The Lymphatic Continuum Conference

描述(申请人提供)：2002年5月3日和4日，淋巴管 研究基金会(LRF)将在Natcher主办一次重要的会议 国立卫生研究院研究中心，名为淋巴连续体。 会议将讨论淋巴研究和多个 人类疾病的表现，包括癌症、感染、新陈代谢、创伤 愈合和纤维化、免疫紊乱、血管和发育 生物学，以及其他学科。参与的科学家和调查人员将 分享他们对当前在各个领域的研究工作的看法 代表潜在研究方法和途径的学科 应用于未来淋巴生物学的研究工作， 病理生理学和治疗学。 这次会议将成为积极和感兴趣的调查人员的论坛。 分享最先进的研究观点，并将阐明 对看似不同的研究进行动态交叉培养的可能性 促进淋巴生物学进步的技术和问题。此外, 会议的一个主要目标将是介绍年轻的科学家和 受训人员来自可能相互关联的调查学科，以 淋巴生物学领域令人兴奋的研究机会和 疾病。这些机会最近通过 发布计划公告(PA-01-035)，征求对 淋巴水肿的发病机制及治疗。因此，这是一个具体的目标 这次会议旨在提高人们对该计划声明的认识，通过 直接激发人们对淋巴生物学研究课题的兴趣。CME 出席全体会议的学分将通过 斯坦福大学医学院。 第一天的讲座将讨论与 淋巴管连续体，包括血管生成和血管生成，遗传学 淋巴疾病，肌肉细胞生物学，间质信号 机械装置等。会议的第一天将向所有人开放 感兴趣的科学家和临床医生。在研讨会的第二天， 出席人数将限于50-60名受邀与会者。 为了鼓励公开讨论和理论研究的形成 议程。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): On May 3 and 4, 2002, the Lymphatic Research Foundation (LRF) will sponsor an important conference at the Natcher Center of the National Institutes of Health, entitled The Lymphatic Continuum. The meeting will address the interface between lymphatic research and multiple expressions of human disease, including cancer, infection, metabolism, wound healing and fibrosis, immune disorders, and vascular and developmental biology, among others. The participating scientists and investigators will share their perspectives on the current research efforts in various disciplines that represent the potential research methodologies and approaches to be applied to future investigative efforts in lymphatic biology, pathophysiology, and therapeutics. The conference will serve as a forum for active and interested investigators to share state-of-the-art research perspectives and will elucidate the potential for dynamic cross-fertilization of seemingly disparate research techniques and questions to foster advances in lymphatic biology. In addition, a key goal of the conference will be to introduce young scientists and trainees, drawn from potentially interrelated investigative disciplines, to the exciting research opportunities in the field of lymphatic biology and disease. These opportunities have recently been enhanced through the publication of a Program Announcement (PA-01-035) soliciting research into the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Lymphedema. It is, therefore, a specific goal of this conference to foster awareness of this program announcement, through the direct stimulation of interest in research topics in lymphatic biology. CME credits for attendance at the plenary session will be offered through the Stanford University School of Medicine. The first day's lectures will address various topics that are germane to the lymphatic continuum, including vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, the genetics of lymphatic disorders, muscle cell biology, interstitial signaling mechanisms, and others. The first day of the conference will be open to all interested scientists and clinicians. On the second day of the symposium, attendance will be limited to a working nucleus of 50-60 invited participants in order to encourage open discussion and formulation of theoretical research agendas.