American Society of Andrology Annual Meeting

简介（由申请人提供）：美国男科学会（ASA）是一个致力于男性健康科学的全球性多学科专业学会。它成立于1975年，拥有来自各行各业、研究兴趣和组织的600多名成员。我们的会员包括男性生殖生物学、遗传学、内分泌学、泌尿学、妇科/产科、生物化学、兽医学、分子与细胞生物学以及生殖技术。大约10%的成员是实习生，即学生、住院医师和研究员。我们的总体目标是通过一个智力刺激和专业奖励的会议来推进基础、转化和临床男科的研究。我们的年会反映了我们会员的力量。会议规模可控，利益多样，是一个思想、讨论、合作、培训和就业机会丰富的市场。科学创新来自于以新的方式将概念和方法结合在一起。我们的会议提供了这些互动。一个充满活力和多样化的生物医学劳动力来自于让学生和实习生接触从事前沿研究的调查人员。我们的会议提供了这些介绍。作为科学家，我们不仅要创造数据，还要创造下一代。我们的具体目标略有更新，其他方面与上一个资助期保持不变。目标1：提供一个优秀的科学节目，涵盖男科多学科领域的最新研究理念和进展，并适当平衡临床，转化和基础科学讲座。目标2：吸引来自男科学领域所有学科和环境的不同群体的会议参与者，包括大量的学员，包括妇女、少数民族和残疾人。目标3：为与会者提供一个展示研究成果的论坛，并为讨论男科领域的问题提供充足的时间。我们预计，作为正在进行的年会的结果，与会者将学习到新的发现，并应用于他们自己的研究和/或实践。参与者将

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The American Society of Andrology (ASA) is a global, multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the science of men's health. Founded in 1975, it has over 600 members from a wide range of professions, research interests, and organizations. Our membership encompasses male reproductive biology, genetics, endocrinology, urology, gynecology/obstetrics, biochemistry, veterinary science, molecular & cell biology, and reproductive technologies. Roughly 10% of the members are trainees, i.e., students, residents and fellows. Our overall goal is to advance research in basic, translational and clinical Andrology through a meeting that is intellectually stimulating and professionally rewarding. Our annual meeting reflects the strength of our membership. With its manageable size and diversity of interests, the meeting is a rich marketplace of ideas, discussions, collaborations, and opportunities for training and employment. Innovation in science comes from bringing concepts and approaches together in new ways. Our meeting provides these interactions. A vibrant and diverse biomedical workforce comes from exposing students and trainees to investigators doing cutting-edge research. Our meeting provides these introductions. As scientists, we produce not only data, but also our next generation. Our Specific Aims are slightly updated, otherwise unchanged from the previous funding period. Aim 1: To provide an outstanding scientific program that covers the latest research concepts and progress in the multidisciplinary field of Andrology, with an appropriate balance of clinical, translational, and basic scientific talks. Aim 2: To attract a diverse group of meeting participants from all disciplines and settings within the field of Andrology, including significant numbers of trainees, with inclusion of women, minorities, and people with disabilities. Aim 3: To provide a forum for presentation of research findings by meeting attendees, and ample time for discussion of issues in the field of Andrology. We anticipate that as a result of the ongoing Annual Meeting, attendees will learn new findings to apply in their own research and/or practice. Participants will hear in depth updates in their own specific areas. They will also be able to learn about advances and controversies in fields outside their own. Andrology and related fields will benefit from the generation of new ideas and from the formation of new professional contacts.