2004 TERATOLOGY SOCIETY MEETINGS: TRAVEL FOR STUDENTS

描述(由申请人提供) 这项提案的目的是申请资金，以支持15名博士后学生和博士后研究员参加2004年畸形学课程的旅费、注册费和住宿费。 加拿大卑诗省温哥华学会年会。这次会议将于6月26日举行。 至2004年7月1日在温哥华凯悦酒店举行。它将包括一个为期两天的关于器官系统发育中信号通路和组织相互作用的教育课程，然后是一个为期五天的会议，其中包括各种研讨会、研讨会、平台和海报会议。鼓励和资助学员参加畸形病学会会议，对于向科学讨论注入热情和新想法至关重要。此外，在鼓励公开交流思想和实验结果的环境中，这些人将从与出生缺陷研究领域的领先科学家的互动中受益匪浅。主要会议的专题包括：RNA干扰(RNAi)研究正常和异常发育的方法(DIMES研讨会三月)；出生缺陷和其他不良妊娠、母亲肥胖的后果(公共事务研讨会)；以及正常和异常发育中的神经脊细胞(Wiley-Liss研讨会)。四个同时举行的小型专题讨论会将涵盖：常见暴露的神经行为结果；毒物动力学和新陈代谢；围产期流行病学-自然流产；以及计算系统生物学和发育毒理学的影响。特别研讨会将包括：母胎药物和致畸物质的酒精、杀虫剂、抗惊厥药物、DES、三氯乙烯和三氯氰菊酯的最新进展。被邀请的发言者是根据他们的特点以及他们的工作对目前在发育生物学和出生缺陷/发育残疾方面的研究的重要性和相关性进行挑选的。畸形病学会会议上的许多活动都集中在学生的参与上。全体会议专门讨论这些受训人员的演讲，所有受训人员，包括获奖者，将在会议期间的午宴上受到表彰。此外，学生事务委员会举办学生招待会，鼓励学员交流意见和建立联系。帮助支持和鼓励学生参加畸形病学会2004年会议的资金将提高会议的质量和学生与会者的体验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The objective of this proposal is to request funds to support the travel, registration, and hotel expenses of 15 predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows to attend the 2004 Teratology Society Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This meeting will take place on June 26 to July I, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. It will consist of a two-day education course on signaling pathways and tissue interactions in organ-system development, followed by a five-day conference that includes various symposia, workshops, platform and poster sessions. The encouragement and financial assistance of trainees to attend the Teratology Society meeting is vital for the infusion of enthusiasm and new ideas into scientific discussions. In addition, these individuals will greatly benefit from interaction with leading scientists in birth defects research, in a setting that encourages open exchange of ideas and experimental findings. Symposium topics for the main conference include: RNA interference (RNAi) approaches to the study of normal and abnormal development (March of Dimes Symposium); birth defects and other adverse pregnancy, outcomes due to maternal obesity (Public Affairs Symposium); and neural crest cells in normal and abnormal development (The Wiley-Liss Symposium). Four concurrent mini-symposia will cover: Neurobehavioral outcomes of common exposures; toxicokinetics and metabolism; perinatal epidemiology-spontaneous abortion; and computational systems biology and implications for developmental toxicology. Special workshops will cover: maternal-fetal medicine and teratogen updates on alcohol, pesticides, anticonvulsants, DES, trichloroethylene, and trimethoprin. Invited speakers are selected on their distinction and the importance and relevance of their work to current research in developmental biology and birth defects/developmental disabilities. Many events at the Teratology Society meeting focus on student-fellow participation. A plenary session is devoted entirely to presentations by these trainees, and all trainees, including awardees, will be honored at a luncheon during the conference. In addition, a student reception organized by the Student Affairs Committee encourages exchange of ideas and networking among trainee participants. Funds to help support and encourage student-fellow attendance at the Teratology Society 2004 meeting will enhance the quality of the meeting and the experience of the student attendees.