Society for Basic Urologic Research Fall Symposium 2012

描述(由申请人提供)：此R13申请寻求资金，以提供25个旅费奖励给最有前途的实习研究员(研究生、住院医生、临床科学家/博士后实习生和助理教授以下的教职员工)，并增加这一地位的弱势群体的代表，以出席和参加第22届基础泌尿系统研究学会(SBUR)将于11月15-18日在佛罗里达州迈阿密举行的年度秋季研讨会。SBUR是一个由科学家和内科科学家组成的协会，专门研究人类生殖道(GU)组织的正常和病理状况。GU发育异常和疾病困扰着男性和女性，无论年轻还是年老，每年给美国造成约110亿美元的医疗费用。年度研讨会的总体目标是在多学科层面分享新发现，促进成员和其他感兴趣的科学家之间的互动，激励和促进见习科学家的成功，并突出新的研究领域和资助机会。今年研讨会的主题是《SBUR成立25周年：回望前行》。这次研讨会的具体目标是：1)激励年轻和成熟的研究人员利用该领域现有的知识来推进基础和转化性泌尿外科研究的前沿；2)促进和促进泌尿外科研究领域新研究人员的职业生涯；3)提供一个论坛，在专注于胃肠道疾病发展的研究人员和来自其他学科的研究人员之间建立网络、互动和建立新的合作；以及4)庆祝本组织成员追求的基础泌尿外科研究的卓越、深度和多样性。研讨会将涉及的研究主题包括：促进GU病理生物学和疾病的基因驱动机制；GU病理生物学中的自噬和细胞凋亡；泌尿生殖系疾病的翻译研究；以及GU发育和疾病中的组织微环境。特别会议，导师和受训者：灵感和成功，将由杰出的高级研究人员进行平行演讲，旨在就指导受训人员和在胃肠道疾病发展和疾病方面进行长期、成功的研究提供观点，并由这些导师的选定受训人员提供观点，说明他们自己的研究重点是如何演变的，以及他们从导师那里学到了什么，帮助他们的职业发展和成功。所有受邀的演讲者都是各自领域的领军人物，为听众提供丰富的知识和经验。旅行奖获得者的遴选将通过一个明确的程序进行，申请者由摘要审查小组委员会进行排名，该小组委员会与SBUR执行委员会合作，向有前途和杰出的见习申请者颁发个人奖项。执行理事会确保男女在获奖者中的有效代表性，并通过一项具体的运动，寻找代表性不足的少数族裔人口的申请者。如果得到资助，该项目将通过加强聪明和有前途的初级调查人员、医生-科学家和博士后实习生和学生的参与，并增加服务不足的少数群体实习生成员对研究的参与，从而促进会议的教育目标。 公共卫生相关性：基础泌尿研究学会(SBUR)主办了一次年度研讨会，旨在推动专注于人类生殖泌尿系统(GU)发育和疾病的基础和转化性科学研究。今年的主题是：“SBUR的25周年：回顾未来”，研讨会的目标是展示由领先的研究人员和有前途的学员进行的尖端研究，重点关注推动基因组改变、细胞凋亡、自噬或促进胃肠道发育异常或疾病的细胞间通讯的细胞机制。该项目要求提供资金，提供25笔小额旅行奖励，每笔500美元，以便利参加专题讨论会的杰出和有前途的受训人员的旅行，这些受训人员将根据提交的摘要和对职业目标的考虑，根据对科学优先事项和影响的审查而被挑选出来。这些奖项的一部分(5)将面向少数族裔申请者，以增加参与度。该项目将促进有前途的年轻研究人员进行高影响力、创新性研究的能力，这些研究将提高对GU发育异常和疾病的病理生物学的理解，并改进诊断和治疗。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This R13 application seeks funds to provide 25 travel awards of $500 each to the most promising trainee investigators (Graduate Students, Residents, Clinician-Scientist / Post-Doctoral Trainees and faculty below the rank of Assistant Professor) and to increase representation by Underserved Minorities of this status to attend and participate in the 22nd Annual Fall Symposium of the Society for Basic Urological Research (SBUR) to be held November 15th-18th in Miami, FL.. The SBUR is a society of scientists and physician- scientists specializing in research on the normal and pathological conditions of tissues of the human genitourinary (GU) tract. GU developmental anomalies and diseases afflict males and females, young and old, and cost the US approximately $11 Billion a year in health costs. The overall objective of the annual Symposium is to share new findings at a multidisciplinary level, to promote interaction among members and other interested scientists, to inspire and promote the success of trainee scientists, and to highlight new areas of research and funding opportunities. This year, the theme of the Symposium is ""The 25th Anniversary of the SBUR: Looking Back to Move Forward." The specific goals of this Symposium are: 1) to inspire young and established investigators to utilize current knowledge in the field to advance the frontiers of basic and translational urologic research; 2) to promote and advance the careers of new investigators in the field of urologic research; 3) to provide a forum for networking, interaction, and establishing new collaborations between investigators focused in GU development and disease those from other disciplines, and 4) to celebrate the excellence, depth, and diversity of basic urologic research pursued by the members of the organization. Research topics that will be covered during the Symposium include: Genomically-Driven Mechanisms that Promote GU Pathobiology and Disease; Autophagy and Apoptosis in GU Pathobiology; Translational Research in Genitourinary Disease, and Tissue Microenvironment in GU Development and Disease. A special session, Mentors and Trainees: Inspiration and Success, will comprise parallel talks by selected distinguished senior investigators intended to provide perspective on mentoring trainees and pursuing long-term, successful research in GU development and disease, and by selected trainees of those mentors to provide perspectives on how their own research focus evolved, and what they learned from their mentors that helped with their career development and success. All invited speakers are leaders in their respective fields, offering extensive knowledge and experience to the audience. Selection of travel awardees will proceed through a defined process whereby applicants are ranked by the Abstract Review Sub-Committee, which works with the Executive Council of the SBUR to issue individual awards to promising and exceptional Trainee applicants. The Executive Council ensures effective representation of both genders in the awardees and, through a specific campaign, seeks applicants of Underrepresented Minority populations. If funded, this project will contribute to the educational objectives of the meeting by enhancing participation of bright and promising Junior Investigators, Physician- Scientist and Postdoctoral Trainees and Students and increase participation in research by members of underserved minority Trainees. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The Society for Basic Urological Research (SBUR) hosts an annual Symposium that seeks to advance basic and translational scientific research focused on human genitourinary (GU) development and disease. This year's topic is: "The 25th Anniversary of the SBUR: Looking Back to Move Forward," and the goals of the Symposium are to present cutting-edge research by leading investigators and promising trainees focused on cellular mechanisms driving genomic alterations, apoptosis, autophagy, or cell-cell communication that promote GU developmental anomalies or disease. The project requests funds to provide 25 small travel awards of $500 each to facilitate the travel of exceptional and promising trainees to the Symposium who will be selected based on a review of scientific priority and impact based upon a submitted abstract and consideration of career goals. A subset of these awards (5) will be targeted to minority applicants to increase participation. This project will facilitate the abilty of promising young investigators to pursue high-impact, innovative research that will improve understanding the pathobiology, and improving the diagnosis and treatment, of GU developmental anomalies and disease.