Omics in Urologic Research-New Frontiers Driving Precision Medicine

描述(由申请人提供)：这份R13提案寻求提供资金，向最有前途的见习研究员(研究生、住院医生、临床科学家/博士后见习生和助理教授以下的教员)提供25项每人500美元的旅行奖励，并增加这一地位的弱势群体的代表，以出席和参加将于11月13日至16日在德克萨斯州达拉斯举行的基础泌尿系统研究学会(SBUR)2014年秋季研讨会。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，该研讨会的主题是“泌尿外科研究中的全基因组学：推动精准医学的新前沿”。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。研讨会期间将讨论的研究主题包括：组学：从长凳到床边的驱动因素；新兴的转录和新途径；泌尿系统疾病的模型和差异；泌尿系统疾病的分子标记和靶点；以及晚期泌尿系统癌症的新兴治疗策略。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。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This R13 proposal 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 2014 Annual Fall Symposium of the Society for Basic Urological Research (SBUR) to be held November 13th -16th in Dallas, TX. 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 "Omics in Urologic Research: New Frontiers Driving Precision Medicine." 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: Omics: Drivers from bench to bedside; Emerging transcriptomics and novel pathways; Models and disparity in urologic diseases; Molecular markers and targets for urologic diseases; and emerging treatment strategies for advanced urologic cancer. 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.