2007 Catecholamines Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：儿茶酚胺使用广泛的方法进行研究：分子生物学，简单系统，行为和临床研究。该领域的特点之一是使用儿茶酚胺的神经系统有许多共同点，尽管专注于特定儿茶酚胺或同一儿茶酚胺的不同作用的研究人员通常不知道儿茶酚胺研究的互补方面。越来越明显的是，在儿茶酚胺生物学、功能和功能障碍的研究中，持续的进展将需要越来越多的综合方法。因此，分子生物学家正被吸引到更综合的系统方法和行为生物学家正在开发许多分子方法。此外，由于多巴胺、去甲肾上腺素和肾上腺素在整个系统发育过程中都是神经递质和激素，因此可以在具有强大遗传工具的简单生物体中进行研究。最后，最近的工作允许在自然动物行为中阐明儿茶酚胺神经传递，这是2007年会议的一个重要焦点。因此，在2007年的会议上，会谈范围将从儿茶酚胺神经传递机制的非常基础的研究到儿茶酚胺生理学、药理学、神经内分泌学、行为学和临床的综合会谈。弥合儿茶酚胺研究的这些不同方面之间的差距，是一个关注儿茶酚胺研究整个领域的会议的主要好处之一。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Catecholamines are investigated using a broad range of approaches: molecular biology, simple systems, behavior and clinical studies. One of the characteristics of the field is that neuronal systems using catecholamines have much in common, although investigators who focus on particular catecholamines or on different actions of the same catecholamine are often unaware of complementary aspects of catecholamine research. It is increasingly apparent that continued progress will require increasingly integrated approaches in studies of catecholamine biology, function and dysfunction. Thus, molecular biologists are being drawn to more integrated systems approaches and behavioral biologists are exploiting many molecular approaches. In addition, because dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine serve as neurotransmitters and hormones throughout the phylogenetic scale, studies are possible in simple organisms where powerful genetic tools are available. Finally, very recent work allows the elucidation of catecholamine neurotransmission during natural animal behaviors, an important focus of the 2007 sessions. Thus, in the 2007 meeting, talks will range from very basic research on mechanisms of catecholamine neurotransmission to talks integrating catecholamine physiology, pharmacology, neuroendocrinology, behavior, and the clinic. Bridging the gap among these different aspects of catecholamine research is one of the main benefits of a conference focusing on the entire field of catecholamine research.