduction; Novel approaches to understanding bone biology; Reproduction and bone health: fundamental and clinical aspects; and CCN proteins in bone and cartilage. The purpose of this proposal is to request funds to defray the costs of the meeting for the next five years. These funds will aid immensely in allowing AIMM to fulfill its function to stimulate further creativity in bone and cartilage research and to provide young investigators with a tribune to promote their talent.