XXIst North American Testis Workshop

XXIst 北美睾丸研讨会

• 批准号: 8129365
• 负责人: John R MCCARREY
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-02-08 至 2012-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8129365
• 关键词: Address; Affect; American; Andrology; Applications Grants; Area; Award; Biology; Canada; Cells; Clinical; Clinical Research; Collaborations; Communication; Couples; Developed Countries; Development; Disabled Persons; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Environmental Impact; Event; Faculty; Fostering; Funding; Generations; Genome; Germ Cells; Goals; Individual; Infertility; Institutes; Link; Meiosis; Postdoctoral Fellow; Principal Investigator; Regulation; Reproductive Health; Request for Applications; Research; Research Personnel; Scientist; Societies; Spermatogenic Cell; Students; Testis; Translational Research; Travel; Underrepresented Minority; United States; Woman; Work; abstracting; career development; cost; disability; graduate student; male; meetings; member; posters; professor; programs; reproductive; reproductive success; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This R13 conference grant application requests funds to support the XXIst North American Testis Workshop (NATW) to be held at the Hyatt Regency Montreal March 30 - April 2, 2011. This conference, first held in 1972, has established a tradition as an outstanding investigator-initiated meeting bringing together leading basic and clinical scientists in the field of testis biology. It is viewed as an essential conference for trainees in the field with graduate students, MD/PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows making up nearly half of the attendees. It is also viewed as a 'must attend' meeting for senior investigators active in areas of research involving the testis or testicular cells, as it is known to feature the most current research in these areas. The NATW is held every two years, immediately prior to the annual meeting of the American Society of Andrology at the same venue. Thus, this meeting provides a significant contribution to the progress of research relevant to male reproductive health. Scientists from beyond the United States and Canada also participate actively as attendees, speakers, members of the Program Organizing Committee, and poster presenters. Leading investigators in the field are featured on the program, interspersed with short talks selected from submitted abstracts, the majority of which are presented by trainees or junior faculty. The theme of the XXIst NATW will be "Testicular Determinants of Reproductive Success." There will be a keynote session on the opening night, followed by five scientific sessions over the next two and one half days. A total of 20 invited speakers have been confirmed for the five scientific sessions. The Keynote Address will be presented by Dr. Azim Surani from the Gurdon Institute in the UK and will be entitled, "Germ Cells: The Eternal Link between All Generations." The topics of the five scientific sessions will be "Origins of the Testis and Spermatogenic Cells," "Meiotic Events - Reproductive and Clinical Ramifications," "Programming and Packaging the Paternal Genome," "Regulation of Testis Function," and "Environmental Impacts on Testicular Function." Each session will feature four invited speakers, plus two short talks to be selected from submitted abstracts. Finally, there will also be two poster sessions so that every attendee who wishes to do so will have an opportunity to present their work. Funds are requested to support travel and lodging costs for a subset of the invited speakers plus to provide travel awards to 10 trainees whose abstracts are selected to be presented as short talks during the plenary sessions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Infertility is a problem that affects approximately 12% of couples in developed countries including the United States and Canada, and male-factor or idiopathic infertility is responsible for approximately two thirds of these conditions. The North American Testis Workshop (NATW) is the only conference dedicated to basic and clinical studies of testis function and clinical ramifications. The theme of this workshop will be "Testicular Determinants of Reproductive Success." The XXIst NATW will continue a well-established heritage by covering cutting-edge research presented by world-leaders, as well as by fostering the inclusion and career development of trainees, women, underrepresented minorities and individuals with disabilities.

描述（由申请人提供）：此R13会议补助金申请要求资金支持将于2011年3月30日至4月2日在蒙特利尔凯悦酒店举行的第二十一届北美睾丸研讨会（NATW）。该会议于1972年首次举行，已经建立了一个传统，作为一个杰出的主持人发起的会议，汇集了睾丸生物学领域领先的基础和临床科学家。 它被视为该领域实习生的重要会议，研究生，MD/PhD学生和博士后研究员占与会者的近一半。 它也被认为是活跃在睾丸或睾丸细胞研究领域的高级研究人员的“必须参加”会议，因为它是已知的这些领域最新的研究。 NATW每两年举行一次，紧接着美国男科学会年会在同一地点举行。 因此，这次会议为男性生殖健康研究的进展作出了重大贡献。 来自美国和加拿大以外的科学家也积极参与，作为与会者，演讲者，计划组织委员会成员和海报主持人。 该领域的主要研究人员在节目中有特色，穿插着从提交的摘要中选出的简短演讲，其中大部分由学员或初级教师提出。 第21届NATW的主题是“生殖成功的睾丸决定因素”。“开幕之夜将有一个主题会议，随后在接下来的两天半时间里将有五个科学会议。 已确认五次科学会议共有20名特邀发言人。 主题演讲将由英国古尔登研究所的Azim Surani博士发表，题目是“生殖细胞：各代人之间的永恒联系。五个科学会议的主题将是“睾丸和生精细胞的起源”，“减数分裂事件-生殖和临床分支”，“父亲基因组的编程和包装”，“睾丸功能的调节”和“环境对睾丸功能的影响”。“每场会议将邀请四位演讲者，外加从提交的摘要中选出的两个简短演讲。最后，还将有两个海报会议，以便每个希望这样做的与会者都有机会展示他们的工作。 要求提供资金，以支付部分受邀发言者的差旅费和住宿费，并向10名学员提供差旅费，他们的摘要被选定在全体会议期间作为简短演讲介绍。 公共卫生相关性：不孕不育是一个影响包括美国和加拿大在内的发达国家约12%的夫妇的问题，男性因素或特发性不孕症是造成这些情况的约三分之二。北美睾丸研讨会（NATW）是唯一致力于睾丸功能和临床后果的基础和临床研究的会议。本次研讨会的主题是“生殖成功的睾丸决定因素”。“第二十一届北约将继续通过覆盖世界领导人提出的尖端研究，以及通过促进学员，妇女，代表性不足的少数民族和残疾人的包容和职业发展，继承一个完善的遗产。