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.

说明（由申请人提供）：此 R13 会议拨款申请请求资金支持将于 2011 年 3 月 30 日至 4 月 2 日在蒙特利尔凯悦酒店举行的 XXIst 北美睾丸研讨会 (NATW)。该会议于 1972 年首次召开，已确立了由杰出研究者发起的会议的传统，汇集了睾丸生物学领域领先的基础和临床科学家。 它被视为该领域学员的重要会议，与会者中研究生、MD/PhD 学生和博士后研究员占近一半。 该会议也被视为活跃于睾丸或睾丸细胞研究领域的高级研究人员“必须参加”的会议，因为众所周知，该会议以这些领域的最新研究为特色。 NATW 每两年举行一次，紧接在美国男科学会年会之前在同一地点举行。 因此，本次会议对男性生殖健康相关研究的进展做出了重大贡献。 来自美国和加拿大以外的科学家也作为与会者、演讲者、项目组织委员会成员和海报展示者积极参与。 该节目以该领域的领先研究人员为特色，穿插着从提交的摘要中选出的简短演讲，其中大部分是由实习生或初级教师发表的。 第 XXIst NATW 的主题是“生殖成功的睾丸决定因素”。 开幕之夜将举行一场主题演讲，随后在接下来的两天半内举行五场科学会议。 五场科学会议共确定了 20 名受邀演讲嘉宾。 主题演讲将由英国格登研究所的 Azim Surani 博士发表，题为“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 - 生殖和临床后果”、“父本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”。 每场会议将有四位受邀演讲者，以及从提交的摘要中选出的两场简短演讲。最后，还将举行两次海报会议，以便每位愿意的与会者都有机会展示他们的作品。 需要资金支持一部分受邀演讲者的旅费和住宿费，并为 10 名受训者提供旅费奖励，这些受训者的摘要被选为在全体会议期间以简短演讲的形式发表。 公共卫生相关性：在美国和加拿大等发达国家，不孕不育症影响着约 12% 的夫妇，其中约三分之二的情况是由男性因素或特发性不孕症造成的。北美睾丸研讨会 (NATW) 是唯一致力于睾丸功能和临床影响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”。 XXIst NATW 将通过涵盖世界领导人提出的前沿研究，以及促进受训人员、妇女、代表性不足的少数群体和残疾人的包容性和职业发展，延续其悠久的传统。