6th Molecular Mechanisms of Axon Degeneration Meeting

项目总结/摘要 本申请所要求的资金用于第六届Axon分子机制的部分支持 退化会议（Axon 6）将于9月在缅因州巴尔港的杰克逊实验室举行 2016. Axon 6会议聚集了高级科学家，初级教师，博士后研究员和研究生 为期三天的科学思想交流。十次全体会议和两次海报会议~150 与会者将介绍轴突变性和相关的基本生物学机制的工作。 疾病病理生理学会议为学生、研究员和 初级研究人员获得专业知识，启动合作和分享前沿的研究成果。轴突 退化会议是独特的，因为它特别关注的细胞和分子机制， 轴突变性是预防变性和轴突再生的潜在靶点。多达十 奖学金和相关的旅行奖励将给予符合条件的早期职业科学家（初级教师， 博士研究员和研究生），将优先考虑早期职业 来自生物医学科学领域代表性不足的群体的科学家。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The funds requested in this application are for partial support of the 6th Molecular Mechanisms of Axon Degeneration Meeting (Axon 6) to be held at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, in September 2016. The Axon 6 meeting gathers senior scientists, junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students for 3 full days of scientific idea exchange. Across ten plenary sessions and two poster sessions ~150 attendees will present work on the basic biological mechanisms underlying axon degeneration and associated disease pathophysiology. The meeting provides an excellent training opportunity for students, fellows and junior investigators to gain expertise, initiate collaborations and share leading-edge research results. The Axon Degeneration meeting is unique because it focuses specifically on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of axon degeneration, potential targets for prevention of degeneration and axon regeneration. Up to ten scholarships and associated travel awards will be given to eligible early-career scientists (junior faculty, post- doctoral fellows and graduate students) who demonstrate need, preference will be given to early career scientists from groups under-represented in the biomedical sciences.