Gordon Research Conference on Reproductive Tract Biology

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请为2002年6月30日至7月5日举行的生殖道生物学戈登会议申请部分资金。请注意，由于会议的科学内容，我们要求国家儿童健康与人类发展研究所作为会议的主要赞助商。我们还要求妇女健康办公室、国家癌症研究所、国家糖尿病、消化和肾脏疾病研究所、国家环境健康科学研究所和国家普通医学科学研究所联合赞助。请求赞助的数量反映了本次会议的不同寻常的性质，它侧重于男性和女性生殖道的器官和器官系统的生物学和病理学，而不是特定的分子或过程。因此，这次会议吸引了从基础科学到临床实践的各种领域和背景的参与者。因此，这次会议的主要目标是促进有关生殖道的跨学科交流和信息整合。三个具体目标将使我们能够实现这一目标：第一，会议的科学内容将达到最高水平。为了达到这一卓越标准，我们邀请国际公认的专家在各自领域的前沿发言。这是一个有趣的组合，既有多年来在各自领域处于领先地位的知名研究人员，也有其他领域同样知名的研究人员，他们对转基因小鼠的表型分析揭示了这些分子在生殖道中的意想不到的新作用。其次，强调与重要临床问题高度相关的研究，并有可能转化为医疗实践。例如，一个完整的会议集中在乳腺背景下的激素信号传导机制，特别强调导致乳腺癌的畸变。第三，非常强调学生和年轻同事的参与，因为任何领域的未来都取决于下一代研究者。总之，我们计划了一个令人兴奋的会议，它符合生殖道生物学戈登会议的丰富传统，该会议已经存在了近30年。我们设想新的地点（康涅狄格学院，新伦敦，康涅狄格）和与哺乳动物胚胎发生和胚胎发生会议永久会面的意图将提高这次会议的质量，与会者一直对这次会议给予极高的评价。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests partial funding for the Reproductive Tract Biology Gordon Conference to be held June 30-July 5, 2002. Please note that due to the scientific content of the meeting we request the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the primary sponsor of the meeting. We also request joint sponsorship by the Office of Women's Health, the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The number of requested sponsors reflects the unusual nature of this conference which focuses on the biology and the pathology of the organs and organ systems of the male and female reproductive tracts, rather than on specific molecules or processes. Therefore, this meeting attracts participants from a wide variety of fields and backgrounds ranging from basic science to clinical practice. Accordingly, the principal goal of this conference is to stimulate cross-disciplinary exchange and integration of information concerning the reproductive tract. Three specific aims will allow us to accomplish this goal: First, the scientific content of the meeting will be at the highest level. To achieve this standard of excellence, we are inviting speakers who are internationally recognized experts at the forefront of their fields. There is an interesting blend of established investigators who have been leaders in their respective areas for many years and equally renowned researchers in other fields whose phenotypic analyses of transgenic mice have uncovered unexpected and novel actions of these molecules in the reproductive tract. Second, there is a strong emphasis on research that is highly relevant to important clinical questions and has potential for translation into medical practice. For example, one entire session focuses on mechanisms of hormonal signaling in the context of the mammary gland with a special emphasis on aberrations that lead to breast cancer. Third, there is a strong emphasis on the inclusion of students and junior colleagues because the future of any field depends on the next generation of investigators. In summary, we have planned an exciting meeting that is in accord with the rich traditions of the Reproductive Tract Biology Gordon Conference, which has been in existence for nearly 30 years. We envision that the new site (Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut) and the intent to meet on a permanent basis with the MammalianGametogenesis and Embryogenesis Conference will enhance the quality of this meeting, which has consistently been rated extremely high by the attendees.