CONFERENCE--PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS

本提案的目的是寻求对APS会议的支持， “下丘脑室旁核： 综合生理学”，定于1998年12月5日至9日在圣安东尼奥举行， 德克萨斯下丘脑室旁核（PVN）是下丘脑的一个核团， 综合生理学的十字路口这个分离的下丘脑区域 接受神经，体液和内分泌输入有关的状态， 心血管、内分泌和免疫系统以及体液和 电解质和能量平衡。传入输入的整合导致 特定器官系统的传出神经或激素调节。这 会议将汇集科学家，研究不同 使用各种技术方法的生理系统， 从分子生物学到整个动物生理学的独特之处 这个会议是一个单一的主题，以吸引这样一个多- 技术和科学专门知识的学科代表性。是 希望这种互动将提供一个框架， PVN的多种角色，并为未来的交互提供基础 和研究途径。这次会议的另一个目标是促进 青年科学家的广泛参与，重点是妇女 通过设立旅行奖， 计划，并感兴趣的新的研究人员和学生在追求 研究机会，以了解PVN如何整合传入 信息，控制特定的生理功能， 器官系统之间的相互作用。

The purpose of this proposal is to seek support for an APS Conference on "The Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus: A Crossroads of Integrative Physiology," scheduled for December 5-9, 1998 in San Antonio, Texas. The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) serves as a crossroads of integrative physiology. This discrete hypothalamic area receives neural, humoral and endocrine input regarding the state of the cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems as well as fluid and electrolyte and energy balance. Integration of afferent inputs results in efferent neural or hormonal regulation of specific organ system. This Conference will bring together scientists that study different physiological systems that use a variety of technical approaches ranging from molecular biology to whole animal physiology. The unique aspect of this meeting is the ability of a single topic to attract such a multi- disciplinary representation of technical and scientific expertise. It is hopeful that this interaction will offer a framework of understanding the multiple roles of the PVN and provide a foundation for future interactions and avenues of research. It is also a goal of this meeting to promote the wide-spread participation of young scientists, with an emphasis on women and under-represented minorities through the establishment of travel award program, and to interest new investigators and students in pursuing research opportunities to understand how the PVN integrates afferent information, controls specific physiological functions, and coordinates interactions among organ systems.