Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Study Group Annual Meeting

描述(申请人提供)：本申请申请资助2010-2014年胎儿酒精谱系障碍研究小组(FASDSG)会议的部分资金。FASDSG会议每年举行一次，作为酒精中毒研究会(RSA)会议之前的卫星会议。FASDSG会议为包括基础、临床和社会科学家在内的广泛研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，让他们会面并讨论胎儿酒精谱系障碍。因此，FASDSG会议允许动物、人类、临床和流行病学FASD相关研究工作和研究进展之间的交叉受精。会议允许其成员提供新研究的最新情况，讨论和辩论该领域的问题，激发新研究人员(包括学生)的兴趣，并进行互动和形成科学合作。会议的目标是推动这一研究领域的发展，并最终确定预防和治疗胎儿酒精谱系障碍的方法。随着FASDSG成员的持续增长，NIAAA的部分支持对于引进高质量的演讲者至关重要，这些演讲者是各自领域的领导者，包括酒精研究以外的领域。这种支持对于通过为最聪明和最有前途的学生/新调查人员颁发旅行奖项来培养进入酒精领域的年轻科学家队伍也是至关重要的。这项申请要求资助6名年轻研究人员(学生和博士后研究员)的旅费和注册费，以及所有与会议有关的费用，以及每年邀请的主旨演讲者的演讲费。还要求提供对该网站的支持，因为该网站提供了一种在FASDSG内部和与公众进行沟通的方式。根据本文件的建议，出版会议提要将记录年度会议记录，并向更大的科学界和公众提供会议内容。 公共卫生相关性：胎儿酒精谱系障碍研究小组年会是酒精中毒研究会更大会议的一个卫星会议。这次会议允许对产前酒精暴露的影响感兴趣的基础、临床和社会科学家讨论新的研究结果和方向，讨论该领域的问题，激发新研究人员的兴趣，并形成新的合作。会议的目标是推动这一研究领域的发展，并最终确定预防和治疗胎儿酒精谱系障碍的方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funding for partial support of the 2010-2014 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group (FASDSG) meetings. The FASDSG meeting is held annually as a satellite conference preceding the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) meeting. The FASDSG meeting provides a unique opportunity for a broad range of researchers, including basic, clinical and social scientists, to meet and discuss fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. As such, the FASDSG meeting allows cross-fertilization between animal, human, clinical and epidemiological FASD-related research efforts and research progress. The meeting allows its members to provide updates on new research, discuss and debate issues in the field, stimulate interest among new investigators (including students), and to interact and form scientific collaborations. The goal of the meeting is to move the research field forward and, ultimately, to identify means to prevent and treat fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. As the FASDSG membership continues to grow, partial support from NIAAA has been critical to bring in high quality speakers that are leaders in their field, including areas outside of alcohol research. This support has also been essential to grow the cadre of young scientists entering the alcohol field through travel awards for the brightest and most promising students/new investigators. This application requests funding for travel and registration fees for 6 young investigators (students and postdoctoral fellows), and all meeting- related expenses plus speaker fees for invited keynote speakers each year. Support for the website, which provides a mode of communication both within the FASDSG and with the public, is also being requested. Publication of a meeting synopsis, as proposed herein, will document the annual proceedings and afford availability of the meeting content to the larger scientific community and public. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group annual meeting is a satellite meeting to the larger Research Society on Alcoholism meeting. This meeting allows basic, clinical, and social scientists interested in the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure to discuss new research findings and directions, debate on issues in the field, stimulate interest among new investigators, and form new collaborations. The goal of the meeting is to move the research field forward and, ultimately, to identify means to prevent and treat fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.