International Workshop for Scleroderma Research

描述(由申请人提供)： 请求为硬皮病研究国际讲习班提供支助。该研讨会自1990年以来每两年举办一次，重点是与硬皮病发病机制相关的基础研究。科学会议涵盖自身免疫、遗传学、基因表达、血管损伤、动物模型、纤维化和基质代谢。与临床相关的领域，如新疗法和疾病措施的发展，也包括在内。讲习班汇集了来自世界各地的硬皮病研究人员以及相关学科的知名研究人员。过去三次讲习班的出席人数增加到约150人。研讨会自成立以来一直由波士顿大学的约瑟夫·科恩博士和伦敦大学学院的卡罗尔·布莱克博士主持。2002年的研讨会定于2002年5月在马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔举行。研讨会在英国和美国轮流举行。2004年的研讨会将在英国剑桥举行，2006年的研讨会将在大波士顿地区举行。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Support is requested for the International workshop for Scleroderma Research. This workshop, held biennially since 1990, focuses on basic research related to the pathogenesis of scleroderma. Scientific sessions cover autoimmunity, genetics, gene expression, vascular injury, animal models, fibrosis and matrix metabolism. Clinically-related areas such as novel therapeutics and development of measures of disease are also covered. The Workshop has brought together investigators in scleroderma from throughout the world along with prominent researchers in related disciplines. Attendance has grown to approximately 150 attendees for the last three workshops. The Workshop has been chaired since its inception by Drs. Joseph Korn of Boston University and Carol Black of the University College, London. The 2002 workshop is scheduled for Woods Hole, MA in May 2002. Workshops alternate between the U.K. and the U.S. The 2004 Workshop will be in Cambridge, England and the 2006 Workshop in the greater Boston area.