2014 Cell Biology of the Neuron Gordon Research Conference

描述（申请人提供）：神经细胞生物学已经成为当代生物学中最令人兴奋和发展最快的领域之一。这一领域正在经历一场成像技术和细胞结构和生理分析报告的革命。研究单个神经元和神经回路的复杂设计和功能的能力是前所未有的。“神经元的细胞生物学”戈登研究会议将于2014年6月22日至27日在新罕布什尔州沃特维尔谷度假村举行。本次会议的既定目标是汇集顶尖科学家，介绍这一快速发展领域的最新进展。与人类神经系统疾病的相关性将在整个计划中得到解决，包括在学术界和工业界界面工作的杰出细胞生物学家的演讲，解决将细胞生物学进展转化为治疗方法的挑战。会议的形式是25分钟的演讲，每次演讲后进行15分钟的讨论。主题将集中在突触形成，突触传递，神经可塑性，膜运输，神经再生和退行性疾病。与疾病相关的具体领域包括神经变性、再生、肌萎缩侧索硬化症、朊病毒病、帕金森病以及可追溯到早期神经发育错误的疾病，包括精神分裂症和自闭症谱系障碍。发言者被选为各自领域的世界领袖。29位受邀演讲者中有11位是女性，其中包括一位全体会议讲师。其中9位演讲者来自美国以外的地区，包括欧洲和亚洲。6位演讲者是职业生涯早期的科学家，我们为研究生、博士后或初级教师保留了8个简短的演讲，从提交给会议的摘要中选择。大多数与会者将展示海报，确保与会者最大程度地参与和讨论。这也保证了会议将为初级科学家和研究生提供充足的机会来展示他们的工作。特别鼓励代表性不足的少数群体成员参加。本次会议的学术氛围，包括安排好的讨论环节以及下午和晚上的非正式聚会，为来自不同学科的科学家提供了一个集思广益的途径，并促进了不同研究领域的跨学科合作。这次会议应该对包括国家卫生研究所在内的国家卫生研究院的任务非常感兴趣。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Neuronal cell biology has emerged as one of the most exciting and rapidly moving fields in contemporary biology. This field is experiencing a revolution in both imaging technology and reporters for the analysis of cellular structure and physiology. There is an unprecedented ability to interrogate the intricate design and function of individual neurons and neural circuitry. The "Cell Biology of the Neuron" Gordon Research Conference will be held on June 22-27, 2014 at Waterville Valley Resort, NH. A stated goal of this meeting is to bring together leading scientists to present the most recent advances in this rapidly moving field. Relevance to human neurological disease will be addressed throughout the program, including presentations by prominent cell biologists working at the academic-industry interface, tackling the challenge of translating cell biological advances into therapeutics. The conference format is based on 25-minute talks with 15 minutes of discussion following each talk. Topics will focus on synapse formation, synaptic transmission, neural plasticity, membrane trafficking, neural regeneration, and degenerative disease. Specific areas of disease relevance include talks on neural degeneration, regeneration, ALS, prion-disease, Parkinson's, and diseases that can be traced to early neurodevelopmental errors including schizophrenia and autism-spectrum disorders. Speakers were selected as world leaders in their respective areas. Eleven out of the 29 invited speakers, including a plenary lecturer, are women. Nine of the speakers are from outside the US including Europe and Asia. Six speakers are early career scientists and we have reserved 8 short talks for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or junior faculty to be selected from the abstracts submitted to the meeting. Most participants will present posters, ensuring maximal participation and discussion among meeting participants. This also ensures that the conference will provide ample opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to present their work. Members of under-represented minority groups are especially encouraged to attend. The collegial atmosphere of this conference, with programmed discussion sessions as well as opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, provides an avenue for scientists from different disciplines to brainstorm and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented. The conference should be of great interest to the missions of the National Institutes of Health including NINDS.