2003 Molecular Cell Biology Gordon Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：我们申请资助2003年戈登分子细胞生物学研究会议。本次会议的重点是细胞生物学的最新发展，这将是揭示遗传疾病机制的关键，并为人类疾病的预防、诊断和治疗方法提供见解。细胞生物学的基本知识将需要理解细胞功能缺陷导致人类疾病，包括许多癌症，心血管疾病，免疫反应缺陷，睡眠障碍，高血压，糖尿病和神经退行性疾病。这次会议的独特之处在于其多样性和卓越的科学目标，并结合创造一个将基本细胞生物学过程与此类疾病机制联系起来的环境。组织者是Susan Wente（范德比尔特大学）和Erin O'Shea（加州大学旧金山分校）。该计划旨在强调尖端科学，导致调节细胞生理学的新范式，以及细胞生物学的创新方法。广泛的主题包括细胞周期调节，染色质组织，信号转导，细胞器生物发生，发育，蛋白质和囊泡运输，遗传疾病，以及细胞生物学和疾病的基因组方法。会议将汇集并促进世界知名细胞生物学家之间的讨论。参与者将展示他们最新的和令人兴奋的结果，涉及许多模型系统和使用各种新颖的技术策略。计划召开9次会议，进行4、5次主要会谈。在几届会议结束时，将包括关于突破性发展的简短口头报告。39位演讲者都是各自领域的领袖，他们都同意出席；其中超过30%是女性。每日海报会议将使所有参与者展示和讨论他们的最新成果。会议形式将为演讲者，博士后研究员和研究生之间的非正式讨论提供广泛的领域。这项奖助金要求对这个激动人心的会议提供部分支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We request funding to support the 2003 Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Cell Biology. This conference focuses on recent developments in cell biology that will be key for revealing the mechanisms underlying genetic diseases and providing insights into methods for the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of human diseases. A basic knowledge of cell biology will be required to understand the defects in cell function that cause human diseases, including many cancers, cardiovascular pathologies, defective immune responses, sleep disorders, hypertension, diabetes, and neurodegenerative disorders. The meeting is unique in its goals of diversity and scientific excellence, combined with generating an environment for linking fundamental cell biologic processes to such disease mechanisms. The organizers are Susan Wente (at Vanderbilt University) and Erin O'Shea (at University of California, San Francisco). The program is designed to emphasize cutting-edge science that leads to new paradigms for regulating cell physiology, as well as innovative approaches to cell biology. A wide range of topics is represented, including cell cycle regulation, chromatin organization, signal transduction, organelle biogenesis, development, protein and vesicular trafficking, genetic diseases, as well as genomic approaches to cell biology and disease. The meeting will bring together and foster discussion among world-renowned cell biologists. Participants will present their most recent and exciting results involving a number of model systems and using a variety of novel technical strategies. Nine sessions, with four or five major talks, are planned. At the end of several sessions, short oral presentations on breaking developments will be included. Thirty-nine speakers, all leaders in their fields, have agreed to attend; over 30 percent of these are women. Daily poster sessions will enable all participants to present and discuss their most recent results. The conference format will provide extensive areas for informal discussion among speakers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. This grant requests partial support for this exciting meeting.