Serotonin Club IUPHAR Satellite Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）：血清素俱乐部是一个由约 650 名对血清素（5-羟色胺）研究感兴趣的生物医学科学家组成的国际组织。血清素俱乐部是国际基础与临床药理学会联盟 (IUPHAR) 的授权附属机构，每 4 年主办一次 IUPHAR 大会卫星会议。下一次会议将于2006年6月27-30日在日本札幌的北海道大学举行，作为在中国北京举行的2006年IUPHAR世界大会的官方卫星会议。该计划的总体目标是举办一次关于血清素研究的国际会议，该会议将具有尽可能高的科学质量，以吸引和教育年轻和资深研究人员。该应用程序的主要具体目的是为年轻研究人员提供经济支持，使他们能够出席和参加血清素俱乐部会议，从而促进他们在血清素研究方面的职业生涯。今年，包括 4 名发言人在内的 16 场研讨会将涵盖有关血清素的全部新发现。血清素研究与人类健康密切相关，与药物滥用、疼痛、心血管系统和消化过程，尤其是心理健康密切相关。令人惊讶的是，血清素药物对于治疗抑郁症、精神分裂症、强迫症、躁狂症、焦虑症、饮食失调、恐慌和创伤后应激障碍至关重要。然而，基于对特定血清素受体具有选择性作用的化合物的新型疗法存在更多机会，并且现在才用新的药理学工具进行探索。血清素俱乐部会议通常是领先科学家展示其与涉及血清素机制的新药发现和目标验证相关的最新发现的第一个场所。因此，出席和参与 IUPHAR 血清素卫星会议对于从事血清素相关问题的年轻研究人员的早期职业生涯来说往往是一个独特的机会。因此，为受训神经科学家参加即将在札幌举行的血清素会议提供支持，将对年轻研究人员产生积极影响，进而对该领域产生持久影响。血清素俱乐部是一个由对神经递质血清素研究感兴趣的生物医学科学家组成的国际组织，每隔一年组织一次科学会议。此应用程序寻求支持，使年轻的研究人员能够参加 2006 年血清素俱乐部会议。血清素研究对于药物滥用、疼痛、心血管系统、消化过程，尤其是心理健康很重要。血清素药物用于治疗抑郁症、精神分裂症、躁狂症、焦虑症、饮食失调、恐慌和创伤后应激障碍。血清素俱乐部会议通常是科学家展示他们关于新型血清素药物最新发现的第一个地方。因此，帮助受训神经科学家参加会议将对学员产生积极影响，并对该领域产生持久影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Serotonin Club is an international organization of about 650 biomedical scientists interested in research on serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine). The Serotonin Club is an authorized affiliate of the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacological Societies (IUPHAR) and sponsors satellite meetings to the IUPHAR Congresses every 4 years. The next meeting will be held at Hokkaido University in Sapporo Japan June 27-30, 2006 as an official satellite of the 2006 World Congress of IUPHAR to be held in Beijing China. The overall goal of this program is to conduct an international meeting on serotonin research that will be of the highest possible scientific quality in order to attract and educate both young and senior investigators. The primary specific aim of this application is to provide financial support to young investigators to enable them to attend and participate in the Serotonin Club Meeting and thereby foster their careers in serotonin research. This year, 16 symposia including four speakers each will cover the full range of new findings regarding serotonin. Serotonin research is very relevant to human health, being germane to substance abuse, pain, cardiovascular systems, and digestive processes, and especially mental health. It is striking that serotonergic drugs are central to treatments of depression, schizophrenia, OCD, mania, anxiety, eating disorders, panic, and PTSD. Nevertheless, additional opportunities exist for novel therapeutics based on compounds having selective actions at specific serotonin receptors and that are only now being explored with new pharmacological tools. Serotonin Club meetings are typically the first place that leading scientists present their newest findings relevant to novel drug discovery and target validations involving serotonergic mechanisms. Accordingly, attendance and participation in the IUPHAR Serotonin Satellite meetings are often singular opportunities in the early careers of young investigators working on serotonin-related problems. Hence, support that would enable neuroscientists-in-training to attend the forthcoming Serotonin Meeting in Sapporo will have a positive influence on young investigators and in turn will have a lasting impact on the field. The Serotonin Club, an international organization of biomedical scientists interested in research on the neurotransmitter serotonin, organizes scientific meetings every other year. This application seeks support to enable young investigators to participate in the 2006 Serotonin Club Meeting. Serotonin research is important to substance abuse, pain, cardiovascular systems, digestive processes, and especially mental health. Serotonergic drugs are used to treat depression, schizophrenia, mania, anxiety, eating disorders, panic, and PTSD. Serotonin Club meetings are typically the first place that scientists present their newest discoveries about novel serotonergic drugs. Hence, helping neuroscientists-in-training attend the meeting will have a positive influence on trainees and a lasting impact on the field.