16th ISBRA Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：国际酒精中毒生物医学研究学会（ISBRA）大会是致力于酒精研究的全球首要科学会议。虽然大会的根源在于酒精研究的生物医学方面（分子和细胞水平生物学），但在过去十年中，大会不断发展，并为酒精研究的所有领域提供了一个场所，包括社会心理、生物行为和流行病学研究，以及干预和临床研究。ISBRA大会每两年举行一次，自ISBRA成立以来，已在澳大利亚、加拿大、丹麦、芬兰、法国、德国、日本、英国和美国举行过会议。2012年第16届大会，ISBRA将在日本札幌召开。虽然大会每十二年在泛太平洋地区召开一次，但这将是大会第一次在札幌召开。该地点将为来自世界各地的科学家提供一个有吸引力的机会，让他们聚集在一起介绍和讨论当前的研究。在过去，这个大会对许多国家的酒精研究产生了重大影响，包括那些有重要酒精研究项目的国家，以及同样重要的是，对那些正在发展项目的国家。科学计划将以与国际酒精研究界高度相关的主题为特色，并为讨论现有和新的合作研究建议提供机会。这份申请要求资金来抵消85名科学家在国会的开支。资金将用于在本次会议上发言的美国科学家和其他可能无法参加会议的外国科学家。大量的资金是针对年轻的研究人员的，他们通常没有资源参加国际会议。大会会议记录的出版通过提供广泛的分发和介绍档案，增加了会议对基础研究人员和临床和治疗界的有用性；因此，部分国会项目费用被要求。预算请求中包括行政人员薪金、支助和少量用品。酒精使用和滥用是世界上主要的健康风险之一，每年造成200多万人死亡，是60多种主要疾病的一个因素。它在肝硬化、癫痫、交通事故、中毒、癌症和暴力中起着重要作用。此外，它在相对年轻的时候影响人们，因此导致其在疾病和残疾风险方面排名第三。这是一个日益严重的国际问题，特别是在发展中国家和经济迅速增长的国家。解决与酒精滥用和酗酒有关的众多问题需要各国科学家的参与，以便向决策者提供建议和知识，并寻求新的研究思路。ISBRA大会在国际层面上为这些问题提供了一个论坛。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) Congress is the premier worldwide scientific meeting devoted to alcohol research. While its roots are in the biomedical aspects of alcohol research (molecular and cellular level biology), over the last decade the Congress has evolved and provided a venue for all areas of alcohol research, including psychosocial, biobehavioral, and epidemiological studies, as well as intervention and clinical research. ISBRA Congresses are held biennially and since the founding of ISBRA, meetings have been held in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States. For the 16th Congress in 2012, ISBRA will be meeting in Sapporo, Japan. While the Congress is convened every twelve years in the Pan-Pacific Region, this will be the first time the Congress has met in Sapporo. The venue will provide an attractive opportunity for scientists from around the world to come together to present and discuss current research. In the past, this Congress has a major impact on alcohol research in many countries, including those having significant alcohol research programs and just as important, to those with developing programs. The scientific program will be developed to feature topics that are highly relevant to the international alcohol research community and provide opportunities for discussion of existing and new collaborative research proposals. This application requests funds to offset Congress expenses for 85 scientists. Funds will be targeted to U.S. scientists speaking at this meeting and foreign scientists who otherwise might not be able to attend. A substantial amount of funding is targeted to younger investigators, who typically do not have the resources to attend an international meeting. The publication of the Congress proceedings increases the usefulness of the conference to basic researchers and to the clinical and treatment communities by providing widespread distribution and an archive of the presentations; therefore partial Congress program costs are requested. Administrative personnel salary support and a small amount of supplies are included in the budget request. Alcohol use and abuse is one of the world's leading health risks, resulting in over 2 million deaths each year, and is a factor in over 60 major diseases. It plays a significant role in cirrhosis, epilepsy, traffic accidents, poisonings, cancer and violence. Furthermore, it impacts people at a relatively young age, thus leading to its number 3 ranking in terms of risk for disease and disability. It is an international problem, and one that is increasing, particularly in developing countries and countries whose economies are rapidly growing. Solving the multitude of problems related to alcohol abuse and alcoholism needs the involvement of scientists from all countries so that advice and knowledge can be provided to policy makers, and new research ideas can be pursued. The ISBRA Congress provides a forum for these issues on an international level. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Alcohol abuse is an international problem and a major public health issue in many parts of the world as alcohol accounts for nearly 4% of all deaths. Furthermore, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), alcohol consumption ranks as the world's 3rd risk factor for disease and disability, and in middle-income countries, it is the greatest risk. This grant will support attendance at the 16th Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA), the premier worldwide scientific forum on biomedical and psychosocial aspects of alcohol abuse.