Neural Development 2008 Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：我们非常需要继续更全面地了解神经系统发育的基本原理，以便发现新的细胞和分子靶点来治疗疾病，从而推动转化医学的发展。这次会议的目的是提供一个论坛来讨论新的研究，这些研究将加强我们对神经系统发展的基本机制的知识基础。为了实现这一目标，我们举行了一次亲密的会议，围绕科学报告和互动讨论进行组织。戈登神经发育会议已成为神经科学大领域的重要会议，每两年举行一次，已有25年的历史。它吸引了优秀的演讲者，优秀的学生和博士后研究员，以及来自国内和国际实验室的跨越职业生涯不同阶段的广泛科学家。这个受欢迎的会议有很长的历史，被充分订阅，并组织促进参与者之间的最大互动。2008年会议将涉及7个主题：电路形成的遗传控制，基因调控和中枢神经系统发育，神经祖细胞和胶质细胞，神经元形态和

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a tremendous need to continue to understand the basic principles of nervous system development more completely so that novel cellular and molecular targets for treating diseases can be identified in order to fuel the pipeline toward translational medicine. The goal of this meeting is to provide a forum to discuss new research that will strengthen the foundation of our knowledge of the basic mechanisms that underlie the development of the nervous system. We aim to achieve this goal by holding an intimate meeting that is organized around scientific presentations and interactive discussions. The Gordon Conference in Neural Development has become a key meeting in the larger field of neuroscience and has been held biannually for over 25 years. It attracts superb speakers, excellent students and postdoctoral fellows, and a wide range of scientists that span different stages in their careers coming from national and international labs. This popular meeting has a long history of being fully subscribed and is organized to promote maximal interactions among the participants. There will be 7 themes covered in the 2008 meeting: genetic control of circuit formation, gene regulation and CNS development, neural progenitors and glia, neuron morphology and growth, stem cells and cell fate, CNS disorders and development, and cell-cell communication/signaling. The talks in each section will share a focus on using multidisciplinary approaches that frequently incorporates the use of molecular, cellular, electrophysiologial, and behavioral techniques in a variety of model systems. This meeting is organized to provide a cost efficient mechanism for exchanging information and discussion of new strategies for approaching research questions. Well run research meetings are a proven mechanism for enhancing science. Support of the 2008 Gordon Conference in Neural Development is relevant to public health in two major ways: 1. findings from studies of nervous system development are likely to provide novel targets for treating diseases and injuries to the CNS, and 2. many CNS disorders arise from developmental defects and discussions among scientists with different backgrounds in developmental neuroscience are likely to generate novel ideas for studying and treating these disorders.