26th Princeton Conference on Cerebrovascular Disease

申请者描述(申请人提供)：本申请旨在为第26届普林斯顿脑血管疾病会议寻求支持。自1954年第一次普林斯顿会议以来，每两年一次的普林斯顿会议是一个里程碑。第26届大会将于2008年3月27日至30日在得克萨斯州休斯顿举行。这次会议将限于150名脑血管疾病的临床和实验室研究人员。将做出特别努力，将有前途的初级临床和基础科学家包括在内。我们的具体目标是：1.通过将普林斯顿会议的议题集中在中风进展审查小组(SPRG)的共识优先事项上，促进对SPRG优先事项的评估和完成；2.通过在每次讨论中包括实验室和临床观点，促进真正的“翻译”重点；3.通过以“争议”的形式呈现主题，刺激对当前中风研究活动的讨论和评估，并挑战现有的假设；4.鼓励该领域的年轻研究人员参与；以及5.向中风社区传播会议记录。将涵盖的广泛主题包括：神经血管单位、成像和生物标记物、血管认知损伤、预防/遗传学、初级预防、脑出血、再灌注、神经保护、康复和干细胞治疗。这项提议的目的是利用普林斯顿会议继续中风社区在共同确定的优先事项上的对话和研究重点。所有的演讲和讨论都将被记录下来并发布。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks support for the 26th Princeton Conference on Cerebrovascular Disease. The Princeton Conferences have been a landmark every two years since the first one was held in 1954. The 26th Conference will take place March 27-30, 2008 in Houston Texas. The conference will be limited to 150 clinical and laboratory researchers in cerebrovascular disease. A special effort will be made to include promising junior clinical and basic scientists. Our Specific Aims are to: 1. Foster evaluation and completion of the priorities of the Stroke Progress Review Group (SPRG) by focusing the topics of the Princeton Conference on the consensus priorities of the SPRG; 2. Foster a true "translational" focus by including both laboratory and clinical perspectives in each discussion; 3. Stimulate discussion and evaluation of current stroke research activities, and challenge existing assumptions, by presenting the topics in a "controversies" format; 4. Encourage participation by young investigators in the field; and 5. To disseminate the proceedings of the conference to the stroke community. The broad topics to be covered include: Neurovascular Unit, Imaging and Biomarkers, Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Prevention/Genetics, Primary Prevention, ICH, Reperfusion, Neuroprotection, Rehabilitation, and Stem Cell therapy. The aim of this proposal is to use the Princeton Conference to continue the dialogue and research focus of the stroke community on mutually identified priorities. All presentations and discussion will be recorded and published.