Aquatic Animal Models for Human Health Studies

描述（由申请人提供）：我们请求部分资助将于2007年11月1日至4日在北卡罗来纳州达勒姆举行的第四届人类疾病水生动物模型科学会议（第四届AAMHD）。会议的目的是为研究人员提供一个交流科学信息的论坛，以确定研究需求和机会，并鼓励加强水生模型在人类疾病研究中的应用。该计划将包括几个关键重点领域的科学演示，海报会议和分组讨论会议。与将参与者的重点限制在单个学科内的特定主题的更典型的会议形式相反，我们的参与者将使用各种动物模型，方法和途径代表广泛的科学学科。科学会议将包括一系列介绍来自不同领域的最新发现，这些领域通常可能不会在更专业的科学会议中涉及。在区域大学举办的技术讲习班将介绍和讨论国家和国际工作人员使用水生模型开发的最新技术，参加者包括来自研究三角区政府研究所和工业界的科学家。资源研讨会将讨论资源的可用性和获取;同时确定研究界的资源需求，以支持各种动物模型的发展。本次会议的中心主题将是发展，应用和改进水生模型的独特功能，作为生物医学研究界研究适用于人类疾病的过程的重要资源。会议的形式提供了一个独特的机会，利用不同的模型系统和方法将科学家聚集在一起，否则他们可能不会见面。会议的预期成果包括更好地利用资源和促进合作。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We request funds in partial support of a scientific conference, the 4th Aquatic Animal Models for Human Disease (4th AAMHD), to be held in Durham, NC on November 1-4, 2007. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a forum for investigators to exchange scientific information, to identify research needs and opportunities, and to encourage enhancement of the utility of aquatic models for studies of human disease. The program will include scientific presentations in several key focus areas, poster sessions, and break-out discussion sessions. In contrast to a more typical conference format that restricts participant focus to specific themes within a single discipline, our participants will represent a broad range of scientific disciplines using various animal models, methods and approaches. The scientific sessions will encompass a range of presentations on recent discoveries from a variety of fields that may not be typically covered in more specialized scientific conferences. Technical workshops, at regional universities and including scientists from government institutes and industries in the Research Triangle will provide an introduction and discussion of recently developed technologies from the national and international communities of workers using aquatic models. Resource workshops will address resource availability and access; while identifying resource needs of the research community to support advancement of various animal models. The central theme of this meeting will be on the development, application and improvement of unique features of aquatic models as important resources for the biomedical research community to study processes applicable to human disease. The format of the meeting provides a distinctive opportunity to bring together scientists, using diverse model systems and approaches, that might not otherwise meet. Among the expected outcomes of the meeting include improved use of resources and stimulation of collaborations.