New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research

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 2017年的会议将是该协会与世界银行合作的第四次国际会议。 骨科研究学会（ORS）。这项建议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日至26日在托马斯杰斐逊举行 费城大学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讨论和合作。上一个PSRS 会议有一个很好的记录，汇集了研究人员和临床医生从许多 在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， 艺术同行评审演示、圆桌讨论以及学员和学生演示。区分 这次会议的特点是轻松的气氛和故意不安排时间， 参与者之间的互动和交流。在2017年将突出的主要议题 会议内容包括椎间盘的分子、细胞和发育生物学，椎间盘的发病机制， 疾病，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， 生物医学设备设计和康复。会议组织者期望来自基础教育的广泛参与。 研究人员以及临床医生关注的诊断和治疗脊柱疾病。

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.