2007 Tissue Repair and Regeneration Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：2007年组织修复和再生戈登研究会议（GRC）将于2007年6月17日至22日在新罕布什尔州新伦敦的科尔比索耶学院举行。该会议是在组织修复和再生领域的七次成功的戈登会议之后举行的，自1993年以来每两年举行一次。该会议讨论了伤口愈合不充分和不适当的关键公共卫生问题，据估计，这一问题每年影响美国超过200万人。该会议还与旨在组织再生的治疗方法的发展有关，这是一个新兴领域，具有巨大的潜力来改善因创伤或疾病而遭受严重组织损伤的患者的结果。该计划强调了不同组织之间修复过程的共性，并考虑了疾病对愈合的影响。会议将强调修复和再生的分子和细胞机制的新概念，并将探讨伤口修复，组织再生和发育之间的联系。计划举办九次会议，包括（1）组织修复模型，（2）细胞迁移和伤口闭合，（3）血管生成、淋巴管生成和神经发生，（4）炎症/分子触发因素，（5）再生，（6）修复中的生长因子，（7）瘢痕形成和再生，（8）干细胞和（9）生物工程。演讲者和主题的组合已经选定，具体目的是激发组织修复和再生领域的新想法和合作。会议发言人将强调与修复和再生直接相关的未发表的新成果，并代表广泛的学科。每次会议将由一位在修复和再生机制方面出色工作的研究人员主持。为了向年轻的调查人员提供一个论坛，在一个有利的环境中介绍和讨论他们的调查结果，将从提交的摘要中再选出18名发言者;还将举行四次海报会议。将鼓励青年科学家和代表性不足的少数群体参与，并将提供奖学金支持他们的参与。在整个会议期间，将在正式和非正式场合促进高级和青年调查员之间的互动。对该计划的支持将确保会议将包括顶级科学家，并将为希望参加会议的杰出青年科学家提供急需的赞助。总的来说，这种支持将大大提高方案的质量和会议提供的教育机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 2007 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Tissue Repair and Regeneration will be held from June 17-22, 2007 at Colby Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire. The conference follows seven successful Gordon Conferences in the field of tissue repair and regeneration, which have been held biennially since 1993. The conference addresses the critical public health problem of inadequate and inappropriate wound healing, a problem which is estimated to affect more than 2 million persons in the US annually. The conference is also relevant to the development of therapeutics aimed at tissue regeneration, an emerging field that has enormous potential to improve outcomes for patients who suffer substantial tissue damage due to trauma or disease. The program highlights the commonality of repair processes among different tissues and also considers the influence of disease on healing. The conference will emphasize new concepts in the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie repair and regeneration, and will explore links between wound repair, tissue regeneration, and development. Nine sessions are planned which include (1) Models of Tissue Repair, (2) Cell Migration and Wound Closure, (3) Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis and Neurogenesis, (4) Inflammation/Molecular triggers, (5) Regeneration, (6) Growth Factors in Repair, (7) Scarring and Regeneration, (8) Stem Cells, and (9) Bioengineering. The combination of speakers and topics has been selected with the specific intention of stimulating new ideas and collaborations in the field of tissue repair and regeneration. The session speakers will emphasize novel unpublished results directly related to repair and regeneration and represent a wide range of disciplines. Each session will be chaired by an investigator renowned for excellent work on the mechanisms of repair and regeneration. To provide young investigators with a forum in which to present and discuss their findings in a supportive environment, up to 18 additional speakers will be selected from submitted abstracts; four poster sessions will also be held. Participation by young scientists and underrepresented minorities will be encouraged, and scholarships to support their involvement will be offered. Throughout the conference, interaction among senior and young investigators will be promoted in both formal and informal settings. Support of this program will assure that the meeting will include top-level scientists, and will provide much needed sponsorship for outstanding young scientists who wish to attend the meeting. Overall, such support will greatly enhance the quality of the program and the educational opportunities provided by the meeting.