2009/2011 "Developmental Biology" Gordon Research Conferences

描述(由申请者提供)：申请资助2009年和2011年戈登发育生物学研究会议的部分经费。三十多年来，这个为期五天的会议一直被认为是发育生物学领域最重要和最负盛名的中型会议，聚集了大约150名资深和初级科学家，讨论该领域的最新进展。 这次会议有几个使其独一无二的特点。1)它故意跨越各种实验系统，并专注于特别活跃或有希望的领域。这导致了卓有成效的比较分析，并提出了关于潜在机制的新问题。2)2009年会议的29名受邀和确认的发言者是该领域的领导者，其中45%是女性，38%是初级调查人员。他们不仅代表了该领域一些最富有成效和最具创造性的成员，而且还代表了有能力进行富有成果的讨论的个人。在2007年的上一次会议上，没有一位受邀者发言。3)会议将在新罕布夏州的普罗科特学院举行，这是一个地理上与世隔绝的地点，与会者可以在附近进行为期五天的深入讨论，而不会受到附近滑雪场、海滩或城市的干扰。 会议形式将包括上午和晚上的44次简短会谈，然后进行讨论，下午进行非正式互动并展示约90张海报。九个会议涵盖了经典主题和新兴领域：不对称和生长、形态形成梯度和位置信息、信号、进化、干细胞和再生、形态发生、转录控制、调控网络和表观遗传学，以及器官发生。一些会议时间没有确定，要从与会者中挑选13名发言者。通过充分利用正式讨论和非正式互动，戈登发育生物学会议将有助于定义该领域的现状和未来。 项目相关性：发育生物学领域为我们理解和治疗疾病做出了重要贡献，从细胞死亡、出生缺陷和癌症，到干细胞和再生。拟议中的会议将汇集该领域的领导者，讨论发育生物学的现状和未来。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by Applicant): Funds are requested for partial support of the 2009 and 2011 Gordon Research Conferences on Developmental Biology. This five-day conference has been recognized for over thirty years as the major and most prestigious mid-size meeting in Developmental Biology, bringing together approximately 150 senior and junior scientists for discussions of the recent advances in the field. The conference has several features that make it unique. 1) It intentionally spans a wide variety of experimental systems and focuses on areas of exceptional activity or promise. This leads to fruitful comparative analyses and raises new questions about underlying mechanisms. 2) The 29 invited and confirmed speakers for the 2009 conference are leaders in the field and include 45% women and 38% junior investigators. They represent not only some of the most productive and creative members in the field, but also individuals with the capacity to generate fruitful discussions. None of the invitees spoke at the last 2007 conference. 3) The conference will take place at the Proctor Academy in New Hampshire, a geographically isolated site that keeps participants in close proximity for five days of in-depth discussion, without the distractions of nearby ski slopes, beaches, or cities. The conference format will consist in the mornings and evenings of 44 short talks followed by discussion, and in the afternoon of informal interactions and presentation of approximately 90 posters. The nine sessions cover classic topics and emerging areas: asymmetry and growth, morphogen gradients and positional information, signaling, evolution, stem cells and regeneration, morphogenesis, transcriptional control, regulatory networks and epigenetics, as well as organogenesis. Some of the session time has been kept uncommitted to choose 13 speakers from attendants. By maximizing both formal discussion and informal interactions, the Gordon Conference on Developmental Biology will help to define both the present state and the future of the field. PROJECT RELEVANCE: The field of Developmental Biology has made important contributions to our understanding and treatment of disease, ranging from cell death, birth defects and cancer, to stem cells and regeneration. The proposed conference will bring together leaders in the field to discuss the status and future of Developmental Biology.