2008 Kern Aspen Lipid Conference

描述(由申请人提供)： 本申请旨在为将于2008年8月16日至19日在科罗拉多州阿斯彭举行的2008年克恩·阿斯彭脂肪大会寻求资金。会议的题目是《脂类代谢调控的前沿》。本次会议的目的是为与会者提供一个机会，了解脂代谢紊乱的分子机制的最新进展，如肥胖、心血管疾病和肝脏疾病，以及大脑中异常的脂代谢。克恩会议传统上侧重于脂代谢和这些疾病之间的关系。2008年的会议将强烈强调脂代谢改变导致这些疾病的机制。此外，会议将包括新出现的研究领域，如肺表面活性物质磷脂对肺免疫的调节，下丘脑在调节肥胖中的作用，以及肝脏磷脂代谢对动脉粥样硬化和饮食诱导肥胖的影响。一些拟议的主题，如高脂血症、心血管疾病、肥胖症或糖尿病，可能会在其他专门研究会议上讨论。尽管如此，Kern Aspen Lipid Conference将探索这些领域与其他脂代谢领域之间的接口，以便在这些不同学科工作的科学家将聚集在一个真正独特的大学论坛上，解决与关键健康优先事项相关的研究。董事会已选择让·万斯博士和哈里·戴维斯博士担任会议的联席主席。两人都是董事会成员，他们共同努力制定了该计划。让·万斯以她在细胞内脂肪运输和大脑中的脂肪代谢方面的工作而闻名，哈里·戴维斯是一位研究胆固醇吸收和心血管和新陈代谢疾病药物发现的专家。本申请旨在为将于2008年8月16日至19日在科罗拉多州阿斯彭举行的2008年克恩·阿斯彭脂肪大会寻求资金。会议的题目是《脂类代谢调控的前沿》。本次会议的目的是为与会者提供一个机会，了解脂代谢紊乱的分子机制的最新进展，如肥胖、心血管疾病和肝脏疾病，以及大脑中异常的脂代谢。(摘要结束)

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): This application seeks funding for the 2008 Kern Aspen Lipid Conference which will be held in Aspen, Colorado on August 16-19, 2008. The title of the conference is "Frontiers in Regulation of Lipid Metabolism". The goal of this meeting is to provide attendees an opportunity to learn the latest advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying disorders of lipid metabolism, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and liver diseases as well as aberrant lipid metabolism in the brain. The Kern Conference has traditionally focused on the relationships between lipid metabolism and these conditions. The 2008 meeting will strongly emphasize the mechanisms by which altered lipid metabolism contributes to these disorders. In addition, the meeting will include newly-emerging research areas such as the regulation of immunity in the lung by pulmonary surfactant phospholipids, the role of the hypothalamus in regulating obesity, and the impact of hepatic phospholipid metabolism on atherosclerosis and diet-induced obesity. Some of the proposed topics, such as hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, obesity or diabetes are likely to be covered at other specialized research meetings. Nevertheless, the Kern Aspen Lipid Conference will explore the interface between these and other areas of lipid metabolism so that scientists working in these diverse disciplines will be brought together in a truly unique and collegiate forum to address research relevant to vital health priorities. The Board of Directors has selected Drs. Jean Vance and Harry (Chip) Davis to be the co-chairs of the meeting. Both are members of the Board of Directors and they have worked together to develop the program. Jean Vance is well known for her work on intracellular lipid trafficking and lipid metabolism in the brain and Harry "Chip" Davis is an expert on cholesterol absorption and drug discovery for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. This application seeks funding for the 2008 Kern Aspen Lipid Conference which will be held in Aspen, Colorado on August 16-19, 2008. The title of the conference is "Frontiers in Regulation of Lipid Metabolism". The goal of this meeting is to provide attendees an opportunity to learn the latest advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying disorders of lipid metabolism, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and liver diseases as well as aberrant lipid metabolism in the brain. (End of Abstract)