10th International Meeting Chromosome 21 & Down Syndrome

第十届21号染色体与唐氏综合症国际会议的目的是将来自国际社会的研究人员聚集在一起，讨论关于唐氏综合症和人类21号染色体的知识现状。讨论主题旨在涵盖生物学，分子生物学和医学的所有相关领域，包括功能基因组学和神经生物学。特邀演讲者将对当前热点问题进行概述。在这些介绍之后，将根据提交的摘要进行平台介绍。组织者期待一个小型但高度互动的会议，以促进高级和初级科学家（包括博士后）之间的最新思想交流。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the 10th International Meeting of Chromosome 21 & Down Syndrome is to bring together investigators from the international community with a broad spectrum of research interests to discuss the current state of knowledge regarding Down syndrome and human chromosome 21. Topics for discussion are designed to encompass all relevant areas of biology, molecular biology, and medicine, including functional genomics and neurobiology. Invited speakers will present an overview highlighting topical issues. These introductions will be followed by platform presentations from submitted abstracts. The organizers anticipate a small but highly interactive meeting to facilitate the exchange of the latest ideas between senior and junior scientists, including postdoctoral fellows. Following the sequencing of chromosome 21, researchers are putting the results of these molecular analyses into biological context. This can best be done with a multidisciplinary group of researchers including those specializing in the mental retardation and cognitive deficits of Down syndrome, the neurobiology of Down syndrome, congenital heart defects, immune deficits, leukemia, craniofacial abnormalities, communicative and digestive disorders, and premature aging, as well as genomic research, transgenic mouse construction and analysis, and mouse behavioral studies. It is anticipated that this conference will foster interaction across disciplines, help to focus and redirect research efforts for maximal use of developing data, and establish new collaborations and avenues of investigation.