Epithelial Transport Group Sessions at Experimental Biology 2016

 描述(由申请人提供)： 本申请申请资助早期职业上皮生物学家在2016年实验生物学(EB)上的上皮运输小组(ETG)科学会议上展示他们的研究的旅费。ETG会议将在美国生理学会(APS)年度会议期间举行，该会议将于2016年4月2日至6日在加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥举行，作为EB2016的一部分。会议将在圣地亚哥会议中心举行，该中心为残疾和特殊需求的个人提供符合ADA标准的基础设施。ETG有着悠久的历史，促进了来自不同背景的生理学家之间的互动，他们研究上皮细胞的生物过程。我们还鼓励学生、博士后研究员和教师发展上皮生物学的研究事业。根据以前的经验和调查数据，学员认为EB的年度ETG课程是一次极好的培训经历，可以增强他们对该领域的兴趣。因此，我们努力通过为资源有限的有前途的早期职业调查人员提供旅行奖励支持，来优化学员对ETG相关活动的接触。所有通过EB摘要提交门户网站向ETG管理的类别提交摘要的受训人员都将有资格获得旅行奖励。摘要将由一个由23名成员组成的指导委员会进行审查和评分，然后该委员会将根据表现分配奖项。奖励金额将视可用资金而定。然而，无论数额如何，我们计划为儿童/家庭护理需求超过现场现有托儿服务的获奖者提供额外的补充资金。得分最高的摘要将被选为在年度Ussing和Hebert讲座的专题会议上口头陈述的摘要。2016年，这些享有盛誉的讲师将表彰布鲁斯·斯坦顿博士和道格拉斯·伊顿博士在上皮生物学和运输方面的开创性贡献。事实证明，这种形式在实习生中很受欢迎，因为它为有才华的早期职业生理学家提供了一个令人兴奋的机会，让他们与有成就的领导者一起在正式但大学的环境中展示他们的研究。8小时的“EB前”专题讨论会将为初级调查人员在不那么正式的气氛中口头介绍他们的工作提供更多的机会，海报会议将成为详细的科学讨论、受训人员与已有调查人员之间的互动以及建立联系的纽带。ETG还将通过主办一次最先进的研讨会来扩大其教育计划，该研讨会涵盖其成员感兴趣的特定主题。今年的ETG研讨会将有来自世界各地的演讲者参加，他们使用尖端技术研究上皮细胞中的分隔信号转导。鉴于ETG对学员指导的承诺，我们相信从这项申请中获得的支持将与拟议的会议结构相吻合，以促进对上皮生理学和细胞生物学感兴趣的初级科学家的职业发展。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funding to support the travel expenses of early career epithelial biologists presenting their research at the Epithelial Transport Group (ETG) scientific sessions at Experimental Biology (EB) 2016. The ETG sessions occur within the annual American Physiological Society (APS) meeting, which will take place April 2-6, 2016 in San Diego, CA as part of EB2016. The meeting will be held in the San Diego Convention Center, which offers an ADA-compliant infrastructure for individuals with disabilities and special needs. ETG has a longstanding history of promoting interactions between physiologists from diverse backgrounds who study biological processes in epithelia. We also encourage students, postdoctoral fellows, and instructors to develop research careers in epithelial biology. Based on prior experience and survey data, trainees view the annual ETG sessions at EB as an excellent training experience that reinforces their interest in the field. Thus, we strive to optimize trainee exposure to ETG-related events by providing travel award support for promising early career investigators with limited resources. All trainees who submit abstracts to ETG-curated categories via the EB abstract submission portal will be eligible for travel awards. The abstracts will be reviewed and scored by a 23-member Steering Committee, who will then allocate the awards based on merit. Award amounts will be contingent on the funds that are available. Regardless of the amount, however, it is our plan to budget an additional supplement to awardees with child/family care needs that exceed the existing childcare services that will be provided on site. Top scoring abstracts will be selected for oral presentation in Featured Topic sessions that will be headlined by the annual Ussing and Hebert lectures. In 2016, these prestigious lectureships will recognize Drs. Bruce Stanton and Douglas Eaton for their seminal contributions to epithelial biology and transport. This format has proven popular among trainees, as it provides an exciting opportunity for talented early career physiologists to present their research alongside accomplished leaders in a formal but collegial setting. An 8-hour "pre-EB" symposium will provide additional opportunities for junior investigators to orally present their work in a less formal atmosphere, and poster sessions will serve as a nexus for detailed scientific discussions, interaction between trainees and established investigators, and networking. ETG will also augment its educational program by hosting a state-of-the art symposium that covers a specific topic of interest to its membership. This year's ETG symposium will feature speakers from around the world who use cutting edge technology to study compartmentalized signal transduction in epithelial cells. Given ETG's commitment to trainee mentoring, we believe that the support derived from this application will dovetail with the proposed meeting structure to enhance the career development of junior scientists interested in epithelial physiology and cell biology.