New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research

费城脊柱研究学会(PSRS)自2004年以来一直在举行年度研究会议 2017年的会议将是该学会与 骨科研究学会(ORS)。该提案寻求对第四次国际会议的支持 “椎间盘研究的新视野”将于2017年10月23-26日在托马斯·杰斐逊举行 费城大学。这次会议的主要目的是促进最先进的研究，并 加强在广泛的椎间盘生物学领域的科学论述和合作。以前的PSR 会议有着出色的记录，汇集了来自众多国家的研究人员和临床医生 在他们职业生涯的不同阶段，他们会选择不同的学科。会议的主要特点包括全体演讲、国情咨文 艺术同行评议演讲、圆桌讨论、学员和学生演讲。与众不同 这次会议的特点是气氛轻松，有目的地临时安排时间，允许非正式 与会者之间的互动和思想交流。2017年大会将突出的主要议题 会议内容包括椎间盘的分子生物学、细胞生物学、发育生物学、发病机制等。 疾病，椎间盘源性疼痛的分子基础，脊柱的生物力学，功能组织工程， 生物医疗器械设计与康复。会议组织者希望来自基层组织的广泛参与 与脊柱疾病的诊断和治疗有关的研究人员和临床医生。

The Philadelphia Spine Research Society (PSRS) has been conducting annual research meetings since 2004 and the 2017 conference will be the fourth international meeting of the Society in collaboration with the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS). This proposal seeks support for the Fourth International Conference “New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research” to be held October 23-26, 2017 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 2017 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.