Society for Developmental Biology Annual Symposium: May 30-June 4, 1996; Nashville, TN

9631654请拨杰弗里基金，用于支付发育生物学学会第55届年度专题讨论会的全体和小型专题讨论会特邀演讲人，包括初级科学家、研究生和博士后演讲人和海报演讲人的部分费用。这次会议题为“发展中的模式机制”，将于1996年5月30日至6月4日在范德比尔特大学举行。这次会议由SDB主席William Jeffery组织，将有一个对发展研究感兴趣的全国研究人员和教师小组参加，其中包括研究生和博士后研究员。主办方预计，与过去八年一样，这次会议将是中等规模的会议(300-400名注册人员)，他们通过提供财政支持以及介绍平台演讲和海报演示的机会来鼓励初级参与。会议将包括广泛的议题，这些议题被认为是格局形成、延续和发展过去四年所形成的模式的新领域。将展示植物和动物系统以及不同的当代方法。将特别强调早期发育机制、定位、细胞信号、形态发生、再生、器官形成以及这些发育过程的演变。他们计划邀请53人进行七次全体会议和四次小型研讨会的科学讲座，后者安排两次会议(两个小型研讨会同时举行)和一次主旨演讲。全体会议和小型研讨会将由该领域的专家主持，一些演讲将由初级科学家进行，从而为他们提供在国家一级发言的机会。贡献的平台和海报会议也将为研究生和博士后提供展示他们的工作的机会。这些海报将在会议的大部分时间内供人查看，为讨论提供了充足的时间。这次研讨会反映康体局在其成员的事务和关注事项上扮演的角色越来越大，将继续举办以问题为导向的教育和少数群体利益工作坊。***

9631654 Jeffery Funds are requested for partial support of the expenses for invited plenary and minisymposium speakers, including junior scientists, and graduate and post-doctoral student speakers and poster presenters, for the 55th annual symposium of the Society for Developmental Biology. The meeting, entitled, "Patterning Mechanisms in Development", will be held May 30-June 4, 1996 at Vanderbilt University. The meeting is organized by William Jeffery, President of the SDB, and will be attended by a national group of researchers and teachers interested in the study of development, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The organizers expect that, as during the past eight years, the meeting will be of medium size (300-400 registrants), and they encourage junior level participation by providing financial support and the opportunity to present platform talks and poster presentations. The meeting will include a broad range of topics, considered to be new frontiers in pattern formation, continuing and building on the format that has evolved in the past four year. Plant and animal systems as well as different contemporary approaches will be represented. Particular emphasis will be on early developmental mechanisms, localization, cell signaling, morphogenesis, regeneration, organ formation, and the evolution of these developmental processes. They plan 53 invited scientific talks in seven plenary sessions and 4 minisymposia, the latter arranged in two sessions(two minisymposia running concurrently), and a keynote lecture. The plenary sessions and minisymposia will be chaired by experts in the area, and some talks will be given by junior scientists, thus providing them with an opportunity to speak a the national level. Contributed platform and poster sessions will also provide opportunities for graduate and postdoctoral students to present their work. The posters will be available for viewing during most of the meeting, providing ample time for discussion. Reflecting the growing role of the SDB in the affairs and concerns of its membership, this symposium will continue to feature issue oriented workshops on education and minority interests. ***