Immunological & Pathophysiological Mechanisms in IBD

描述(由申请人提供)： 这项提议的目的是寻求对定于2004年9月8日至11日在科罗拉多州斯诺马斯举行的关于“炎症性肠病的免疫和病理生理机制”的APS会议的支持。这次会议的目的是让来自世界各地的科学家聚集在一起，他们参与了炎症性肠病这一广泛领域的研究或对研究感兴趣。这是由美国生理学会主办的一系列“从凳子到床边的翻译”会议的第一次。该科学计划的组织基于两个在以前的APS会议上被证明非常成功的特征：1)具有参与者互动的强大的科学计划，以及2)强调由年轻研究人员进行的新兴研究。有前途的年轻研究人员的参与为庆祝新兴科学家的创造力和活力创造了一个热情的论坛。会议的基本目标是深入了解导致实验和临床IBD的病理生理学机制的最新发展。这次会议将为与会者提供一个交流与慢性肠炎的开始、持续和治疗有关的最新信息的机会。 这项建议的具体目标包括： 1)召集一个国际公认的跨学科研究小组参加APS会议，重点研究肠道疾病。 2)通过设立旅行奖励方案，促进青年科学家广泛参加这次会议，重点是妇女和代表不足的少数群体；以及 3)通过展示实验和临床IBD的最新进展来吸引新的研究人员和学生寻求IBD的研究机会，总体目标是联系这些新数据如何被证明对IBD患者的治疗有用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this proposal is to seek support for an APS Conference on the "Immunological and Pathophysiological Mechanisms in Inflammatory Bowel Disease," scheduled for September 8-11, 2004 in Snowmass, Colorado. This Conference is designed to bring together scientists from all over the world who have been involved in research or have research interest in the broad area of inflammatory bowel disease. It represents the first in a series of "Translational - Bench to Bedside" conferences sponsored by the American Physiological Society. The scientific program has been organized based upon two features that have proven extremely successful in previous APS conferences: 1) a strong scientific program with participant interaction, and 2) an emphasis on emerging research performed by young investigators. The involvement of promising young investigators creates an enthusiastic forum for celebrating the creativity and energy of emerging scientists. The fundamental goal of the Conference is to provide an in-depth understanding of the latest developments in the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for experimental and clinical IBD. The conference will provide attendees with an opportunity to exchange the latest information relating to the initiation, perpetuation and treatment of chronic gut inflammation. The specific aims of this proposal include: 1) to convene an internationally recognized and interdisciplinary group of investigators to an APS Conference focusing on the study of intestinal bowel disease. 2) to promote the wide-spread participation of young scientists in this Conference, with an emphasis on women and underrepresented minorities, through the establishment of a travel award program; and 3) to interest new investigators and students in pursuing research opportunities in IBD by presenting the latest state-of-the-art advances in both experimental and clinical IBD with the overall objective of relating how these new data may prove useful in treatment of IBD patients.