Organization for the Study of Sex Differences Annual Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求支持2014年4月24日至26日在明尼苏达大学双城校区举行的第八届至第十届年度会议，并于2015年进行性别差异研究（OSSD）。第八届OSSD年会将由斯坦福大学主办（在加利福尼亚州旧金山弗朗西斯科举行），2016年会议由宾夕法尼亚大学主办。OSSD的使命是通过促进来自不同科学和专业背景的科学家和临床医生之间的跨学科交流和合作，提高对健康和疾病方面性/性别差异的生物学基础的认识。OSSD年会的主要目标是为科学家提供一个论坛，以探索人类和模型系统在遗传，分子，细胞，器官和系统水平上的性别差异研究。年会包括三个独立的专题讨论会（一个侧重于新的研究者），十个平行会议专题讨论会，和两个海报会议（突出新的研究者和学员的工作）。2014年会议的初步专题讨论会主题包括：性发育障碍和性别焦虑症的治疗;表观遗传机制的性别差异;成瘾的性别差异;对新生儿缺氧损伤的性别差异; NIH SCOR计划的报告;药物和设备开发的性别差异;性别，高血压和免疫系统;研究管道的性别差异;心血管疾病的性别特异性风险;饮食失调的性别差异。OSSD计划委员会从会员提交的提案中选择专题讨论会的主题。根据科学价值、与OSSD目标的相关性、基础和临床发言人的平衡以及年度会议期间感兴趣的主题的轮换来选择提案。这次会议的规模和形式（150-200名与会者）为建立联系和进行互动讨论提供了极好的机会。所需资金用于支付应邀发言者（常设、初级和受训人员）的登记费、初级调查员和受训人员的差旅费、与战略和安全问题办公室年度会议方案手册有关的费用以及必要的视听设备租金和相关的技术支助。年度会议计划，包括演讲者和海报摘要将在OSSD网站上免费提供。我们将与明尼苏达大学和明尼苏达州罗切斯特的马约诊所合作组织这次活动，并将请求制药和生物技术行业、当地企业以及私人捐助者和基金会的支持，以帮助支付非NIH的费用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests support for the Eighth to Tenth Annual Meetings of the Organization April 24-26, 2014 on the Twin Cities Campus of the University of Minnesota, with the 2015 for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD). The Eighth Annual Meeting of the OSSD will be held meeting sponsored by Stanford University (and held in San Francisco, CA) and the 2016 meeting sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania. The mission of the OSSD is to enhance knowledge of the biological basis of sex/gender differences in health and disease by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians from diverse scientific and professional backgrounds. The primary goal of the OSSD annual meeting is to provide a forum for scientists to explore aspects of sex differences research at the genetic, molecular, cellular, organ, and systems levels in humans and model systems. The annual meeting consists of three independent symposia (one focused on New Investigators), ten parallel session symposia, and two poster sessions (highlighting the work of new investigators and trainees). Preliminary symposium topics for the 2014 meeting include: treatment of disorders of sexual development and gender dysphoria; sex differences in epigenetic mechanisms; sex differences in addiction; sex differences in response to neonatal hypoxic insult; report from the NIH SCOR programs; sex differences in drug and device development; sex, hypertension and the immune system; sex differences in the research pipeline; sex specific risk for cardiovascular disease; sex and gender differences in eating disorders. The OSSD Program Committee selects symposia topics from among proposals submitted by the membership. Proposals were selected on the basis of scientific merit, relevance to the goals of the OSSD, a balance of basic and clinical speakers, and rotation of topics of interest across annual meetings. The size and format of this meeting (150-200 participants) provides an excellent opportunity for networking opportunities and interactive discussions. Funds are requested to support registration fees for invited speakers (established, junior and trainee), travel expenses for junior investigators and trainees, and expenses related to the OSSD Annual Meeting Program Book and necessary audio-visual equipment rentals and associated technical support. The annual meeting program, including speaker and poster abstracts will be freely available on the OSSD website. We will partner with the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN to organize this event and will request support from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, local businesses, and private donors and foundations to help cover non-NIH costs.