2007 Bones and Teeth Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：骨骼和牙齿戈登研究会议将于2007年7月15日至20日在缅因州比德福德的新英格兰大学举行。B&TGRC的目标是提供一个论坛，介绍和讨论前沿的基础，转化和临床研究，以深入了解病理生理机制，这是必要的新的治疗方法的发展，恢复正常的组织结构和功能。骨骼（此处定义为骨、软骨、牙齿和相关软组织）的遗传性疾病目前大部分无法治疗，虽然相对罕见，但它们给医生在临床管理患有这些经常变形和衰弱的疾病的患者带来了重大困难。 此外，由于预期寿命的增加，获得性骨骼疾病的发病率正在迅速增加。2007年B&TGRC计划将包括表观遗传学，骨骼发育，牙科生物学，干细胞生物学，骨免疫学，转移性骨病，钙和磷酸盐代谢和目前治疗骨病的治疗方法，所有这些都是与健康和疾病中的骨骼稳态相关的新兴领域。会议开始时，会议主席将简要概述主题，邀请发言者发言后将进行讨论。会议还将在下午晚些时候举行海报会议，并将在每次会议结束时从提交的摘要中选出一系列简短的演讲。戈登研究会议的形式和气氛将促进思想的自由交流和讨论骨骼组织研究和治疗的未来方向。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Bones and Teeth Gordon Research Conference will be held from July 15th-20th, 2007 at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. The goal of the B&TGRC is to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of cutting-edge basic, translational and clinical research in order to gain insights into pathophysiological mechanisms, which are necessary for the development of new therapeutic approaches for restoration of normal tissue structure and function. Genetic disorders of the skeleton (defined here as bone, cartilage, teeth and associated soft tissues) are currently untreatable for the most part, and while relatively rare, they present major difficulties to physicians in the clinical management of patients with these often deforming and debilitating diseases. Furthermore, the incidence of acquired skeletal disorders is increasing at a rapid rate due to an increase in life expectancy. The 2007 B&TGRC Program will include sessions on epigenetics, skeletal development, dental biology, stem cell biology, osteoimmunology, metastatic bone disease, calcium and phosphate metabolism and current therapies for the treatment of bone disorders, all of which are emerging areas of relevance to skeletal homeostasis in health and disease. Sessions will start with a brief overview of the topic by the session chairs, and presentations by invited speakers will be followed by discussion. The conference will also feature poster sessions in the late afternoons, and a series of short talks selected from submitted abstracts will be presented at the end of each session. The format and atmosphere that characterizes the Gordon Research Conferences will foster the free exchange of ideas and discussing of future directions in the study and treatment of skeletal tissues.