2007 Bones and Teeth Gordon Research Conference

描述(申请人提供)：骨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的目标是提供一个展示和讨论前沿基础、翻译和临床研究的论坛，以深入了解病理生理机制，这些机制对于开发恢复正常组织结构和功能的新治疗方法是必要的。骨骼的遗传性疾病(这里定义为骨、软骨、牙齿和相关软组织)目前大部分是无法治疗的，虽然相对罕见，但它们给医生在临床治疗这些经常使人变形和虚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年的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、钙和磷代谢以及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动态平衡相关的新兴领域。会议将从会议主席对这一专题的简要概述开始，受邀发言者的发言之后将进行讨论。会议还将在下午晚些时候举行海报会议，并在每次会议结束时介绍从提交的摘要中挑选出来的一系列简短演讲。戈登研究会议的形式和氛围将促进思想的自由交流和对骨骼组织研究和治疗的未来方向的讨论。

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.