Gordon Research Conference on Neural Development

描述(由申请者提供)：神经发展戈登会议已经成为神经科学更大领域的一个重要会议。自1981年成立以来，这个一年两次的会议吸引了出色的演讲者、优秀的学生、博士后研究员和从初级教师到该领域高级领导人的广泛活跃的科学家。今年会议的专题包括：干细胞、神经诱导、转录控制以及轴突引导和突触发生的各个方面。将介绍模型无脊椎动物和脊椎动物系统的研究。从高级教员到初级教员，挑选了一系列演讲者，其中近一半是女性，会议还增加了一个最新突发新闻部分，以确定在未来一年变得明显的新的令人兴奋的方向。几位演讲者从事与临床直接相关的领域的工作，包括干细胞、再生和人类皮质畸形的遗传学研究。演讲者的发言时间为45-50分钟，其中三分之一用于讨论。下午将开放进行非正式互动。海报会议将安排在下午举行，并将在晚间演示后的社交时段继续张贴。将鼓励参与者展示海报，这是一种极好的培训和科学功能。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Gordon Conference in Neural Development has become a key meeting in the larger field of neuroscience. From its inception in 1981, this biannual meeting has attracted superb speakers, excellent students, postdoctoral fellows, and a wide range of active scientists from junior faculty to senior leaders in the field. Sessions featured in this year's meeting include: stem cells, neural induction, transcriptional control and various aspects of axon guidance and synaptogenesis. Studies from both model invertebrate and vertebrate systems will be presented. A range of speakers, nearly half of whom are women, has been selected from senior to junior faculty, and an additional section for late-breaking news has been introduced into the meeting to identify new and exciting directions that become apparent over the next year. Several of the speakers work in areas of direct clinical relevance, including studies on stem cells, regeneration, and the genetics of human cortical malformations. Speakers will be given 45-50 minutes for their presentations, of which one third will be devoted to discussion. Afternoons will be open for informal interactions. Poster sessions will be scheduled for afternoons and will remain posted during the social periods following the evening presentations. Participants will be encouraged to present posters, which serves as an excellent training and scientific function.