Gordon Research Conference on Neural Development

描述（由申请人提供）：戈登神经发育会议已成为神经科学大领域的重要会议。自1981年成立以来，这个两年一次的会议吸引了优秀的演讲者，优秀的学生，博士后研究员和广泛活跃的科学家，从初级教师到该领域的高级领导人。今年会议的主题包括：神经干细胞、细胞规格、神经节相互作用、脑模式、极性、轴突引导、突触发生和神经回路潜在行为的发展。将介绍来自无脊椎动物和脊椎动物模型系统的研究。演讲者的年龄、性别、种族和民族各不相同。大约30%的演讲者是女性。我们将延续上次会议开始的传统，为最新新闻保留一整部分。一些演讲者在直接临床相关领域工作，包括研究脊髓细胞、抗抑郁机制、轴突生长、关键期可塑性和神经回路潜在行为。讲座将分早晚举行，为期5天。演讲者将有大约40分钟的时间进行演讲，其中包括15分钟的讨论时间。下午将开放给非正式的互动。海报会议将安排在下午，并将在晚上演讲后的社交时段保持张贴。将选择一个多样化的参与者群体。我们将积极招募少数民族学生参加会议，并让他们知道我们有资金支持他们参加会议。参与者将被鼓励展示海报，这是一个很好的培训功能，并进一步促进学生和博士后与教师的互动。为了进一步激发学生和研究员的参与，我们将要求每次演讲后的第一个问题由学生或研究员而不是教师提出。这种机制有助于鼓励害羞的学生参与进来。

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: neural stem cells, cell specification, neuronglial interactions, brain patterning, polarity, axon guidance, synaptogenesis, and development of neural circuits underlying behavior. Studies from both invertebrate and vertebrate model systems will be presented. A diverse range of speakers in terms of age, sex, race, and ethnicity will participate. About 30% of the speakers are women. We will continue the tradition started last meeting of reserving an entire section for late-breaking news. Several of the speakers work in areas of direct clinical relevance, including studies on stern cells, antidepressant mechanisms, axon growth, critical period plasticity, and neural circuits underlying behavior. The talks will be held in morning and evening sessions daily for 5 days. Speakers will be given about 40 minutes for their presentations, which includes a 15 minute discussion period. 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. A diverse group of participants will be selected. We will actively recruit minority students to attend the meeting and let them know that funds are available to support their attendence. Participants will be encouraged to present posters, which serves as an excellent training function, and further facilitates the interaction of students and postdoctoral fellows with faculty. To further stimulate the participation of students and fellows, we will ask that the first question after every talk be from a student or fellow rather than a faculty member. This mechanism helps to encourage participation by otherwise shy students.