2010 Auditory System Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar

描述（由申请人提供）：在“听觉系统”戈登研究会议和戈登研究研讨会上，来自听觉研究各个领域的科学家将聚集在一个欢迎和互动的环境中，讨论听觉神经科学的前沿进展。这是第二次此类会议，并以2008年首届听觉系统GRC/GRS的巨大成功为基础。这一系列的会议是为了回应越来越多的听觉科学家的需求，他们需要跳出自己的专业领域，把听觉系统作为一个整体来考虑。具体目标是促进跨学科的互动，促进听觉研究人员之间的社区意识，并鼓励学员致力于听力研究。耳聋影响着数百万美国人，更多的人经历着与学习障碍、自闭症和精神分裂症相关的听觉处理障碍。一个联合的科学家社区共同努力了解听觉系统的发展和功能，将改善这一系列听力障碍的诊断和治疗。《听觉系统GRC》的中心目标是分享最新的发现，这些发现解释了声音信息是如何被检测和处理的，因为它流经从耳蜗到皮层再返回的电路。演讲者将包括代表听力研究各个领域的顶尖研究人员，包括有影响力的知名研究人员和应用新技术和方法的有前途的年轻科学家。GRC将于6月13日至18日在新罕布什尔州新伦敦的科尔比-索耶学院举行，这是一个偏远但交通便利的地方，非常适合在大学氛围中鼓励激烈而活跃的讨论。在九个会议的过程中，听力将在基因、细胞、电路和认知的水平上进行讨论，并有关于人类耳聋和新疗法发展的特别会议。除了邀请演讲者和从摘要中选出的简短演讲外，我们还鼓励所有参与者在每天下午和晚上会议之后的高度互动的海报会议上分享他们的成果。这也将有充足的机会在空闲的下午和共同用餐时进行非正式的互动。在GRC之前，将有一个为期一天半的戈登研究研讨会，这是一个研究生和博士后研究人员的小型聚会。几位高级研究人员将参加GRS，提供建议和反馈，从而培养该领域未来领导者的职业生涯。这些会议将为与会者建立新的合作关系提供完美的环境，并更全面地了解他们自己的工作如何与理解听觉的集体努力相关联。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): At "The Auditory System" Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar, scientists spanning all areas of auditory research will come together in a welcoming and interactive setting to discuss cutting-edge advances in auditory neuroscience. This is the second meeting of its kind and builds on the tremendous success of the inaugural Auditory System GRC/GRS in 2008. This series of meetings was created in response to the growing need for auditory scientists to look outside of their own areas of expertise and consider the auditory system as a whole. The specific objectives are to foster interdisciplinary interactions, promote a sense of community among auditory researchers, and encourage trainees to devote their careers to hearing research. Deafness affects millions of Americans, with many more experiencing auditory processing disorders that are associated with learning disabilities, autism, and schizophrenia. A concerted effort by a united community of scientists to understand the development and function of the auditory system will improve the diagnosis and treatment of this wide array of hearing disorders. The central goal of The Auditory System GRC is to share the newest findings that explain how acoustic information is detected and processed as it flows through circuits from the cochlea to the cortex and back. Speakers will include top investigators representing all areas of hearing research, including both influential established researchers and promising young scientists applying new techniques and approaches. The GRC will take place from June 13-18 at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH, a rural yet accessible site that is ideal for encouraging intense and invigorating discussions in a collegial atmosphere. Over the course of nine sessions, hearing will be discussed at the level of the gene, the cell, the circuit, and cognition, with special sessions on human deafness and the development of new therapies. In addition to the invited speakers and short talks selected from the abstracts, all participants are encouraged to share their results during highly interactive poster sessions each afternoon and following the evening sessions. This will also be ample opportunity for informal interactions in the free afternoons and at shared meals. The GRC will be immediately preceded by a 1 1/2 day long Gordon Research Seminar, which is a smaller gathering of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Several senior investigators will attend the GRS to provide advice and feedback, thereby nurturing the careers of future leaders in the field. These meetings will provide the perfect environment for participants to establish new collaborations and gain a fuller knowledge of how their own work relates to collective efforts to understand the sense of hearing. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Deafness and auditory processing disorders, such as tinnitus, affect millions of people. Scientists around the world use a wide variety of approaches to understand the different parts of the auditory system, such as the initial detection of sound in the ear or the final perception of sound by the brain. "The Auditory System" Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar will bring together the top investigators from these diverse areas of hearing research to share their latest findings in order to stimulate interdisciplinary interactions, promote a sense of community, and encourage young investigators to continue their efforts to understand the sense of hearing and the origins of human deafness.