2005 Cellular Osmoregulation: Sensors, Transducers & Regulators Gordon Conference August 7-12, 2005

这项奖助金将用于支持2005年8月7日至12日在RI州新港的Salve Regina学院举行的题为“细胞渗透调节：传感器、传感器和调节器”的研讨会。这次研讨会是2003年戈登细胞渗透调节会议成功的后续会议。会议将提供一个论坛，研究细胞外渗透失衡带来的有机渗透物的感知、运输和调节机制，以及这些渗透物对细胞内大分子结构、功能和折叠的影响机制。这次会议还将扩大前一次会议的调查领域，包括真核生物中的更多生物，使会议具有广泛的有机背景。该计划将有40多名演讲者和会议主持人，其中包括许多外国科学家。所有参与者将有机会在会议每天安排的会议上展示海报。组织者计划了多种方法从代表性不足的群体中招募与会者，并期望有大量的研究生和博士后参加会议。戈登会议的设置特别有效，学生可以在小组环境中与来自知名实验室的研究人员互动，也可以与外国研究人员互动。将有机会建立新的合作，巩固现有的合作，并安排未来的会议和研究冒险。本提案的经费将用于支付五名美国与会者的旅费和会议费用，其中包括一些学生和博士后。

This grant will support a symposium entitled " Cellular Osmoregulation: Sensors, Transducers and Regulators" to be held at Salve Regina College in Newport, RI on August 7-12, 2005. The symposium is a follow-up of a successful 2003 Gordon Conference on Cellular Osmoregulation. The conference will provide a forum for the study of mechanisms involved in the sensing, transport and regulation of organic osmolytes brought about by extracellular osmotic imbalances, as well as the study of mechanisms involving effects of these osmolytes on the structure, function, and folding of macromolecules within cells. This conference will also expand the areas of investigation from the previous conference to include more organisms in the eukarya, giving the conference a broad, organismal context. The program will include over 40 speakers and session chairs including many foreign scientists. All participants will have the opportunity to present posters at sessions scheduled each day of the conference. The organizers have planned a variety of methods for recruitment of conference attendees from under-represented groups and expect significant graduate student and postdoc attendance. The Gordon Conference settings are particularly effective for students to interact in a small group setting with researchers from big-named laboratories and also to interact with foreign investigators. There will be opportunities for establishing new collaborations, cementing existing collaborations, and arranging for future meetings and research ventures. Funds in this proposal will support travel and conference fees for five United States participants which will include some students and postdocs.