2006 Myelin Gordon Conference

2006年髓磷脂戈登会议

• 批准号: 7118480
• 负责人: ROBERT H. MILLER
• 金额: $ 1万
• 依托单位: GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-02-13 至 2007-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7118480
• 关键词: meeting /conference /symposium; myelination; myelinopathy; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this application we are requesting support for the eighth Gordon Conference on Myelin to be held in Ventura California, USA between February 12th and 17th 2006. Our understanding of the biology of myelinating cells in the nervous system continues to expand rapidly. Since the last meeting in Italy in 2004 there has been a significant move towards utilizing the insights gained from the basic biology of myelinating cells in the development and understanding of the potential for myelin repair in the adult CNS. The realization that the adult CNS contains populations of stem cells and neural precursors capable of generating new myelin has propelled studies on the genesis and differentiation of myelinating cells to the forefront of biomedical research. The program for the 8th Gordon Conference on Myelin "Development and Diseases of Myelin" is designed to capitalize on these advances and further accelerate research in this area. We have attempted to reduce overlap with speakers of previous meetings and expand the areas that will be covered. The health of the field of myelin biology research depends on a dynamic group of investigators and this is driven largely by promoting young, newly independent scientists. We have made a concerted effort to invite investigators at the junior faculty level to be speakers at this meeting. The more senior investigators have been encouraged to act as session chairs and provide overviews of the field. This will allow the young investigators a unique opportunity to present their work, and become known to their scientific peers. Few other venues offer such an opportunity. We are also committed to fostering trainees in the field of myelin biology and to specifically encourage their participation we will offer stipends for travel and registration as funds permit. All attendees will be expected to contribute to an oral presentation or present a poster. We believe that poster sessions are a key element in fostering productive interactions between scientists with different expertise. To ensure extensive interaction at the poster sessions and between researchers at different levels of their career and with different expertise we will designate a group of senior scientist to act as "poster judges" and award a series of small prizes to those posters considered to be exceptional. In keeping with the goals of the Gordon Conference such interactions will provide impetus and direction to the field of myelin biology.

描述（由申请人提供）：在本申请中，我们请求支持将于2006年2月12日至17日在美国加州文图拉举行的第八届戈登髓鞘会议。 我们对神经系统中髓鞘细胞生物学的理解继续迅速扩展。 自2004年在意大利举行的上一次会议以来，在利用从髓鞘形成细胞的基础生物学中获得的见解开发和理解成人CNS中髓鞘修复的潜力方面取得了重大进展。 认识到成年中枢神经系统包含能够产生新髓鞘的干细胞和神经前体细胞群，推动了对髓鞘细胞的发生和分化的研究成为生物医学研究的前沿。 第八届戈登髓鞘会议“髓鞘的发展和疾病”的计划旨在利用这些进展，进一步加快这一领域的研究。 我们试图减少与前几次会议发言者的重叠，并扩大将涉及的领域。 髓鞘生物学研究领域的健康发展取决于一个充满活力的研究小组，这在很大程度上是由促进年轻、新独立的科学家推动的。 我们已经做出了协调一致的努力，邀请初级教师级别的研究人员在这次会议上发言。 已鼓励较资深的调查员担任会议主席，并提供实地概况。 这将使年轻的研究人员有一个独特的机会来展示他们的工作，并成为他们的科学同行所知。 很少有其他地方提供这样的机会。 我们还致力于培养髓磷脂生物学领域的学员，并特别鼓励他们参与，我们将在资金允许的情况下提供旅行和注册津贴。 所有与会者将被要求作出贡献的口头报告或提出一个海报。 我们认为，海报会议是促进具有不同专业知识的科学家之间富有成效的互动的关键因素。 为了确保海报会议上的广泛互动，以及不同职业水平和不同专业知识的研究人员之间的广泛互动，我们将指定一组资深科学家担任“海报评委”，并向被认为是杰出的海报颁发一系列小型奖项。 为了与戈登会议的目标保持一致，这种相互作用将为髓鞘生物学领域提供动力和方向。