38th Annual International Narcotics Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：申请支持将于2007年7月8日至13日在德国柏林举行的第38届国际麻醉品研究会议（INRC）年会。国际药物研究中心多年来一直是传播和交流关于阿片类药物和内源性阿片类系统生物医学研究信息的最负盛名的国际会议。主题范围从分子到行为和临床研究。虽然主要主题仍然是阿片类药物和滥用，但由于这些药物与内源性阿片系统之间的广泛相互作用已被记录，因此对大麻、可卡因、安非他明和酒精等其他滥用药物的讨论也越来越多。要求主要支持部分旅费，以使年轻科学家，即研究生、博士后研究员和初级教员能够参加会议。未参加过会议的青年研究员优先考虑。资金的一小部分将支持来自与成瘾药物研究有关的其他学科的杰出全体会议发言人，他们将介绍可能对国际药物研究中心听众有用的战略、概念或技术。受邀的研讨会发言人，通常不是INRC的参与者，将得到部分支持。今年国际研究中心有五位确认的全体会议发言人就不同的主题，包括博士。Jeffrey Mogil，加拿大蒙特利尔，F. Benedetti，意大利罗马，INAIL Direzione Centrale，和t . Jentsch，德国汉堡大学。Drs。德国马格德堡大学的Volker H"llt和明尼苏达大学的Horace Loh被选为2007年会议的创始人讲师。八个专题讨论会将涵盖应用中描述的广泛主题，包括神经免疫相互作用，遗传影响和疼痛控制中的阿片类药物-非阿片类药物相互作用。会议还将专门讨论新型阿片类镇痛药的生物合成和功能功效，以及阿片类受体信号传导和支架/信号传导复合物的调节。将在每次研讨会上选择一些相关的论文进行口头报告。我们将举办三场海报会议，在这三场会议上，我们会有很多的交流和讨论。对于许多国家的与会者来说，这次国际会议是他们见面交流的唯一机会。我们认为，许多pre- and - post-博士生的参与可能会继续导致招募有前途的科学家从事药物滥用研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Support is requested for the 38th annual meeting of the International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC) to be held in Berlin, Germany from July 8-13, 2007. INRC has for many years been the most prestigious international meeting for the dissemination and exchange of information about biomedical research on opiate drugs and the endogenous opioid system. The topics range from molecular to behavioral and clinical studies. While the main topic is still opiate drugs and abuse, there is increasing discussion of other abused drugs, such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, and alcohol, since extensively interactions between these drugs and the endogenous opioid system has been documented. Support is requested primarily for partial travel support to enable young scientists, i.e. graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty, to participate in the Conference. Preference will be given to young investigators who have not previously attended the meeting. A small portion of funds will support distinguished plenary speakers from other disciplines, relevant to research on addictive drugs, who will describe strategies, concepts or techniques likely to be useful to an INRC audience. Invited symposium speakers, not normally INRC participants, will receive partial support. This year INRC has five confirmed plenary speakers on various topics, including Drs. Jeffrey Mogil, Montreal, Canada, F. Benedetti, INAIL Direzione Centrale, Roma, Italy, and T. Jentsch, Universit¿t Hamburg, Germany. Drs. Volker H"llt, University of Magdeburg, Germany, and Horace Loh, University of Minnesota, were elected the Founders' Lecturer for the 2007 Meeting. Eight symposia will cover a wide range of topics described in the application, including neuroimmune interactions, genetic influences and opioid-nonopioid interactions in pain control. There will also be sessions dedicated to the biosynthesis and functional efficacy of new opioid analgesics as well as opioid receptor signaling and regulation by scaffolding/signaling complexes. A number of relevant contributed papers will be chosen for oral presentation at each symposium. There will be three poster sessions, at which there is always much exchange and discussion. For participants from many countries, this international meeting is their only chance to meet and exchange ideas. We feel that participation by many pre- and post- doctoral trainees is likely to continue to result in recruiting promising scientists to a career of drug abuse research.