FASEB Conference: Obesities--Genetic/Molecular/Clinical

说明(改编自应用程序) 本申请寻求部分资金用于FASEB夏季研究会议 肥胖研究进展--从环境到基因。这个会议，它 我将在他们的背景下研究肥胖的几个不同特征 环境、生理和分子方面的会议将于8月18日至23日举行， 2001年，科罗拉多州斯诺马斯村。这次会议的主要目标是 允许参与者检查特征和病因 在广泛的背景下关于肥胖的问题，这样那些与 类似的问题，但使用不同的科学方法，可以理解 各学科对这一问题的潜在贡献。反馈 来自前几届FASB会议的与会者强调，有必要保持 这次会议是一次多学科会议，涉及以下几个方面 肥胖。因此，重点不仅放在遗传和分子方面 肥胖，这是一种非常不同的情况，但也与环境有关 以及肥胖症发展和治疗的生理环境。因此， 本次会议提供了一个独特的机会，涵盖了 对肥胖、体重调节和治疗的兴趣和方法 新陈代谢。这次会议有三个具体目标：1) 将资深科学家和初级调查人员汇聚到世界各地 流行病学、生理学和分子生物学领域的专业知识 生物学/遗传学在一个旨在刺激互动的计划中。2)至 提供关于各种环境的现有知识的评估， 行为、生理和遗传因素与心力衰竭的病因 肥胖。关于并发症的病因和病理生理学的广泛讨论 将会被强调。最后，检查肥胖治疗的会议将是 考虑到肥胖症的高患病率并没有下降，这一点也包括在内。3)就是这样 希望这次会议能让新的/初级的调查人员进一步发展 通过与资深人士和权威人士互动，提高他们的调查技能 这一领域的科学家。

DESCRIPTION (adapted from the application) This application seeks partial funding for a FASEB SummerResearch Conference on Advances in Obesity - From the Environment to the Gene. This conference, which will examine several different features of obesity in the context of their environmental, physiological and molecular aspects, will be held August 18-23, 2001 in Snowmass Village, Colorado. The major goal of this conference is to allow participants to examine the characteristics and etiologic factors regarding obesity in broad context, such that those investigators working with similar issues, but using different scientific approaches, can appreciate the potential contributions of various disciplines to the problem. The feedback from previous FASEB conference participants has emphasized the need to keep this meeting as a multidisciplinary conference, covering several aspects of obesity. Thus, emphasis is placed not only on genetic and molecular aspects of obesity, which is a very heterogeneous condition, but also on the environmental and physiological milieu in which obesity develops and is treated. Thus, the present meeting provides a unique opportunity to cover the full spectrum of interests and approaches regarding obesity, body weight regulation and metabolism. There are three specific objectives for this conference: 1) To bring together senior scientists and junior investigators with worldwide expertise in the field of epidemiology, physiology, and molecular biology/genetics in a program structured to stimulate interactions. 2) To provide an evaluation of current knowledge regarding the various environmental, behavioral, physiological and genetic factors involved in the etiology of obesity. Extensive discussions on etiology and pathophysiology of complications will be emphasized. Finally, a session examining obesity treatment will be included given that the high prevalence of obesity is not declining. 3) It is hoped that this meeting will allow new/junior investigators to further develop their investigative skills by interacting with senior and established scientists in the field.