2007 Catecholamines Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：使用广泛的方法研究儿茶酚胺：分子生物学、简单系统、行为和临床研究。该领域的特点之一是，使用儿茶酚胺的神经系统有很多共同点，虽然研究人员谁专注于特定的儿茶酚胺或相同的儿茶酚胺的不同行动往往不知道补充方面的儿茶酚胺研究。越来越明显的是，持续的进展将需要越来越多的综合方法在研究的儿茶酚胺生物学，功能和功能障碍。因此，分子生物学家正被吸引到更综合的系统方法和行为生物学家正在利用许多分子方法。此外，由于多巴胺，去甲肾上腺素和肾上腺素作为神经递质和激素在整个系统发育的规模，研究是可能的，在简单的生物体中，强大的遗传工具是可用的。最后，最近的工作允许在自然动物行为，2007年会议的一个重要焦点，儿茶酚胺神经传递的阐明。因此，在2007年的会议上，会谈将从非常基础的研究机制的儿茶酚胺神经传递到会谈整合儿茶酚胺生理学，药理学，神经内分泌学，行为学和临床。弥合这些不同方面的儿茶酚胺研究之间的差距差距是一个会议的主要好处之一，专注于整个领域的儿茶酚胺研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Catecholamines are investigated using a broad range of approaches: molecular biology, simple systems, behavior and clinical studies. One of the characteristics of the field is that neuronal systems using catecholamines have much in common, although investigators who focus on particular catecholamines or on different actions of the same catecholamine are often unaware of complementary aspects of catecholamine research. It is increasingly apparent that continued progress will require increasingly integrated approaches in studies of catecholamine biology, function and dysfunction. Thus, molecular biologists are being drawn to more integrated systems approaches and behavioral biologists are exploiting many molecular approaches. In addition, because dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine serve as neurotransmitters and hormones throughout the phylogenetic scale, studies are possible in simple organisms where powerful genetic tools are available. Finally, very recent work allows the elucidation of catecholamine neurotransmission during natural animal behaviors, an important focus of the 2007 sessions. Thus, in the 2007 meeting, talks will range from very basic research on mechanisms of catecholamine neurotransmission to talks integrating catecholamine physiology, pharmacology, neuroendocrinology, behavior, and the clinic. Bridging the gap among these different aspects of catecholamine research is one of the main benefits of a conference focusing on the entire field of catecholamine research.