2014 Basal Ganglia Gordon Research Conference

描述(申请人提供)：基底节是一组紧密相连的前脑、间脑和中脑核团，控制着运动和思维。帕金森病、亨廷顿病、肌张力障碍、多发性抽动症和精神分裂症被广泛认为是基底节疾病。对其临床重要性的日益认识和可用于其研究的实验工具的快速扩展导致了过去十年来基底节研究的爆炸性增长。尽管这一领域的工作激增，但只有一个会议致力于基底节研究：国际基底节学会三年一次的会议，通常在美国以外举行。因此，迫切需要一个更频繁的国内会议，为绘制基底节研究的现在和未来提供一个论坛。拟议中的戈登研究会议(GRC)聚集了该领域的领导者，对该领域正在出现的主题进行批判性的讨论，并确定新的研究方向。首届基本神经节GRC会议将于2014年2月2日至7日在加利福尼亚州文图拉举行，每两年举行一次。经过充分测试的GRC模式为学生、博士后研究员和教职员工创造了一个独特的机会，使他们能够更深入地了解基底神经节领域面临的基本问题，并建立可能导致突破的跨领域合作。预计招生人数为200人。美国国立卫生研究院被要求帮助支付25名早期职业调查人员的注册费用。这些调查人员将从特邀演讲者和具有杰出海报摘要的人中挑选出来。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The basal ganglia are a richly interconnected set of forebrain, diencephalic and mesencephalic nuclei that control movement and thought. Parkinson disease, Huntington disease, dystonia, Tourette's syndrome and schizophrenia are widely viewed as disorders of the basal ganglia. The growing awareness of their clinical importance and the rapid expansion of experimental tools available for their study have led to an explosion in basal ganglia research in the last decade. In spite of the explosion of work in this area, there is only one meeting devoted to basal ganglia research: the triennial meeting of the International Basal Ganglia Society, which is generally held outside of the U.S. Thus, there is a compelling need for a more frequent, domestic meeting that will provide a forum for mapping the present and future of basal ganglia research. The proposed Gordon Research Conference (GRC) meeting brings together leaders in the field to critically discuss emerging topics in the field and to identify new directions for research. The inaugural Basal Ganglia GRC meeting will be held February 2-7, 2014 in Ventura, California and will recur biennially. The well-tested GRC format creates a unique opportunity for students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty to gain a deeper understanding of fundamental questions facing the basal ganglia field and to build cross-cutting collaborations that could lead to breakthroughs. Enrollment is expected to be 200. The NIH is being asked to help cover the registration costs for 25 early career investigators. These investigators will be chosen from the invited speakers and those with outstanding poster abstracts.