2016 Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference

 描述(由申请人提供)：本提案的具体目的是获得部分资金，用于共同举办2016年5月19日至21日在北卡罗来纳州达勒姆举行的2016年温斯坦心血管发展和再生大会。2016年温斯坦心血管发展和再生大会源于一系列年度会议，在这些会议上，1986年、1988年和1990年由心脏发展方面的三个不同RFA资助的研究人员在NHLBI的康斯坦斯·温斯坦博士和同事的指导下聚集在一起。自成立以来，为期3天的温斯坦会议一直是心血管开发领域的临床医生和研究人员会面和分享各种主题的数据和想法的最佳机会，这些主题包括实验心血管胚胎学、心脏功能、人类心血管疾病的遗传学、心脏干细胞生物学和基因表达的转录控制。温斯坦会议对心血管发育生物学领域的发展和壮大的重要性怎么估计都不为过。温斯坦计划完全是由研究社区驱动的，有几个特点使其在科学会议中独一无二。每次会议的目标是将心血管生物学领域的基础和临床科学家聚集在一起，为学生、博士后和初级研究人员提供一个互动论坛，介绍他们的工作并与高级研究人员互动，并积极支持 科学的多样性。去年，为了应对人们对潜在的转化性心脏修复领域日益增长的兴趣和研究，温斯坦心血管发展会议更名为温斯坦心血管发展和再生会议。在这项提案中，要求为2016年在波士顿举行的温斯坦会议提供财政支持。资金将用于1)降低学生注册费，2)为代表不足的群体提供财政援助，以及3)支持一般会议义务。 简介：先天性心脏病和心脏病是美国和世界范围内最普遍、最昂贵的健康问题之一。温斯坦会议每年将临床和基础科学家聚集在一起，讨论关于心血管异常和疾病的根本原因和潜在治疗方法的最新发现。该提案寻求NIH的支持，以部分资助2016年在北卡罗来纳州达勒姆举行的温斯坦心血管发展和再生会议。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific aim of this proposal is to obtain partial funding for the co-organization of the 2016 Weinstein Cardiovascular Development and Regeneration Conference to be held on May 19-21, 2016 in Durham, NC. The 2016 Weinstein Cardiovascular Development and Regeneration Conference originated from a series of annual meetings in which investigators funded by three separate RFAs on Cardiac Development in 1986, 1988, and 1990 came together under the direction of Dr. Constance Weinstein and colleagues at the NHLBI. Ever since its inception, the 3-day Weinstein meeting has been the premier opportunity for clinicians and researchers in the field of cardiovascular development to meet and share data and ideas on various topics including experimental cardiovascular embryology, cardiac function, genetics of human cardiovascular disease, cardiac stem cell biology, and transcriptional control of gene expression. It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the Weinstein Meeting for the development and growth of the field of cardiovascular developmental biology. The Weinstein program is entirely research community driven, with several features that make it unique among scientific conferences. The objectives of each meeting are to bring together basic and clinical scientists working in the areas of cardiovascular biology, to provide an interactive forum for students, postdocs and junior investigators to present their work and interact with senior investigators, and to actively support diversity in science. Last year, in response to the growing interest and studies in the area of potential translational cardiac repair, the Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference was renamed the Weinstein Cardiovascular Development and Regeneration Conference. In this proposal financial support is requested for the 2016 Weinstein meeting to be held in Boston. Funds will be used 1) to reduce student registration fees, 2) to provide financial assistance for under-represented groups, and 3) to support general meeting obligations. Narrative: Congenital heart defects and heart disease are among the most widespread and costly health issues in the United States and worldwide. The Weinstein Conference annually brings together clinical and basic scientists to discuss the latest findings about the underlying causes and potential cures for cardiovascular abnormalities and disease. This proposal seeks support from NIH to partially fund the 2016 Weinstein Cardiovascular Development and Regenerative Conference in Durham, NC.