FASEB CONF ON LIVER GROWTH REG IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

本次会议的主要目标是促进肝脏生长调节关键领域研究人员之间的互动。肝脏已成为了解细胞和组织生长基本方面的最佳模型之一，不仅提供了对肝脏疾病的见解，而且还提供了对各种器官系统的发育、功能和相互作用的见解。这些最近的事态发展和这一领域日益扩大的相关性使我们为会议确定了以下目标：将具有肝脏器官发生、生长控制和病理学专业知识的高级科学家和初级研究人员聚集在一起，进行一个旨在促进相互作用的项目。2. 批判性地评估肝脏个体发生与成体干细胞的关系，肝损伤过程中肝脏再生和凋亡的控制，非实质细胞的作用，肝癌和病毒发病机制，以及肝脏基因治疗和移植的新途径。3. 让年轻的研究人员通过与该领域的资深和知名科学家互动，并有机会在会议上口头介绍他们的工作，进一步发展他们的研究技能。

The major goal of this conference is to foster interactions between researchers in the critical area of Liver Growth Regulation. The liver has become one of the best models for understanding basic aspects of cell and tissue growth in an organismal context, providing insight not only into hepatic diseases, but also the development, function, and interactions of various organ systems. These recent developments and the expanded relevance of the field have led us to the following objectives for the conference: 1. To bring together senior scientists and junior investigators with expertise in liver organogenesis, growth control, and pathology in a program structured to stimulate interactions. 2. To critically evaluate the relationship between liver ontogeny and adult stem cells, the control of liver regeneration and apoptosis during liver injury, the roles of non-parenchymal cells, mechanisms of hepatic cancer and viral pathogenesis, and new approaches to hepatic gene therapy and transplantation. 3. To allow young researchers to further develop their investigative skills by interacting with senior and established scientists in the field, and by being given the opportunity to present their work orally at the conference.