Emerging Strategies: bridging basic and clinical science

描述（由申请人提供）：南达科他州大学桑福德医学院（USDSM）计划于2008年6月13日至15日举行一次专题讨论会，重点是“新兴战略：连接基础科学和临床科学”。USDSM最近在发展其研究使命方面取得了很大进展，在过去五年中，校外赠款支持水平大约翻了一番。这种增长大部分发生在基础科学领域。我们相信，我们的研究计划的下一步进展是提高转化研究的水平。事实上，我们认为这一研究领域在我们地区拥有巨大的增长潜力，因为该地区存在一些独特的人口（例如美洲原住民，农村）。因此，会议的一个主要目标是让来自USDSM和更大的中西部地区的研究人员有机会与在基础科学和临床科学方面取得成功的国际知名人士进行互动。我们还认识到，加快我们在研究方面的进展将需要建立战略伙伴关系。因此，研讨会的第二个目标，这将是区域范围内的邀请发送到更大的中西部地区，将启动与邻近机构的这种伙伴关系。我们预计约有300名与会者，其中包括基础科学教师，临床教师，博士后研究员，研究生和本科生在研究轨道从大中西部地区。特邀演讲也将向公众开放。除了邀请的演讲，海报会议将举行与会者介绍他们目前的研究。充分的讨论时间和邀请演讲者参加的公开论坛小组讨论将使与会者之间进行广泛的互动。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota (USDSM) is planning a symposium with the focus of "Emerging strategies: Bridging Basic and Clinical Science" to be held June 13-15, 2008. USDSM has recently made great progress in growing its research mission, approximately doubling the level of extramural grant support in the past five years. A majority of this growth has occurred in the basic sciences. We believe that the next step in the progression of our research program is to increase the level of translational research. Indeed, we feel this area of research holds a tremendous potential for growth in our region due to some of the unique populations (e.g. Native American, rural) present in the region. Accordingly, a major goal of the conference is to allow researchers from USDSM and the greater Midwest region an opportunity to interact with speakers of international stature that have been successful in bridging basic and clinical sciences. We also recognize that accelerating our progress in research will require the formation of strategic partnerships. Thus a second goal of the symposium, which will be regional in scope with invitations sent to the greater Midwest region, will be to initiate such partnerships with neighboring institutions. We anticipate approximately 300 attendees which would include basic science faculty, clinical faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and undergraduate students in research tracks from the greater Midwest region. Invited talks will also be open to the public. In addition to the invited talks, a poster session will be held for attendees to present their current research. Ample discussion periods and an open forum panel discussion involving the invited speakers will allow for extensive interaction between participants.