Conference:Lung Surfactant:Cellular & Molecular Biology

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求FASEB肺表面活性剂夏季研究会议的部分资金：细胞和分子生物学将于2002年7月20日至25日在佛蒙特州萨克斯顿河的佛蒙特学院举行。为了坚持小型会议的形式，并为与会者之间的互动提供一个气氛，会议出席人数最多限于160名与会者，包括发言者。与会者的选择是根据他们对会议的科学贡献和他们将从参加会议中获得的利益程度。将特别注意鼓励年轻科学家和女性/少数民族科学家参加会议。会议的主要目标是提供一个深入的审查表面活性剂代谢的细胞和分子方面的最新进展。主要议题包括表面活性蛋白合成的转录和生理调节;翻译后蛋白质加工;表面活性物质分泌，表面活性物质在先天免疫中的作用，疾病中的表面活性物质改变和表面活性物质替代疗法。深入的介绍，近。每个35分钟，将由25名活跃在表面活性剂研究领域的受邀研究人员进行。这些将由简短的演讲（15分钟）补充。以及针对青年科学家的提交摘要的海报会议。本次会议的目标是：1）提供对表面活性剂功能的细胞和分子方面的现有知识的评估，这些知识通过对基本原理及其在疾病状态中的应用的广泛讨论而得到强调; 2）将高级科学家和初级研究人员聚集在一个环境中，并具有刺激相互作用的程序结构; 3）为年轻的调查人员提供机会，通过与该领域的知名科学家互动，进一步发展他们的调查技能。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks partial funding for a FASEB Summer Research Conference on Lung Surfactant: Cellular and Molecular Biology to be held July 20-25, 2002 at Vermont Academy in Saxton' s River, Vermont. To adhere to the small meeting format and to provide a climate for interaction among participants, conference attendance is limited to a maximum of 160 participants including speakers. The participants are chosen according to their scientific contribution to the meeting and degree of benefit they will acquire from attending the conference. Special attention will be paid to encourage attendance from junior and female/minority scientists. The major goal of the conference is to provide an in-depth review of recent advances in cellular and molecular aspects of surfactant metabolism. Major topics that will be covered include a transcriptional and physiological regulation of surfactant protein synthesis; post-translational protein processing; surfactant secretion, the role of surfactant in innate immunity, surfactant alterations in disease and surfactant replacement therapy. In-depth presentations, approx. 35 minutes each, will be made by 25 invited investigators active in the field of surfactant research. These will be supplemented by short presentations (15 mins.) and by poster sessions for submitted abstracts which will be oriented towards junior scientists. The goals of this conference are: 1) to provide an evaluation of current knowledge regarding cellular and molecular aspects of surfactant function as highlighted by extensive discussions of basic principles and their applications to disease states; 2) to bring together senior scientists and junior investigators in an environment and with a program structure to stimulate interactions; 3) to afford the opportunity for young investigators to further develop their investigative skills by interacting with established scientists in the field.