Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

描述(由申请人提供)： 本申请请求支持2005年7月31日至8月3日在爱达荷州太阳谷举行的太阳谷骨骼生物学研讨会年会。参加人数将限制在150人以内，以保持小组、研讨会的氛围。太阳谷研讨会有35年以上的传统，最初是为了向年轻科学家提供多学科培训的尝试。讲习班继续强调初级教职员工和学生的积极参与。这些讲习班在促进跨学科交流方面取得了成功，而且不同寻常的是，讨论时间等于或超过了分配给正式陈述的时间。这项建议的目标是(1)提供额外的资金，以支持学生和初级调查员的出席，以及(2)促进初级和高级调查员的互动。该讲习班的目标是(1)致力于对与骨和关节疾病的发病机制、预防和治疗有关的分子、组织和生物力学过程进行多学科的基础和临床综合；(2)在基础和临床研究人员之间建立对话；(3)为初级教员和学生提供培训讲习班，帮助弥合学科之间的差距；(4)为学生培训提供一个论坛，并让初级教员和学生有机会在小组环境中与更多资深科学家交谈。第35届太阳谷研讨会将包括骨质量测量、机械转导和骨细胞网络、研究骨和软骨的转基因动物模型、骨质疏松症的新疗法以及整形外科应用的细胞疗法。此外，周一晚上的会议将由六位ASBMR/Harold M.Frost青年调查员旅行奖获得者介绍。约翰·柯里博士在第一个晚上举行了全体会议，随后是海报会议和葡萄酒和奶酪招待会。咨询小组由届会主席组成。有计划部分利用基于网络的资源，宣传和分发研讨会总结。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests support for the annual meeting of the Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology held in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 31-Aug 3, 2005. Participation will be limited to 150 attendees to maintain the small group, workshop atmosphere. The Sun Valley Workshops have a 35+year tradition and originally grew out of an attempt to provide multidisciplinary training to younger scientists. The Workshops continue to emphasize active participation of junior faculty and students. The Workshops have been successful in promoting interdisciplinary communication, and are unusual in that discussion time equals or exceeds time allotted for formal presentation. The goals of this proposal are (1) to provide additional funds to support student and junior investigator attendance and (2) to stimulate junior and senior investigator interactions. The goals of the Workshop are to (1) work toward a multidisciplinary basic and clinical synthesis of molecular, tissue and biomechanical processes related to the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of bone and joint diseases; (2) develop a dialogue between basic and clinical investigators; (3) provide training workshops for junior faculty and students that help bridge the gaps between disciplines; (4) provide a forum for student training and the opportunity for junior faculty and students to talk with more senior scientists in a small group setting. The 35th Sun Valley Workshop will include sessions on Measuring Bone Quality, Mechanotransduction and the Osteocyte Network, Genetically Modified Animal Models to Study Bone and Cartilage, Novel Therapies in Osteoporosis, and Cell Therapies for Orthopedic Applications. In addition, the Monday evening session is set aside for presentations by the six ASBMR/Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Travel Awardees. A Plenary by Dr. John Currey on the first evening is followed by a poster session and wine and cheese reception. An Advisory Panel is formed of session chairs. There are plans to advertise and distribute a summary of the workshop, partly using Web-based resources.