2003 Molecular Cell Biology Gordon Conference

描述(由申请者提供)：我们申请资助2003年戈登分子细胞生物学研究会议。本次会议重点关注细胞生物学的最新发展，这将是揭示遗传病潜在机制的关键，并为人类疾病的预防、诊断和治疗方法提供见解。要了解导致人类疾病的细胞功能缺陷，包括许多癌症、心血管疾病、免疫反应缺陷、睡眠障碍、高血压、糖尿病和神经退行性疾病，需要有细胞生物学的基本知识。这次会议的独特之处在于其多样性和科学卓越的目标，以及创造一个将基本细胞生物学过程与此类疾病机制联系起来的环境。组织者是苏珊·温特(Vanderbilt University)和埃琳·奥谢(Erin O‘Shea)(加州大学旧金山分校)。该计划旨在强调尖端科学，导致调节细胞生理学的新范式，以及细胞生物学的创新方法。主题广泛，包括细胞周期调控、染色质组织、信号转导、细胞器生物发生、发育、蛋白质和囊泡运输、遗传病以及细胞生物学和疾病的基因组方法。这次会议将汇聚并促进世界知名细胞生物学家之间的讨论。与会者将展示他们最新和令人兴奋的成果，涉及许多模型系统，并使用各种新的技术战略。计划举行九次会议，其中包括四到五次主要会谈。在几次会议结束时，将包括关于突破性发展的简短口头报告。39位演讲者，都是各自领域的领导者，已经同意参加；其中超过30%是女性。每天的海报会议将使所有参与者能够介绍和讨论他们的最新成果。会议形式将为演讲者、博士后研究员和研究生提供广泛的非正式讨论领域。这笔赠款要求为这次令人兴奋的会议提供部分支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We request funding to support the 2003 Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Cell Biology. This conference focuses on recent developments in cell biology that will be key for revealing the mechanisms underlying genetic diseases and providing insights into methods for the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of human diseases. A basic knowledge of cell biology will be required to understand the defects in cell function that cause human diseases, including many cancers, cardiovascular pathologies, defective immune responses, sleep disorders, hypertension, diabetes, and neurodegenerative disorders. The meeting is unique in its goals of diversity and scientific excellence, combined with generating an environment for linking fundamental cell biologic processes to such disease mechanisms. The organizers are Susan Wente (at Vanderbilt University) and Erin O'Shea (at University of California, San Francisco). The program is designed to emphasize cutting-edge science that leads to new paradigms for regulating cell physiology, as well as innovative approaches to cell biology. A wide range of topics is represented, including cell cycle regulation, chromatin organization, signal transduction, organelle biogenesis, development, protein and vesicular trafficking, genetic diseases, as well as genomic approaches to cell biology and disease. The meeting will bring together and foster discussion among world-renowned cell biologists. Participants will present their most recent and exciting results involving a number of model systems and using a variety of novel technical strategies. Nine sessions, with four or five major talks, are planned. At the end of several sessions, short oral presentations on breaking developments will be included. Thirty-nine speakers, all leaders in their fields, have agreed to attend; over 30 percent of these are women. Daily poster sessions will enable all participants to present and discuss their most recent results. The conference format will provide extensive areas for informal discussion among speakers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. This grant requests partial support for this exciting meeting.