Conference Proposal: Ion Channel Regulation

描述(由申请人提供)：本申请是为第三届和第四届两年一度的FASEB关于离子通道调节的夏季会议申请部分资金。下一届(第三届)会议将于2007年6月9日至14日在科罗拉多州斯诺马斯的斯诺马斯村举行。2009年会议的地点和确切日期将与FASB一起确定。离子通道调节会议是一次独特、全面和综合的会议，汇集了来自多个学科的研究人员，包括细胞和分子生物学、生理学、神经科学、生物物理学、生物化学和医学。会议的重点是在正常生理和心脏、血管、血液、神经和其他主要系统的疾病(通道病)中离子通道调节的信号方面。演讲将突出这些领域的重大和最新发展，并将重点放在广泛的通道调节机制，信号复合体的组装和分布。会议的另一个目标是通过邀请代表离子通道研究全谱的演讲者并积极招募年轻研究人员的出席，使其对更广泛的受众具有吸引力。会议的形式创造了一种环境，允许通过口头陈述、讲习班、海报和所有职业阶段的调查员之间的密切非正式互动，自由地进行跨学科的信息和想法交流。我们特别努力增加初级群体和代表性不足群体(妇女和少数群体)的参与，邀请他们发表演讲，并向他们提供旅行奖励。总之，2007年和2009年FASE B离子通道调节会议将是来自不同生物医学领域的年轻和成熟研究人员之间互动的主要论坛。会议应该鼓励新的合作，显著促进生物医学领域不同分支之间的互动，并促进所有参与者的专业成长。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is a request for partial funding of the 3rd and 4th biennial FASEB Summer Conferences on Ion Channel Regulation. The next (3rd) Conference will be held June 9-14, 2007 at Snowmass Village in Snowmass, Colorado. The location and exact dates in June for the 2009 Conference will be determined in conjunction with FASEB. The Ion Channel Regulation Conference is a unique, comprehensive and integrative meeting that brings together investigators from multiple disciplines, including cell and molecular biology, physiology, neuroscience, biophysics, biochemistry and medicine. The conference has a strong emphasis on signaling aspects of ion channel regulation in normal physiology and disease (channelopathies) in cardiac, vascular, blood, neuronal and other main systems. Presentations will highlight significant and recent developments in these fields, and will focus on the wide range of mechanisms of channel regulation, assembly and distribution of signaling complexes. Another objective of the conference is to make it attractive to a wider audience by inviting speakers that represent the full spectrum of ion channel research and to actively recruit the attendance of young investigators. The format of the meeting creates an environment that permits free interdisciplinary exchange of information and ideas via oral presentations, workshops, posters and close informal interactions between investigators at all career stages. We have made a special effort to increase the participation of junior and underrepresented groups (women and minorities) by inviting them to present a talk, and by providing them with travel awards. In summary, the 2007 and 2009 FASEB Ion Channel Regulation Conferences will be premier forums for interactions between young and established investigators from different biomedical fields. The meetings should encourage new collaborations, significantly advance interactions between different branches of biomedical field and promote the professional growth of all participants.