2011 Molecular and Cellular Biology of Lipids Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请是为2011年戈登脂质分子和细胞生物学研究会议（GRC）提供部分支持，该会议将汇集该领域的顶尖科学家来展示和讨论他们的研究，并促进脂质研究的进展。该会议每隔一年举行一次，已有近50年的历史，是国内和国际公认的脂质生物化学和分子生物学突破性研究的著名论坛。2011年，会议将重点关注持续出现的脂质，以理解健康维持和慢性疾病发展的机制。会议将于7月17日至22日在新罕布什尔州沃特维尔谷的沃特维尔谷度假村举行，包括9场讲座和4场下午的海报会议。讲座将涵盖广泛的主题，包括脂质代谢的遗传调控、细胞脂质运输、固醇代谢的调控、磷脂代谢的功能和调控、中性脂质的细胞内储存、脂质和细胞信号、新方法和脂质前沿，以及代谢性疾病的分子机制。bbb32的演讲者将在这些会议中描述在一系列生物系统中所做的研究，从人类到酵母到模型膜，并使用多种实验方法。脂质分子和细胞生物学GRC的讲座，以及大型和生动的海报会议，众所周知，激发与会者之间的动态讨论，在这种情况下，与会者将包括生物化学家，细胞生物学家，遗传学家，分子生物学家，结构生物学家和生理学家。参加本次会议的科学家们从与高质量的演讲者和演讲者和参与者的不同实验背景的密切互动中获得协同效益，所有这些都是由会议的亲密气氛所培养的，这次会议限制在150人左右。这些好处反过来又推动了该领域未来的进步和多学科合作。所选择的与会者和演讲者已经并将反映这一医学相关科学领域的国际卓越水平，并在青年和经验之间取得理想的平衡。该项目包括杰出的女性和男性，以及许多不同种族的科学家。这里有一流的设施供残疾人使用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for partial support of the 2011 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Molecular and Cellular Biology of Lipids, a meeting that will bring together leading scientists in the field to present and discuss their research and to facilitate advances in lipid research. This conference has been held every other year for almost 50 years and is nationally and internationally recognized as a prestigious forum for the presentation of ground breaking research in lipid biochemistry and molecular biology. In 2011, the conference will focus heavily on the continuing emergence of lipids in understanding the mechanisms of health maintenance and chronic disease development. The meeting will be held July 17 - 22 at the Waterville Valley Resort in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, and will include nine lecture sessions and four afternoon poster sessions. Lecture sessions will cover a broad range of topics, including the genetic regulation of lipid metabolism, cellular lipid trafficking, regulation of sterol metabolism, function and regulation of phospholipid metabolism, intracellular storage of neutral lipids, lipids and cell signaling, novel methodologies and lipid frontiers, and the molecular mechanisms of metabolic diseases. The >32 speakers in these sessions will describe research done in an array of biological systems, from humans to yeast to model membranes, and using multiple experimental approaches. The talks at the Molecular and Cellular Biology of Lipids GRC, as well as the large and lively poster sessions, are well known to stimulate dynamic discussions among attendees who in this case will include biochemists, cell biologists, geneticists, molecular biologists, structural biologists, and physiologists. Scientists who attend this conference derive synergistic benefit from close interactions with the high quality speakers and the diverse experimental backgrounds of both the speakers and the participants, all fostered by the intimate atmosphere of the meeting, which is limited to about 150 participants. These benefits in turn drive future advances and multidisciplinary collaborations in the field. Participants and speakers have been and will be chosen to reflect international excellence in this medically-relevant area of science, with an ideal balance between youth and experience. The program includes outstanding women and men, and scientists of many different ethnicities. Superb facilities are available to accommodate handicapped individuals. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Lipids such as fats and cholesterol are required for life, but cause heart attacks and strokes when present in excess. It is also now known that lipids play an important role in the development of other metabolic syndrome disorders including diabetes, obesity, and some types of cancer. The 2011 Gordon Research Conference on the Molecular and Cellular Biology of Lipids will address current issues in lipid metabolism, and how the fundamental processes of lipid synthesis, breakdown, and storage go awry in cardiovascular and other diseases.