Advances in Mineral Metabolism (AIMM) annual meetings, 2012-2014

描述（由申请人提供）：矿物质代谢进展（AIMM）是一个年度会议，结合了基础和临床骨生物学的演讲，其形式为公开讨论提供了广泛的机会。 AIMM会议受到了广泛的骨生物学家和临床医生的欢迎，他们连续26年每年齐聚一堂，参与骨矿物质代谢的高质量讨论，体现了AIMM的精神。 AIMM 会议的主要目标之一是为年轻科学家提供机会，在一个非恐吓性的互动场所与更成熟的研究人员密切互动，促进创造性的科学交流。这是通过多种机制实现的：首先，约翰·哈达德青年研究者奖获得者在计划的科学会议中讨论他们的工作；其次，该计划包括开放的基础科学和临床科学会议，鼓励年轻的研究人员介绍最新的发现；第三，每次会议都有一个较长的问答时间，年轻研究者的参与程度很高；第四，教授见面会为小组互动提供了独特的机会，这对受训科学家和年轻教师尤其有利。最后，与会者大部分时间都在一起的会议形式，包括长时间的中午休息时间进行非正式讨论，已被证明是增加互动的成功方式。 2012 年 AIMM 会议将包括基因组学和表观基因组学会议；治疗炎症性骨病的新方法；慢性肾脏病和骨病；成骨细胞和造血干细胞生态位；生物矿化机制；以及治疗骨质疏松症的新生物学方法。一场辩论将讨论补钙的风险和益处。接下来几年的计划将从2012年会议期间与会者提出的建议清单中选出。这种方法允许与会者参与下一年计划的制定，并确保及时呈现最新的科学发展。 该提案要求提供资金来帮助支付会议费用，并支持参加会议的年轻研究人员和初级教员（哈达德获奖者除外）的注册和旅行费用。我们为 2012 年、2013 年和 2014 年 AIMM 年会申请资金，这些年会都将在斯诺马斯会议中心举行。 NIH 的支持将极大地促进 AIMM 履行其职能，激发骨骼研究的进一步创造力，并为年轻研究人员提供发挥才能的平台。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advances in Mineral Metabolism (AIMM) is an annual meeting which combines presentations on basic and clinical bone biology in a format that provides extensive opportunity for open discussion. The AIMM meeting has been embraced by a broad spectrum of bone biologists and clinicians who have gathered annually for 26 consecutive years to participate in the high quality discussions of bone and mineral metabolism which embody the spirit of AIMM. One of the major goals of the AIMM meeting is to provide opportunities for young scientists to interact closely with more established researchers in a non-intimidating and interactive venue that fosters creative scientific exchange. This is accomplished through a number of mechanisms: first, the John Haddad Young Investigator awardees discuss their work within the planned scientific sessions; second, the program includes open basic and clinical science sessions in which young investigators are encouraged to present recent findings; third, each session includes a lengthy question-answer period where participation of young investigators is prominent; fourth, the meet-the-professor sessions provide unique opportunities for small-group interaction that particularly benefit scientists-in-training and youn faculty. Finally, the format of the meeting where attendees are together most of the time and that includes a long midday break for informal discussions has been shown to be a successful way to increase interaction. The 2012 AIMM meeting will include sessions on genomics and epigenomics; new approaches to inflammatory bone disease; Chronic Kidney Disease and bone disease; osteoblasts and the hematopoietic stem cell niche; mechanisms of biomineralization; and novel biological approaches for osteoporosis. A debate will address the risks and benefits of calcium supplementation. The program for the following years will be selected from a list of suggestions made by the participants during the 2012 meeting. This method allows participation of the attendees in the development of the following year's program, and it insures that recent scientific developments will be presented in a timely fashion. This proposal requests funds to help defray the costs of the meeting and support registration and travel costs for young investigators and junior faculty (other than Haddad awardees) that attend the meeting. We request funds for the 2012, 2013, and 2014 AIMM annual meetings, which will all take place at the Snowmass Conference Center. NIH support will significantly contribute to allow AIMM to fulfill its function to stimulate further creativity in bone research and to provide young investigators with a tribune to promote their talent.