16th Annual Meeting of the SBUR: Stromal-Epithelial Interactions in Urology

描述(由申请人提供)： 这项提案寻求资金，向见习调查员(毕业生)提供30项旅行奖励，每项奖励750美元 2006年秋季的基础泌尿研究学会(SBUR)会议将于11月16-19日在亚利桑那州凤凰城举行。SBUR是一个科学家协会，专门研究良性和恶性泌尿系统疾病，作为前列腺、肾脏和膀胱的基础生物学。该成员还对其他领域有更广泛的兴趣，包括自身免疫性泌尿系统疾病、传染病、神经泌尿系统疾病、男性生殖生物学、不育症和勃起功能障碍。这个2006年的会议转向了泌尿外科中间质-上皮相互作用的想法。微环境的影响除了在发育过程中扮演更传统的角色外，还被认为是癌症发生中的关键角色。我们将探讨基质-上皮相互作用在泌尿生殖道发育性疾病、良性疾病和恶性疾病中的作用。受训学员将有机会在他们的同龄人之间以及与协会更资深和更成熟的成员之间建立联系，并在海报会议上展示他们的数据，在选定的情况下 讲台上的陈述。被邀请的演讲者无一例外地是各自领域的领导者，具有丰富的知识和经验可供提供。SBUR年度会议一直代表着每次会议选定的主题领域和主题方面最高水平的研究成果。该学会及其会议的气氛是风度翩翩和非正式的，为学生和博士后研究员提供了参与和建立合作的独特机会和鼓励。为了实现这种互动，这些见习调查员需要为他们的旅费和住宿费提供支持。如果得到资助，这项建议将大大促进现有的支助，从而大大有助于实现本次会议的教育目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks funds to provide 30 travel awards of $750 each to trainee investigators (graduate students, residents, clinical and postdoctoral fellows and faculty below the rank of Assistant Professor) to participate in the Fall 2006 meeting of the Society for Basic Urologic Research (SBUR) which will be held in Phoenix, AZ on November 16-19th. The SBUR is a society of scientists specializing in research on benign and malignant urologic diseases as the basic biology of prostate, kidney and bladder. The membership also has broader interests in other areas including autoimmune urologic diseases, infectious diseases, neuro-urologic diseases, male reproductive biology, infertility and erectile dysfunction. This 2006 meeting turns to the idea of stromal-epithelial interactions in urology. Microenvironmental influences are accepted as key players in carcinogenesis in addition to their more traditionally defined roles in development. We will explore the role of stromal-epithelial interactions in developmental, benign and malignant diseases of the urogenital tract. The trainee attendees will be provided with opportunities to network among their peers and with more senior and established members of the Society and to present their data at poster sessions and in selected cases as podium presentations. The invited speakers are, without exception, the leaders in their respective field with extensive knowledge and experience to offer. The SBUR annual meetings have always been representative of the highest level of research accomplishments in the topic areas and themes chosen for each meeting. The atmosphere of the Society and its meetings are personable and informal, providing encouragement and unique opportunities for students and post-doctoral fellows to participate and establish collaborations. In order for such interactions to occur, these trainee investigators need support for their travel expenses and hotel costs. If funded this proposal will contribute significantly to the support available and will thus contribute significantly to the success of the educational objectives of this meeting.