FASEB SRC on Renal Hemodynamics: Integrating with the nephron and beyond

描述（由申请人提供）：2013年FASEB“肾血流动力学”夏季研究会议：“整合肾元及其他”将于2013年6月30日至7月5日在佛蒙特州萨克斯顿河的佛蒙特学院举行。这一非常成功的会议，以前参加的人很多，每三年举行一次，将为多学科科学家提供一个论坛，在非正式、随意、轻松的氛围中会面并公开讨论他们在肾脏相关疾病方面最新的创新、转化和基础研究。我们为会议开发了一种新的，高度互动的形式，以增加讨论和海报环节的时间，这将促进更深入的互动，特别是在成熟的和早期的职业研究者之间。这包括两次“数据利尿”会议，在海报会议之前，以快速的形式口头展示海报。这已经在其他会议上使用，并成功地激发了人们对海报的兴趣。此外，在集体晚餐期间，高级调查员将被要求与初级调查员坐在一起

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 2013 FASEB Summer Research Conference on "Renal Hemodynamics: Integrating with the nephron and beyond" will take place on June 30 through July 5, 2013 at Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, VT. This highly successful, previously well-attended, recurring meeting, held once every three years, will provide a forum for multidisciplinary scientists to meet and openly discuss their most current innovative, translational and basic research on kidney-related diseases in an informal, casual, relaxed atmosphere. We have developed a new, highly interactive format for the meeting to increase the amount of time for discussion and poster sessions which will foster more in-depth interactions especially between established and early career investigators. This includes two "data diuresis" sessions where posters are presented orally in a rapid-fire format prior to the poster session. This has been used at other conferences and successfully stimulates interest in the posters. Also, during the group dinners, senior investigators will be asked to sit with junior investigators that are not from their own institution. This informal setting allows for greater exchange of ideas as well as professional development. Conference aims are: 1) to convene an internationally recognized multidisciplinary group of investigators to present and discuss current research findings in the area of renal hemodynamic mechanisms that are the cause or consequence of diseases including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, glomerular sclerosis and nephropathy; 2) to promote the participation of early career investigators; and 3) to promote the participation of women and under-represented minorities. We will initiate participation of early career investigators, women and minorities through targeted recruitment and travel awards. To this end, we have significantly increased participation by these groups as invited speakers and session moderators over previous conferences, at least half of the invited speakers have not presented before or have not presented in at least 12 years. Furthermore, all of the data diuresis sessions will be new investigators. Specific areas to be covered include: renal vascular dysfunction in hypertension and diabetes; novel mechanisms of sodium handling; renal inflammation as a cause of hypertension and renal disease; mechanisms of autoregulation and tubular-vascular communication; sex differences in hypertension and renal function; novel mechanisms of angiotensin system function; epigenetics and pregnancy induced hypertension and renal dysfunction; reactive oxygen species; hypoxia and ischemic injury; and renal medullary hemodynamics.