Sex Steroids and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology

描述(由申请人提供):此应用程序的目的是寻求支持APS会议”性类固醇和性别Cardiovascular-Renal生理学和病理生理学”定于7月15 - 19,2009年在丹佛,有限公司第一这次会议的目标是汇集临床和基础研究的科学家们研究的作用性类固醇在心血管和肾脏疾病,并提供一个论坛的讨论正在进行的和未来的研究在这个领域。该项目旨在让研究性类固醇对心血管-肾脏系统生理学和病理生理学影响的杰出和初级研究人员展示和讨论他们的工作。第二个目标是激励、教育和鼓励仍在接受培训的年轻调查人员进入这一调查领域，并为他们提供一个论坛，使他们能够与更成熟的调查人员进行互动。会议计划旨在最大限度地为初级研究人员提供机会，在免费交流口头和海报会议期间展示他们的工作，并为这些参加会议的初级研究人员提供许多旅行奖励。本提案的具体目标包括：1)召集一个国际公认的跨学科研究小组，目前专注于研究性类固醇在心血管-肾脏系统生理学和病理生理学中的作用。会议的目的是讨论正在进行的研究和与该主题相关的问题，并概述未来工作的方向。2)通过设立旅行奖励计划，促进青年科学家广泛参与本次会议，重点关注妇女和代表性不足的少数群体。3)通过介绍最新的研究进展，使新的研究者和学生对性类固醇在控制肾脏和心血管功能中的作用的研究产生兴趣，总的目标是这些新数据如何证明对我们从基因组学和生理学到疾病的心血管-肾脏系统的理解是有用的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this application is to seek support for an APS Conference on "Sex Steroids and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology," scheduled for July 15-19, 2009 in Denver, CO. The first goal of this conference is to bring together clinical and basic research scientists who study the role of sex steroids in cardiovascular and renal disease and provide a forum for the discussion of ongoing and future studies in this area. The program is designed to allow prominent and junior researchers studying the influence of sex steroids on the physiology and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular-renal system to present and discuss their work. The second goal is to stimulate, educate and encourage young investigators who are still in training to enter this field of investigation and to provide a forum for them to interact with more established investigators. The conference program is designed to maximize the opportunity for junior investigators to present their work during the free communications oral and poster sessions and many travel awards will be made available for these junior investigators to attend this conference. The specific aims of this proposal include: 1) To convene an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary group of investigators currently focusing on the study of the effects of sex steroids in the physiology and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular-renal system. The aim of the meeting is to both discuss the ongoing research and issues related to the topic as well as outline the direction that future work. 2) To promote the wide-spread participation of young scientists in this Conference, with an emphasis on women and underrepresented minorities, through the establishment of a travel award program. 3) To interest new investigators and students in pursuing research opportunities in the study of the role sex steroids play in controlling renal and cardiovascular function by presenting the latest state-of-the-art advances with the overall objective of relating how these new data may prove useful in our understanding of the cardiovascular-renal system from genomics and physiology to disease.