Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference

描述(由申请人提供)： 温斯坦会议是美国心血管发展的首屈一指的会议，汇集了在该领域工作的每个主要实验室的代表。这些会议在特定研究小组的组织下轮流举行，并强调年轻调查人员的陈述。例如，以往会议的参与者包括55%的S博士、25%的S博士和20%的研究生。会议的目标是讨论心脏和血管发展领域的最新研究成果和合作进展。这些会议的主题包括心脏形态、心脏功能、人类心血管缺陷的遗传学、实验心血管胚胎学、肌细胞组织和心血管系统中基因表达的调节。使用转基因和基因工程小鼠模型的实验被广泛展示。NHLBI的持续援助将为学生和实习生提供更多的机会，继续改进会议的年复一年的规划，并增加会议演讲者中女性和少数族裔的代表。温斯坦心血管发展会议是心血管发展的主要国际会议，汇集了在该领域工作的每个主要实验室的代表。全国妇女和儿童权利倡议继续提供援助，将为学生和受训人员提供更多机会，继续改进本次会议的年度规划，并增加妇女和少数群体在会议发言人中的代表性。(摘要结束)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Weinstein is the premier meeting in the country for cardiovascular development and brings together representatives from every major laboratory working in this area. The meetings rotate under the organization of specific research groups and emphasize presentations by younger investigators. For example, the participants at past meetings included 55% Ph.D.'s, 25% M.D.'s and 20% graduate students. The goals of the meeting are the discussion of the most current research results and development of collaborations in the area of heart and vascular development. Topics included in these conferences include cardiac morphology, cardiac function, genetics of human cardiovascular defects, experimental cardiovascular embryology, muscle cell organization, and regulation of gene expression in the cardiovascular system. Experiments using transgenic and genetically engineered mouse models are extensively represented. Continued assistance by the NHLBI would provide increased accessibility for students and trainees, continued improvement in year to year planning for this meetings and increase the representation of women and minorities among conference speakers.The Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference is a premier international meeting for cardiovascular development and brings together representatives from every major laboratory working in this area. Continued assistance by the NHLBI would provide increased accessibility for students and trainees, continued improvement in year to year planning for this meeting and increase the representation of women and minorities among conference speakers. (End of Abstract)