FASEB Conference on "Neuroimmunology;" July 3-7, 1994; Copper Mountain, Colorado

神经免疫学是一个迅速崛起和扩大的研究领域，最近的研究发现提供了证据，表明一些分子影响免疫系统和神经系统中细胞的生长和分化。现在人们认识到，曾经被认为具有仅限于免疫系统作用的分子直接影响神经细胞的增殖、生长和分化。同样，最初被识别为在神经系统发育中发挥作用的分子，也会通过影响免疫系统来相互作用。这次由美国实验生物学学会联合会主办的会议的一个主要目标是将来自不同领域(如免疫学、神经科学、药理学和心理学)的科学家聚集在一起，在神经系统和免疫系统之间的相互作用的研究中探索新的想法，交换信息，并促进合作。

Neuroimmunology is a rapidly emerging and expanding field of research, propelled by recent findings that have provided evidence that a number of molecules affect the growth and differentiation of cells in both the immune system and the nervous system. It is now recognized that molecules once thought to have actions restricted to the immune system directly affect the proliferation, growth, and differentiation of nerve cells. Similarly, molecules originally identified because they function in the development of the nervous system reciprocate by having effects in the immune system. A major goal of this conference, held under the auspices of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, is to bring together scientists from diverse fields (such as immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and psychology) to explore new ideas, exchange information, and foster collaboration in the study of the interactions between the nervous system and the immune system.