New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research

描述（由申请人提供）：费城脊柱研究协会（PSRS）自2004年以来一直在举办年度研究会议，2013年会议将是该协会的第二次国际会议。本提案旨在为将于2013年11月6日至8日在费城托马斯杰斐逊大学举行的第二届国际会议“椎间盘研究新视野”寻求支持。本次会议的主要目的是促进最先进的研究，并加强椎间盘生物学广泛领域的科学话语和合作。以前的PSRS会议有一个很好的记录，汇集了来自许多学科的研究人员和临床医生在他们的职业生涯的各个阶段。会议的主要特点包括全体讲座，国家的最先进的同行评审的演示文稿，圆桌讨论和学员和学生的演示文稿。这次会议的显著特点是其轻松的气氛和有目的的不定期的时间，允许非正式的互动和与会者之间的思想交流。2013年会议的主要议题包括椎间盘的分子、细胞和发育生物学、椎间盘疾病的发病机制、椎间盘源性疼痛的分子基础、脊柱生物力学、功能性组织工程、生物医学器械设计和康复。会议的组织者希望来自基础研究人员以及与脊柱疾病的诊断和治疗有关的临床医生的广泛参与。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Philadelphia Spine Research Society (PSRS) has been conducting annual research meetings since 2004 and the 2013 conference will be the second international meeting of the Society. This proposal seeks support for the Second International Conference "New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research" to be held November 6-8, 2013 at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. The primary purpose of this conference is to promote state-of-the-art research, and to enhance scientific discourse and collaborations in the broad field of intervertebral disc biology. Previous PSRS conferences have had an excellent track record of bringing together researchers and clinicians from numerous disciplines at various stages of their careers. Key features of the meeting include plenary lectures, state-of-the-art peer-reviewed presentations, roundtable discussions and trainee and student presentations. Distinguishing features of this conference are its relaxed atmosphere and purposefully unscheduled time to permit informal interactions and exchange of ideas among participants. The main topics to be highlighted at the 2013 conference include molecular, cell and developmental biology of the disc, mechanisms of pathogenesis of disc disease, molecular basis of discogenic pain, biomechanics of the spine, functional tissue engineering, biomedical device design and rehabilitation. The conference organizers expect broad participation from basic researchers as well as clinicians concerned with diagnosis and treatment of spinal disorders.