FASEB SRC: The Lung Epithelium in Health & Disease

描述(由申请者提供)：2012年FASEB夏季研究会议题为“健康和疾病中的肺上皮”，将重点讨论肺发育和疾病的分子机制。这是第七届发育和细胞生物学家、遗传学家、生物化学家、生理学家、临床医生和翻译研究人员参加的会议，他们主要关注肺上皮生物学，也是唯一一次此类会议。平台会议将重点研究内质网应激、细胞凋亡、上皮-间充质转化、自噬和肺部疾病发病机制的细胞和遗传学基础。每届会议将由一名实地专家主持，并将邀请发言者以及从提交的摘要库中挑选的平台发言者。已经有意识地努力吸引相关学科的资深研究人员，他们可以补充目前专注于肺上皮的研究人员的专业知识。由讨论带头人主持的讨论将是所有会议的重要组成部分。杰出的初级调查人员将获得旅行补助金，并将有机会以平台和海报的形式介绍他们的研究。这三个海报会议将按主题组织，并将与当天平台会议上提出的主题相关。所有与会者都在非正式的环境中一起用餐和社交，这有利于讨论和合作。将尽一切努力将妇女和代表性不足的少数族裔包括在发言者中。这次会议的目标是为领先的专家提供一个论坛，讨论肺部疾病的分子和细胞基础，展示尖端研究，整合概念并确定创造性和创新性的研究方向。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 2012 FASEB Summer Research Conference entitled "Lung Epithelium in Health and Disease" will focus on the molecular mechanisms of lung development and disease. This is the 7th biannual conference of developmental and cellular biologists, geneticists, biochemists, physiologists, clinicians and translational researchers with a primary interest in lung epithelial biology, and the only one of its kind. The platform sessions will highlight research on the cellular and genetic basis of ER stress, apoptosis, epithelial- mesenchymal transition, autophagy, and lung disease pathogenesis. Each session will be chaired by an expert in the field and will have invited speakers as well as platform speakers chosen from the pool of submitted abstracts. There has been a conscious effort to attract established investigators from related disciplines who can complement the expertise of the current pool of investigators focused on lung epithelium. Discussion facilitated by a discussion leader will be an important component of all sessions. Outstanding junior investigators will be awarded travel grants and will be given the opportunity to present their research in platform and poster formats. The three poster sessions will be organized thematically and will be designed to relate to the topics presented in the platform sessions that day. All conference participants dine and socialize together in an informal setting which is conducive to discussion and collaboration. Every effort will be made to include women and underrepresented minorities among the presenters. The goal of this conference is to provide a forum for leading experts to discuss the molecular and cellular basis of lung disease, to present cutting edge research, to integrate concepts and to identify creative and innovative research directions.