FASEB CONFERENCE--GI TRACT VIII SIGNALING AND TRANSPORT

这次会议将是一系列此类会议中的第八次。 以前的会议在实现会议目标方面取得了显着的成功，包括对前沿研究的讨论，以及在消化系统疾病以外领域工作的杰出科学家的参与，他们的见解开辟了新的研究领域。 所有以前的会议都受到了各级培训和经验参与者的热情接待。 上次会议的与会者一致投票认为应举行另一次会议，并选举金E博士。巴雷特担任1999年会议主席，丹尼尔卢瓦德博士担任共同主席。 会议的总主题来自前几位与会者提供的投入。 将就下列主题举行九次科学会议：（1）胃肠道的发育;（2）胃肠道特异性基因调节机制;（3）肠上皮细胞增殖的正常和异常控制;（4）正常和异常上皮细胞生物学;（5）细胞内信号的新方面;（6）对转运蛋白结构/功能的新认识;（7）肠上皮细胞增殖的正常和异常控制。（7）肠上皮转运的分子生理学;（8）肠生理学的综合调节;和（9）胃肠道病理生理学的机制。 受邀的演讲者和会议主席是一个国际团体，其中33人来自北美各地，5人来自欧洲。 主席和联合主席特别努力邀请妇女、少数群体和年轻调查员（助理教授或以下）担任发言人和会议主席。 会议主席是一名妇女，还有两名会议主席和九名发言者;还有一名非洲裔美国人发言，七名发言者有资格成为青年调查员。 该系列会议在进一步研究胃肠道健康和疾病方面发挥了独特的作用，将基础和临床科学家聚集在一起，并激励初级研究人员的职业生涯。 包括从细胞和分子方法到综合生理学和病理生理学的连续范围的主题。

This conference will be the eighth in a series of such conferences. Previous meetings have been distinguished by a remarkable degree of success in accomplishing conference goals, including the discussion of cutting-edge research, and the inclusion of outstanding scientists working in areas other than digestive diseases whose insights have opened up new areas of research. All previous meetings have been enthusiastically received by participants at all levels of training and experience. Participants at the last meeting voted unanimously that another meeting should be held, and elected Dr. Kim E. Barrett as Chair and Dr. Daniel Louvard as Co-Chair for the 1999 meeting. The overall themes for the meeting arose from input provided by previous participants. Nine scientific sessions will be held on the following topics: (1) Development of the gastrointestinal tract; (2) Mechanisms of intestinal-specific gene regulation; (3) Normal and abnormal control of intestinal epithelial proliferation; (4) Normal and abnormal epithelial cell biology; (5) Novel aspects of intracellular signalling; (6) New insights into transporter structure/function; (7) Molecular physiology of epithelial transport in the intestine; (8) Integrated regulation of intestinal physiology; and (9) Mechanisms of gastrointestinal pathophysiology. The invited speakers and session chairs are an international group, with 33 from all parts of North America and five from Europe. The Chair and Co-Chair have made a special effort to invite women, minority and young investigators (assistant professor or below) as speakers and session chairs. The Chair of the meeting is a woman, as are two session chairs and nine speakers; there is also one African-American speaker and seven speakers who qualify as young investigators. Conferences in this series have played a unique role in furthering research into gastrointestinal health and disease by bringing together basic and clinical scientists, and by inspiring the careers of junior investigators. The inclusion of a continuous spectrum of topics from cell and molecular approaches to integrated physiology and pathophysiology.