Conference: Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing

描述(由申请者提供)：这是一份“视网膜神经生物学和视觉处理”会议的部分资金申请，该会议由美国实验生物学联合会(FASE B)主办，将于2004年7月17-22日在佛蒙特州萨克斯顿河举行。这将是一系列一年两次的会议中的第七次，这些会议为不同背景的研究人员建立了一个讨论愿景的独特论坛。参与者传统上来自神经生物学和视觉研究的许多领域，目标是应用最先进的技术来了解视觉的神经生物学基础。这次会议的第二个目标是为研究生和博士后提供机会，让他们与知名研究人员见面并分享他们的想法。拟议的会议计划涉及愿景社区高度感兴趣的问题。主要议题包括：1)视网膜植入物2)树突加工，3)遗传因素和神经活动在视网膜发育中的相对作用4)视网膜到大脑的视觉信号5)神经元间信号6)视网膜疾病的模型，7)视网膜的可塑性，8)释放的生物物理。此外，还将有一个关于转基因技术的研讨会和两个为期两天的海报会议。大约180名参与者将从最有可能参与讨论的科学家中挑选出来，这是一次激动人心的自由思想交流。这次会议将允许对最近的研究进行批判性审查，并对未来的方向进行评估。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is an application for partial funding for the conference on "Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing", held under the auspices of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) to be held in Saxtons River, Vermont, July 17-22, 2004. This will be the seventh in a series of biannual conferences that has established a unique forum for researchers with a variety of backgrounds to discuss vision. The participants have traditionally drawn from many areas of neurobiology and vision research with the goal of applying state-of-the-art techniques to understanding the neurobiological basis of vision. A second goal of this meeting is to provide opportunities for graduate and postdoctoral students to meet and share their ideas with established investigators. The proposed conference program addresses questions that are of high interest to the vision community. The major session topics will be 1) retinal implants 2) dendritic processing, 3) relative role of genetic factors and neural activity in retinal development 4) visual signaling from retina to brain 5) interneuron signaling 6) models for retinal disease, 7) plasticity in the retina, and 8) the biophysics of release. In addition, there will be a workshop on transfection techniques and two 2-day poster sessions. Approximately 180 participants will be chosen from among scientists most likely to participate in discussion in a stimulating free exchange of ideas. This conference will allow for critical review of recent research as well as an evaluation of future directions.