Epithelial Transport Group Sessions at Experimental Biology 2016

 描述（由申请人提供）： 该申请要求资助早期职业上皮生物学家在2016年实验生物学（EB）的上皮运输组（ETG）科学会议上展示其研究的差旅费。ETG会议在美国生理学会（APS）年会期间举行，该年会将于2016年4月2日至6日在加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥举行，作为EB 2016的一部分。会议将在圣地亚哥会议中心举行，该中心为残疾人和有特殊需要的人提供符合ADA标准的基础设施。ETG在促进来自不同背景的研究上皮生物学过程的生理学家之间的互动方面有着悠久的历史。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。根据以往的经验和调查数据，学员认为EB的年度ETG课程是一次极好的培训体验，可以增强他们对该领域的兴趣。因此，我们通过为资源有限的有前途的早期职业调查员提供旅行奖励支持，努力优化培训生对ETG相关活动的接触。所有通过EB摘要提交门户向ETG策划的类别提交摘要的学员将有资格获得旅行奖励。由23名成员组成的指导委员会将对摘要进行审查和评分，然后根据成绩分配奖项。奖励金额将视可用资金而定。然而，无论金额如何，我们计划为有超过现场提供的现有托儿服务的儿童/家庭护理需求的获奖者提供额外的补充预算。得分最高的摘要将被选为口头报告的特色主题会议，将由年度尤辛和赫伯特讲座的标题。在2016年，这些著名的讲师将承认博士布鲁斯斯坦顿和道格拉斯伊顿为他们的上皮生物学和运输的开创性贡献。这种形式在学员中很受欢迎，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，让他们在正式但学院式的环境中与有成就的领导者一起展示他们的研究。一个8小时的“EB前”专题讨论会将为初级研究人员提供更多的机会，在不那么正式的气氛中口头介绍他们的工作，海报会议将作为详细的科学讨论，学员和既定研究人员之间的互动和网络的纽带。ETG还将通过举办一场涵盖会员感兴趣的特定主题的最新技术研讨会来加强其教育计划。今年的ETG研讨会将邀请来自世界各地的演讲者，他们使用尖端技术研究上皮细胞中的区室化信号转导。鉴于ETG对培训生指导的承诺，我们相信此次申请所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.