Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

描述(由申请人提供)描述本申请请求支持2009年8月9日至12日在爱达荷州太阳谷举行的太阳谷骨骼生物学研讨会年会。太阳谷研讨会有35年以上的传统，最初是为了向年轻科学家提供多学科培训的尝试。讲习班继续强调初级教职员工和学生的积极参与。这些讲习班在促进跨学科交流方面取得了成功，而且不同寻常的是，讨论时间等于或超过了分配给正式陈述的时间。该讲习班的目标是(1)致力于对与骨和关节疾病的发病机制、预防和治疗有关的分子、组织和生物力学过程进行多学科的基础和临床综合；(2)在基础和临床研究人员之间建立对话；(3)为初级教员和学生提供培训讲习班，帮助弥合学科之间的差距；(4)为学生培训提供一个论坛，并让初级教员和学生有机会在小组环境中与更多资深科学家交谈。讲习班与国际骨矿学会(IBMS)之间的伙伴关系将改善讲习班的营销，特别是在国际上，并通过IBMS BoneKEy广播电子邮件和IBMS网站上的链接最大限度地提高知名度。我们预计它还将为年轻调查员奖提供更大的支持。第39届太阳谷研讨会将包括关于骨和癌症、骨免疫学和骨髓、骨骼发育和再生、肌肉和骨骼的机械生物学以及siRNAs设计、开发和应用的教程。周一晚上的研讨会将由六位ASBMR/Harold M.Frost青年研究人员奖获得者介绍。周日，格雷厄姆·罗素博士发表了全体演讲，随后是海报会议和葡萄酒和奶酪招待会。计划部分利用基于网络的资源并通过在BoneKEy上发布，宣传和分发研讨会的摘要。 公共卫生相关性：公共卫生相关性声明本研讨会与公共卫生问题相关，因为它汇集了一个由资深和初级科学家组成的多学科小组，讨论骨质疏松症、骨关节病、肌肉骨质疏松症和与骨骼中能量代谢和脂肪调节相关的代谢性骨骼疾病的发病机制和治疗。它向从业者和科学家提供从基础科学到临床病理学的垂直定向信息，这些从业者和科学家可能不完全熟悉这些公共卫生关切疾病的所有方面。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Description This application requests support for the annual meeting of the Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology held in Sun Valley, Idaho, August 9-12, 2009. The Sun Valley Workshops have a 35+ year tradition and originally grew out of an attempt to provide multidisciplinary training to younger scientists. The Workshops continue to emphasize active participation of junior faculty and students. The Workshops have been successful in promoting interdisciplinary communication, and are unusual in that discussion time equals or exceeds time allotted for formal presentation. The goals of the Workshop are to (1) work toward a multidisciplinary basic and clinical synthesis of molecular, tissue and biomechanical processes related to the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of bone and joint diseases; (2) develop a dialogue between basic and clinical investigators; (3) provide training workshops for junior faculty and students that help bridge the gaps between disciplines; (4) provide a forum for student training and the opportunity for junior faculty and students to talk with more senior scientists in a small group setting. A partnership between the Workshop and the International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS) will improve marketing of the Workshop, especially internationally, and provide maximum visibility through IBMS BoneKEy broadcast emails and links on the IBMS website. We expect it also to provide greater support for young investigator awards. The 39th Sun Valley Workshop will include sessions on Bone and Cancer, Osteoimmunology and Bone Marrow, Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Mechanobiology of Muscle and Bone, as well as a Tutorial on The Design, Development and Application of siRNAs' The Monday evening session is set aside for presentations by six ASBMR/Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Awardees. A Plenary lecture by Dr. Graham Russell on Sunday is followed by a poster session and wine and cheese reception. There are plans to advertise and distribute a summary of the workshop, partly using Web-based resources and through publication in BoneKEy. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Public Health Relevance Statement This Workshop is relevant to public health concerns because it brings a multi-disciplinary group of senior and junior scientists together to discuss the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoporosis, osteoarthrosis, and muscle sarcopenia and metabolic bone diseases associated with regulation of energy metabolism and fat in the skeleton. It provides vertically-oriented information, from the basic science to clinical pathology, to practitioners and scientists who may not be completely familiar with all aspects of these diseases of public health concern.