Glial Biology Gordon Research Conference

描述(由申请人提供)： 要求提供多年资金，以部分支持新的戈登研究会议，题为“神经胶质生物学：胶质与神经元之间的功能相互作用”。第一次两年一度的会议将于2003年2月23-28日在加利福尼亚州文图拉举行。它将专注于神经胶质生物学前沿的复杂问题，涉及神经元和胶质细胞的相互作用，重点是细胞与细胞之间的交流。主要会议主题包括神经功能的神经胶质控制，神经胶质活动的神经控制，神经胶质神经元和胶质细胞网络的形成和功能，与神经传递有关的神经元-胶质细胞和胶质细胞-胶质细胞相互作用，营养相互作用和疾病过程，以及时空过程的模拟。会议的主要目标有三个。(1)通过向一群不同的顶尖研究人员介绍和讨论选定领域的前沿工作提供一个长期论坛，启动不同领域的科学家之间持续的互动对话，这些领域包括神经胶质生物学、神经胶质细胞和神经胶质细胞相互作用。(2)提出新的综合方法，及时解决脑功能和疾病方面的问题，确定需要新方法解决的有争议的问题，并促进多学科研究的协作项目。(3)使神经科学界注意到神经胶质细胞及其与其他类型细胞的相互作用在正常脑功能和疾病中的重要性，以及在神经活动功能系统中这些细胞类型的相互作用的建模方面的重要性。拟议的计划(9个口头会议和4个海报会议)邀请了27名来自神经胶质生物学分支学科的国际社区的演讲者。为了确保积极的讨论参与者限制在135人以内，其中包括高级和初级调查人员、性别、少数群体和地理区域。会场设有残疾人通道。联邦资金是支持42名受邀与会者的会议/旅费所必需的(包括对14名有功绩的初级研究人员的奖励)：要求国家卫生研究院提供资金，以支持每两年举行3次会议的16名与会者。“胶质和其他非神经细胞”是NINDS在新千年神经科学战略研究问题的中心的七个优先交叉主题之一。这次神经胶质生物学会议为与健康和疾病中的神经胶质功能和细胞-细胞相互作用相关的新兴、创新研究提供了一个国际论坛。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Multi-year funding is requested to partially support a new Gordon Research Conference entitled "Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia & Neurons". The first of these biennial conferences is Feb. 23-28, 2003 in Ventura CA. It will focus on complex issues at the frontier of glial biology involving neuron and glib interactions, with strong emphasis on cell-cell communication. Major conference themes include glial control of neuronal functions, neuronal control of glial activities, formation and functions of glia-neuron and glia-glia networks, neuron-glia & glia-glia interactions related to neurotransmission, trophic interactions and disease processes, and modeling of spatio-temporal processes. There are three primary conference objectives. (1) Initiation of a continuing interactive dialogue between scientists in different fields of glial biology, glia-neuron, and glia-glia interactions by providing a long-term forum for presentation and discussion of cutting-edge work in selected fields to a diverse group of leading researchers. (2) Suggest new integrative approaches to solve timely problems in brain function and disease, identify controversial issues that need new approaches to be resolved and foster collaborative projects in multi-disciplinary research. (3) Bring to the attention of the neuroscience community the importance of the glial cells and their interactions with other cell types in normal brain functions and disease and in modeling interactions of these cell types in functional systems of neuronal activity. The proposed program (9 oral & 4 poster sessions) has 27 invited speakers from the international community within the sub-disciplines of glial biology. To ensure vigorous discussion participants are limited to 135, with representation of senior and junior investigators, gender, minorities, and geographic area. The conference site has disability access. Federal funds are essential to support conference/travel costs for 42 invited participants (including awards for 14 meritorious junior researchers): NIH funds are requested to support 16 participants in each of 3 biannual conferences. "Glia & other non neural cells" is one of seven priority cross-cutting topics central to the NINDS strategic research questions for neuroscience in the new millennium. This Glial Biology Conference provides an international forum for emerging, innovative research related to glia functions and cell-cell interactions in health and disease.