Neurobiology of Disease in Children Conferences

儿童疾病神经生物学会议

• 批准号: 7117057
• 负责人: THOMAS A WOOLSEY
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-03-01 至 2008-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7117057
• 关键词: Native Americans; brain; central nervous system disorders; children; health science research potential; meeting /conference /symposium; neurobiology; neurosciences; science education; secondary schools; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Spring Brain Conference (SBC) was first organized in late 1989 to foster interdisciplinary communication among scientists studying different aspects of brain function in a format that stimulates significant interaction and discussion. The objective of the conference is to bring together top neuroscientists with varied backgrounds, interests and approaches expressly to promote the development of new strategies to investigate and stimulate the development of new therapeutic approaches to disorders of the CNS. SBC is held in Sedona, Arizona in mid-March. The dates for the next conference are March 15-18, 2006. Support is requested for meetings in 2006 and 2007. Registration and participation in the meeting is open. The meeting site, however, limits participants to a maximum of 100 scientists. In 2006, the conference will consist of 10- 12 plenary scientific sessions each organized around a theme or topic. Sessions are chosen on a competitive basis and are given in 2-4 oral presentations by recognized experts followed by open discussion. We request support for 1 established scientist, 3 Young Investigators and 5 Trainee Fellows to participate. Several sessions will be organized by or in collaboration with program personnel from the NIH. For 2006, as in 2005, we will again encourage participation by staff from different institutes such as: NINDS, NIA, NICHD, NIDA and NIMH. Two plenary lecturers will be invited to present expert overviews on topics of broad interest. We request support for a Keynote Speaker who gives the opening talk of conference. There will be a poster session, focusing on posters presented by young investigators/trainees/graduate students, particularly young scientists from diverse background minority trainees. Over 70% of the budget is to support participation by these participants. The Young Investigators and Trainee Fellows will organize and participate in hands-on presentations to 180 Native American High School Children (grades 9-12) who are residents of the Kinlani Bordertown Dormitory in Flagstaff, AZ. This targeted outreach will expand on the successful interactions in 2005. We will continue and deepen this unique effort over the next 2 years of the grant. We are in a position to build unique relationships with under-represented Native Americans. A goal is to attract new talent from this group to the exciting field of neuroscience, biology and medicine. In 2005 the increase in the number of women scientists participating in the SBC was sustained. Further increasing participation of women scientists in all aspects of this conference remains a major goal for coming years. A report of the 2005 conference highlights will be in press soon and will be posted on the web site. A preliminary announcement for the 2006 meeting is in press. Once the program is set, advertisements (and materials) will be purchased for which funding is requested. Finally, funds are requested to partially defray costs of organizing and conducting the conference, collecting follow-up assessments, and supporting the meeting's web site.

春季脑会议（SBC）首次组织于1989年底，旨在促进研究大脑功能不同方面的科学家之间的跨学科交流，其形式是刺激重要的互动和讨论。 会议的目的是汇集具有不同背景，兴趣和方法的顶级神经科学家，明确促进新策略的开发，以研究和刺激CNS疾病新治疗方法的开发。 SBC于3月中旬在亚利桑那州塞多纳举行。 下一次会议的日期是2006年3月15日至18日。 要求为2006年和2007年的会议提供支助。 登记和参加会议是开放的。 但是，会议地点限制与会者最多100名科学家。 2006年，会议将包括10- 12次全体科学会议，每次会议围绕一个主题或专题组织。 会议是在竞争的基础上选择的，由公认的专家进行2-4次口头陈述，然后进行公开讨论。 我们请求支持1名知名科学家、3名年轻研究员和5名实习研究员参加。 将由NIH的项目人员组织或与NIH的项目人员合作组织几次会议。 2006年，与2005年一样，我们将再次鼓励来自不同机构的工作人员参加，如：NINDS、NIA、NICHD、NIDA和NIMH。 将邀请两名全体讲师就广泛感兴趣的专题提出专家概述。 我们请求支持一位主题演讲者，他将在会议上发表开幕演讲。 将举办一次海报展示会，重点是青年调查人员/受训人员/研究生，特别是来自不同背景的少数族裔受训人员的青年科学家展示的海报。 超过70%的预算用于支持这些参与者的参与。 年轻的调查员和实习研究员将组织和参加动手演示给180名美国原住民高中儿童（9-12年级）谁是居民的Kinlani边境城宿舍在弗拉格斯塔夫，亚利桑那州。 这一有针对性的外联活动将在2005年成功互动的基础上扩大。 我们将在未来两年的赠款中继续并深化这一独特的努力。 我们能够与代表性不足的美洲原住民建立独特的关系。 一个目标是从这个群体中吸引新的人才到神经科学，生物学和医学的令人兴奋的领域。 2005年，参加巴塞尔公约秘书处的女科学家人数持续增加。 进一步增加女科学家对这次会议所有方面的参与仍然是今后几年的一个主要目标。 关于2005年会议要点的报告不久将付印，并将在网站上公布。 关于2006年会议的初步通知正在印刷中。 一旦程序设置，广告（和材料）将被购买的资金要求。 最后，请求提供资金，以支付组织和举办会议、收集后续评估和支持会议网站的部分费用。