New Horizons in Human Brain Imaging: Support for Research Student Participation

描述(由申请人提供)：根据这份R13提案(NIH PA-06-041)，我们寻求为来自参与国的博士后和研究生提供多机构(NIMH/NINDS/NIBIB)支持，以支付为期3天的北美和太平洋沿岸地区领先研究人员的国际会议的注册费用，该国际会议的主题是“人脑成像的新地平线：太平洋沿岸的焦点”。会议将包括对下一个神经成像科学时代重要的关键主题，并讨论使用这一快速发展的技术进行未来10-20年研究的研究和临床动机。特别是，会议将特别侧重于可实现的手段，通过这些手段，来自这些国家的研究人员可以最大限度地合作努力，解决这一动态和多学科领域面临的科学和临床挑战。将向每个参与国的学生颁发四到八个小额学生奖学金，根据参加的意愿、经济需要、会议是否适合他们的研究培训以及资深同事和导师的推荐信进行评判。共有48个学生名额将被授予。学生们将在会议期间享受正式的科学会议，有机会在非正式活动中与受邀的演讲者互动，并向会议组织者提供宝贵的经验反馈。这些学生将使下一代脑成像科学家能够直接与当今领先的神经成像研究人员互动，以展望这一神经科学中充满活力和快速发展的领域的未来。这项提议直接反映了美国国立卫生研究院的使命，即扩大跨学科边界的参与，促进国际合作的利益，以及科学知识、数据和资源的公开交流。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Under this R13 proposal (NIH PA-06-041), we seek multi-institutional (NIMH/NINDS/NIBIB) support for postdoctoral and graduate students from participating nations to cover the registration costs of a 3-day international meeting of leading researchers from North America and Pacific Rim regions entitled "New Horizons in Human Brain Imaging: A Focus on the Pacific Rim". The meeting will be comprised of key themes important to the next era of neuroimaging science and address the research and clinical motivations for the next 10-20 years of research using this rapidly evolving technology. In particular, the meeting will focus specifically on attainable means by which investigators from these nations may maximize collaborative effort in addressing the scientific and clinical challenges facing this dynamic and multi-disciplinary field. Four to eight small studentships will be award to students in each participating country, adjudicated based on desire to attend, financial need, suitability of the meeting for their research training, and on the basis of letters of recommendation from senior colleagues and mentors. A total of 48 studentships will be awarded. Students will enjoy formal scientific sessions during the meeting, have the opportunity to interact with the invited speakers during informal functions, and provide valuable feedback on their experiences to meeting organizers. These studentships will enable the next generation of brain imaging scientists to interact directly with today's leading neuroimaging researchers to envision the future of this dynamic and rapidly advancing field within neuroscience. This proposal speaks directly to the NIH's mission to broaden participation across disciplinary boundaries, its interests in promoting international collaborations, and the open exchange of scientific knowledge, data, and resources.