Zebrafish Development & Genetics Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：组织了一系列三个两年一度的会议，讨论使用斑马鱼作为模式生物研究脊椎动物发育和疾病的进展。 这些会议将于2006年、2008年和2010年6月举行，将是1994年发起的成功系列会议中的第7、第8和第9次会议。 在过去的二十年里，斑马鱼已经成为脊椎动物发育遗传分析的首要模式生物之一。 重要的是，大量的人类出生缺陷和疾病是由于基本发育过程的失败造成的。 因此，斑马鱼的研究与疾病模型的建立和疾病机制的剖析特别相关。 本次会议的目标是促进交流的最新研究的一系列主题，以广泛的斑马鱼研究界的横截面。 在2006年的会议上，全体口头会议将突出最令人兴奋的新发展的最广泛的兴趣在斑马鱼社区，组织成一般类别，包括：1）基因组学和遗传学，2）技术进步，3）神经生物学，4）器官模式和形态发生，5）器官功能和生理学，6）细胞迁移，7）细胞信号，和8）疾病模型。 另外的口头会议将同时举行，将突出具体分领域的重要发展，重点是以下主题：1）生长控制和再生，2）行为，3）轴突引导，4）轴形成，5）颅面发育，6）肠形成和诱导，7）神经模式和神经发生，8）心血管系统，9）感染和免疫，10）比较遗传学和进化，11）分割，和12）感觉器官。 组织者预计，几乎所有的信息都将代表最新的和尚未发表的结果。 他们将选择尽可能多的不同实验室的口头报告，并强调包括初级研究人员和博士前研究员以及博士后学员的报告。 其他会议将包括海报展示、技术和资源开发讲习班以及社区会议。 组织者希望拟议的会议将成功地创造机会，分享成果和技术，建立合作，协调社区资源，并促进初级研究人员和受训人员的曝光和成功。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A series of three biennial conferences are organized to discuss progress made using zebrafish as a model organism to study vertebrate development and disease. These conferences, to be held in June of 2006, 2008, and 2010, will be the 7th, 8th, and 9th meetings in a successful series initiated in 1994. Over the last twenty years, the zebrafish has emerged as one of the premier model organisms for the genetic analysis of vertebrate development. Importantly, a large number of human birth defects and diseases result from the failure of fundamental developmental processes. Thus, studies in zebrafish are particularly relevant to the creation of disease models and the dissection of disease mechanisms. The goal of this meeting is to facilitate communication of recent studies on an array of topics to a wide cross-section of the zebrafish research community. At the 2006 conference, plenary oral sessions will highlight the most exciting new developments of broadest interest within the zebrafish community, organized into general categories including: 1) Genomics and Genetics, 2) Technological Advances, 3) Neurobiology, 4) Organ Patterning and Morphogenesis, 5) Organ Function and Physiology, 6) Cell Migration, 7) Cell Signaling, and 8) Disease Models. Additional oral sessions, to be held in concurrent pairs, will feature important developments in specific subfields, focusing on the following topics: 1) Growth Control and Regeneration, 2) Behavior, 3) Axon Guidance, 4) Axis Formation, 5) Craniofacial Development, 6) Gastrulation and Induction, 7) Neural Patterning and Neurogenesis, 8) Cardiovascular System, 9) Infection and Immunity, 10) Comparative Genetics and Evolution, 11) Segmentation, and 12) Sensory Organs. The organizers anticipate that nearly all of the information presented will represent up-to-date and as yet unpublished results. They will select oral presentations from as many different laboratories as possible, and will emphasize inclusion of presentations by junior investigators and predoctoral fellows as well as postdoctoral trainees. Additional sessions will include poster presentations, workshops on technology and resource development, and a community meeting. The organizers expect that the proposed conferences will succeed in creating opportunities for sharing results and technologies, forging collaborations, coordinating community resources, and fostering the exposure and success of junior investigators and trainees.