CONFERENCE ON CHEMOSENSORY TRANSDUCTION

近年来，化学感官受到了越来越多的关注 几年来，在很大程度上是由于对 它们的独特性质和重要性在调节各种 行为。这种日益增长的关注的一个突出方面是 一直致力于研究分子的特性 嗅觉和味觉传导的机制。正在加速的 基础化学传感研究的步伐，以及 最新开发的生物化学、免疫学、 生物物理技术到这些系统，已经导致了几个新的 化学感觉转导的假说。《国际邮报》 化学传感转导会议将汇集一位 一小群科学家(55人)，积极从事关于 味觉和气味接受的离子和代谢机制。 会议的目标是为交流提供一个论坛。 并讨论最新信息和识别 新的或更多的研究将是有成效的领域。 对受邀发言者提出的结果进行批判性讨论， 以及它们对未来研究的影响，将是积极的 鼓励。最新研究成果的介绍将集中在 以下问题：1)重要的外围设备是什么 味觉和嗅觉的感受器机制？2) 刺激-受体配对转导入细胞的特异性 信号？；以及3)受体细胞的离子机制是什么 激活？除了那些参加正式的 计划，大约15名与会者，包括毕业生 学生和年轻的调查人员将被邀请。安排 已经作出了迅速公布会议记录的要求， 包括对正式发言的讨论。

The chemical senses have received increased interest in recent years, in large part as the result of a growing appreciation of their unique properties and importance in regulating a variety of behaviors. A prominent aspect of this increased attention has been research directed at characterizing the molecular mechanisms of olfactory and taste transduction. The accelerating pace of fundamental chemosensory research, along with the application of recently developed biochemical, immunological, biophysical techniques to these systems, has led to several new hypotheses of chemosensory transduction. The International Conference on Chemosensory Transduction will bring together a small group (55) of scientist actively engaged in research on the Ionic and Metabolic Mechanisms of Taste and Odor Reception. The goal of the Conference is to provide a forum for the exchange and discussion of up-to-date information and the identification of areas where new or additional research would be productive. Critical discussion of the results presented by invited speakers, and their implications for future research, will be actively encourage. Presentations of recent research results will focus on the following questions: 1) What are the important peripheral receptor mechanisms in taste and olfaction?; 2) How is the specificity of stimulus-receptor pairing transduced into a cellular signal?; and 3) What ionic mechanisms underlie receptor cell activation? In addition to those participating in the formal program, approximately fifteen attendees, including graduate students and young investigators, will be invited. Arrangements have been made for prompt publication of the proceedings, including the discussions of the formal presentations.