Epithelial Transport Group (ETG) sessions at Experimental Biology (EB)

本申请申请资助早期职业上皮生物学家的差旅费用。 他们在2019年实验生物学(EB)上的上皮运输小组(ETG)科学会议上的研究。 ETG会议在一年一度的美国生理学会(APS)会议期间举行，会议将在 2019年4月6日至10日，作为EB2019的一部分，在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行。会议将在奥兰治县大会上举行 该中心为残疾人和有特殊需求的个人提供符合ADA标准的基础设施。ETG拥有 促进来自不同背景的生理学家之间互动的悠久历史 并鼓励学生、博士后研究员和讲师发展 从事上皮生物学的研究工作。根据以往的经验和多年的年度调查数据，学员 始终如一地认为EB的年度ETG会议是一次宝贵的培训经历，可以增强他们的兴趣 并促进以上皮为中心的生物医学研究中的保留率。因此，我们努力优化学员 通过为有前途的早期职业调查人员提供旅行奖励支持，接触与ETG相关的事件 有限的资源。所有通过EB摘要提交向ETG管理的类别提交摘要的受训人员 门户网站将有资格获得旅行奖励。摘要将由19名成员组成的指导小组进行审查和评分 然后，委员会将根据功绩分配奖项。奖励金额将视资金情况而定 都是可用的。然而，无论数额如何，我们的计划是为 获奖者的儿童/家庭照料需求超过将在现场提供的现有托儿服务。 得分最高的摘要将被选为专题会议的口头报告，主题会议的标题是 汉斯·尤辛和史蒂夫·赫伯特的年度讲座。在2019年，这些享有盛誉的讲演将表彰Dr。 金·巴雷特和罗伯特·芬顿，表彰他们在上皮生物学和运输方面的重要贡献。此格式 在实习生中很受欢迎，因为它为有才华的早期职业生理学家提供了一个令人兴奋的机会 与杰出的科学家一起在正式但合议的环境中展示他们的研究。一天的“EB前科” 研讨会将为初级调查人员提供更多机会，以不那么正式的方式口头介绍他们的工作 氛围，有联网的咖啡休息和午餐，以及与水和电解质的联合搅拌器 结尾处的动态平衡部分，以促进额外的学员互动和非正式指导 ETG教职员工的机会。ETG海报会议将成为详细的科学讨论的纽带， 受训人员与现有调查人员之间的互动，以及建立联系。鉴于ETG对学员的承诺 指导，我们相信此应用程序提供的支持将与拟议的会议相吻合 促进对上皮生理学感兴趣的年轻科学家的职业发展，并为我们的 维持生物医学研究事业中的上皮生物学家的长期目标。

This application requests funding to support the travel expenses of early career epithelial biologists presenting their research at the Epithelial Transport Group (ETG) scientific sessions at Experimental Biology (EB) 2019. The ETG sessions occur within the annual American Physiological Society (APS) meeting, which will take place April 6-10, 2019 in Orlando, FL as part of EB2019. The meeting will be held at the Orange County Convention Center, which offers an ADA-compliant infrastructure for individuals with disabilities and special needs. ETG has a longstanding history of promoting interactions among physiologists from diverse backgrounds who study biological processes in epithelia and encourages students, postdoctoral fellows, and instructors to develop research careers in epithelial biology. Based on prior experience and years of annual survey data, trainees consistently view the annual ETG sessions at EB as a valuable training experience that reinforces their interest in the field and promotes retention in epithelial-centric biomedical research. Thus, we strive to optimize trainee exposure to ETG-related events by providing travel award support for promising early career investigators with limited resources. All trainees who submit abstracts to ETG-curated categories via the EB abstract submission portal will be eligible for travel awards. The abstracts will be reviewed and scored by a 19-member Steering Committee, who will then allocate the awards based on merit. Award amounts will be contingent on the funds that are available. Regardless of the amount, however, it is our plan to budget an additional supplement to awardees with child/family care needs that exceed the existing childcare services that will be provided on site. Top scoring abstracts will be selected for oral presentation in Featured Topic sessions that will be headlined by the annual Hans Ussing and Steve Hebert lectures. In 2019, these prestigious lectureships will recognize Drs. Kim Barrett and Robert Fenton for their important contributions to epithelial biology and transport. This format has proven popular among trainees, as it provides an exciting opportunity for talented early career physiologists to present their research alongside preeminent scientists in a formal, but collegial setting. A one-day “pre-EB” symposium will provide additional opportunities for junior investigators to orally present their work in a less formal atmosphere, with networking coffee breaks and lunches and a joint mixer with the Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis section at the conclusion to promote additional trainee interactions and informal mentoring opportunities with ETG faculty. ETG poster sessions will serve as a nexus for detailed scientific discussions, interaction between trainees and established investigators, and networking. Given ETG’s commitment to trainee mentoring, we believe that the support provided by this application will dovetail with the proposed meeting structure to enhance the career development of junior scientists interested in epithelial physiology and serve our long-term goal of maintaining the pipeline of epithelial biologists in biomedical research careers.