13th International Conference on Brain Energy Metabolism

第13届脑能量代谢国际会议（ICBEM）：“代谢如何决定” 神经传递，功能和行为”将于2018年3月7日至10日在研究中心举行 Científicos CECs，Valdivia，Chile.大脑能量代谢领域正在快速发展， 研究结果和快速发展的新技术，使我们能够提出以前无法提出的问题 关于细胞和亚细胞水平的代谢的研究。强大的成像，遗传和 生物化学工具被用于表征组织和细胞水平的代谢。能量变化 代谢是中风、癫痫和大多数（如果不是全部）神经退行性疾病的关键潜在特征。 然而，关于原因和机制以及缺乏了解的 能量代谢的关键方面，部分由代谢异质性解释的知识差距， 脑组织第13届ICBEM会议将首次在南美洲举行，其目标是 这些新兴技术的领先专家和临床和基础神经科学的研究人员一起， 生理学、学习和行为，否则他们不会相遇，并作为一种驱动力， 前沿的讨论，精辟的实验制定，并促进合作，打开新的 探索能量代谢的领域，这些领域是大脑疾病的基础和原因。这一目标将 通过一个小型的，有重点的会议（100-120与会者），其中包括一个主题演讲的热点问题 和24位受邀演讲者参加了8场科学会议。大会汇聚 专家以及学生，博士后和年轻的研究人员在一个高度互动的论坛与33%的 会议时间用于讨论。需要这种互动来促进这一研究领域的进展 没有任何其他类似的会议能够促进这种互动。会议讨论如何 线粒体生物学和运输影响线粒体代谢;神经胶质细胞间通讯 和组织可塑性;氧和代谢动力学和神经元和神经胶质细胞的传感;以及新的 能量不仅是一个许可因素，而且是神经传递、记忆处理和 行为学生-研究员的演讲是会议的一个关键方面，也是一个有效的工具，有助于带来一个 新一代的科学家进入我们的社区，并通过作为演讲者的参与促进他们的成熟， 会议共同主席。四名年轻的研究人员被邀请发言，20名学生/博士后将获得旅行 根据摘要和地理分布的竞争性排名和10名学生/博士后发放津贴 由评审委员会选出的嘉宾将作简短的演讲。本次会议将为以下活动提供一个出色的场所： 跨学科的互动，即成像专家，基础神经科学家和临床医生之间。正式 演讲和非正式讨论是这一独特的会议系列的亮点， 科学互动，以解决新出现的问题，并出版了一个同行审查的特刊。

The 13th International Conference on Brain Energy Metabolism (ICBEM): "How Metabolism Dictates Neurotransmission, Function and Behavior" will be held on March 7-10, 2018, at the Centro de Estudios Científicos CECs, Valdivia, Chile. The field of brain energy metabolism is moving fast, propelled by new findings and rapidly developing new technologies that allow us to ask questions that could not be asked before about metabolism at cellular and subcellular levels in vitro and in vivo. Powerful imaging, genetic and biochemical tools are being used to characterize metabolism at tissue and cellular levels. Alterations in energy metabolism are a key underlying feature in stroke, epilepsy and in most, if not all, neurodegenerative diseases. However, little is known regarding causes and mechanisms, and interactions between poorly-understood, critical aspects of energy metabolism, a knowledge gap partly explained by the metabolic heterogeneity of brain tissue. The goal of 13th ICBEM meeting, which will be held for the first time in South America, is to bring together leading experts in these emerging techniques and researchers in clinical and basic neuroscience, physiology and learning and behavior who would not otherwise meet, and to serve as a driving force for cutting-edge discussions, formulation of incisive experiments, and for fostering collaborations that open novel areas of exploration of energy metabolism that underlie and contribute to brain diseases. This goal will be achieved by a small, focused conference (100-120 attendees), that includes a keynote talk on the hot subject of aerobic glycolysis and 24 invited speakers in eight scientific sessions. The conference brings together experts as well as students, postdocs and young investigators in a highly interactive forum with 33% of the meeting time allocated for discussion. Such interaction is needed to facilitate progress in this field of research and there are no other meetings of this nature that can facilitate this kind of interaction. Sessions address how mitochondrial biology and trafficking influence mitochondrial metabolism; neuroglial intercellular communication and tissue plasticity; oxygen and metabolite dynamics and sensing by neurons and glial cells; and the novel notion that energy is not just a permissive factor but is a driver for neurotransmission, memory processing and behavior. Student-fellow presentations are a key aspect of the meeting and an effective tool to help bring a new generation of scientists into our community and foster their maturation by inclusion as speakers and session co-chairs. Four young investigators are invited speakers, 20 students/postdocs will be awarded travel stipends based on competitive ranking of abstracts and geographic distribution, and ten students/postdocs selected by an evaluation committee will present short talks. This meeting will provide an outstanding venue for cross disciplinary interactions, i.e. between imaging specialists, basic neuroscientists and clinicians. Formal presentations and informal discussions are highlights of this unique conference series that fosters long-term scientific interactions to address emerging issues, and publishes a peer-reviewed special issue.