Coordination Funds

要全面了解上皮细胞间连接如何作为信号中枢发挥作用，需要参与群体之间在几个层面上的密切互动和沟通。通过举办讲习班、研讨会、国家/国际会议和学员交流等方式，对最新发展、发现和假设进行科学交流。2. 通过组织讲习班、获取关键协议和数据、提供细胞和模型生物（如小鼠）以及其他实验工具，交流技术专长和使用模型系统。3. 协调一般活动和网络交流以及这些一般活动的财务管理，特别是管理初级科学家参加不同优先方案活动的旅费。在第一个资助期间，事实证明，定期务静会、国家/国际会议以及合作小组之间的实验室交流的财务和后勤支持是有效推进项目和想法的最高优先级。此外，网站的建立和更新对于SPP成员和对SPP研究课题感兴趣的外部同事之间的交流平台非常重要。基于这一经验，我们将在第二个资助期内重点进一步开发这些工具。

To comprehensively understand how epithelial intercellular junctions function as signaling hubs requires a close interaction and communication among participating groups at several levels: 1. Scientific exchange of latest developments, findings and hypotheses through organization e.g. of workshops, seminars as well as national/international meetings and exchange of trainees. 2. Exchange of technical expertise as well as use of model systems through organization of workshops, access to key protocols and data, provision of cells and model organisms such as mice as well as additional experimental tools. 3. Coordination of general activities and network exchange as well as financial management of these general activities, in particular administration of travel costs of junior scientists to attend the different priority programme activities.During the first funding period, is has turned out that financial and logistic support of regular retreats, national/international meetings in addition to lab exchanges among collaborating groups has the highest priority for efficiently advancing projects and ideas. Further, building and updating the website has been important as an exchange platform among SPP members and external colleagues interested into the research topics of the SPP. Based on this experience, we will focus on further developing these instruments during the second funding period.