2011 Vascular Cell Biology Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：申请资金支持将于2011年2月20-25日在加州文图拉举行的戈登“血管生物学”研究会议。会议将涵盖一系列主题，包括血管系统的发育和模式，血管壁细胞间的通讯机制，血管形态发生和疾病的机械转导，细胞内信号传导，血管通透性和维持。会议将汇集代表广泛学科、方法和系统的演讲者、讨论者和与会者。会议规模小，气氛非正式，有利于讨论和互动。我们对血管生物学调控机制的理解取得了重大进展，特别是对各种疾病中细胞间通讯和血管紊乱的新见解，使这次会议特别及时。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Funds are requested to support the Gordon Research Conference on "Vascular Biology" to be held Feb 20-25, 2011 in Ventura, CA. The conference will cover a range of topics including development and patterning of the vascular system, mechanisms of communication between cells in the vascular wall, mechanotransduction in vascular morphogenesis and disease, intracellular signaling, and vascular permeability and maintenance. The meeting will bring together speakers, discussants and participants who represent a wide range of disciplines, approaches and systems. The small size of the conference and the informal atmosphere will facilitate discussion and interactions. Major advances in our understanding of regulatory mechanisms in vascular biology, especially new insights into cell-cell communication and vascular disturbances in various diseases make this a particularly timely meeting. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The main goal of this meeting is to accelerate progress by researchers who are studying the development, patterning and regulation of the vascular system, in both health and disease. Developing treatments for diseases of the vascular system such as heart attack and stroke requires understanding the cellular interactions and regulation that control its function. Vascular malfunction is also a major contributing factor in cancer and immune diseases, thus, advances in understanding the cell biology of the vascular system will impact major areas of human health.