"Vasculata 2011" Conference grant application

描述(由申请人提供)： Vasculata-2011将于2011年7月26日至29日在佐治亚州亚特兰大举行，莫尔豪斯医学院(MSM)将与埃默里大学医学院和佐治亚理工学院(佐治亚理工学院)共同担任牵头主办机构。Vasculata-2011将实现以下具体目标：目标1：通过为学员提供强有力的入门学习体验，激励来自不同学科的年轻研究人员进入血管生物学领域。目的2：通过增加他们对该领域最新实验方法的接触和了解，促进新的研究受训人员快速融入血管生物学研究计划。目标3：通过最先进的陈述和与领先研究人员的科学交流，将新的研究人员定向到血管生物学知识前沿的广度和深度。目前的建议建立在NAVBO血管会议系列会议提供的杰出研究培训遗产的基础上，通过利用亚特兰大三个合作机构的一流临界数量的血管生物学研究人员。Vasculata-2011会议将是该系列的一个独特的补充：1)纳入几个新的方案元素，以丰富培训经验；2)制定一个特别的主题，强调培养新一代血管生物学家，以扩展发现科学的前沿，以及从事从‘长凳到床边’的桥梁的翻译科学。拟议的会议建立在三机构伙伴关系互补优势的基础上，因此该计划反映了血管生物学的跨学科性质。这次会议将包括来自生物工程、系统生物学、发育生物学、临床科学、再生医学和遗传流行病学等多个领域的研究人员，从而体现出该领域的广度。会议计划包括一个由顶尖科学家组成的令人兴奋和多样化的小组，他们准备引导学员走向该领域的前沿。该计划的议程和推广计划旨在建立一个多样化的实习生队伍，鼓励在同一领域有共同兴趣的年轻基础和临床科学家之间进行交流。此外，Vasculata-2011将是该系列的一个新成员，纳入了新的方案要素，强调对受训者的指导，以及扩大该领域生物医学科学家的性别和种族/民族多样性的重大举措。MSM是一家为少数群体服务的机构，它被选为牵头主办机构，开创了先例，有望使这次会议成为Vasculata系列中的一次历史性会议，将进一步扩大其作为更广泛研究社区的国家教育资源的地位。总体而言，Vasculata-2011会议有望为有才华的年轻研究人员提供一次令人兴奋和独特丰富的研究培训经验，反映出我们国家无价的多样性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Vasculata-2011 will be held in Atlanta, Georgia July 26-29, 2011 with the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) serving as the lead host institution in conjunction with Emory University School of Medicine and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Vasculata-2011 will fulfill the following specific aims: Aim 1: Inspire young investigators from a variety of disciplines to enter the field of vascular biology by providing trainees with a robust introductory learning experience. Aim 2: Facilitate the rapid integration of new research trainees into vascular biology research programs by enhancing their exposure and understanding of the latest experimental approaches employed in the field. Aim 3: Orient new investigators to the breadth and depth of the frontiers of knowledge of vascular biology through state-of-the-art presentations and scientific interchange with leading investigators. The current proposal builds upon an outstanding legacy of research training provided by the NAVBO Vasculata conference series by leveraging the superb critical mass of vascular biology investigators at the three partner institutions in Atlanta. The Vasculata-2011 conference will be a distinctive addition to the series by: 1) incorporating several new programmatic elements to enrich the training experience and 2) developing a special thematic emphasis on preparing a new generation of vascular biologists to extend the frontiers of discovery science as well as engage in translational science that bridges from 'bench-to-bedside". The proposed meeting builds upon the complementary strengths of the tri-institutional partnership such that the program reflects the inter-disciplinary nature of vascular biology. The conference will capture the breadth of the field in its inclusion of investigators from a wide variety of fields such as: bioengineering, systems biology, developmental biology, clinical science, regenerative medicine and genetic epidemiology. The conference plan includes an exciting and diverse panel of leading scientists that are poised to direct trainees toward the leading-edges of the field. The program agenda and outreach plan is designed to establish a diverse pool of trainees that will encourage interchange between young basic and clinical scientists with shared interests in a common field. Moreover, Vasculata-2011 will be a novel addition to the series by incorporating new programmatic elements that emphasize the mentorship of trainees as well as major initiatives to expand the gender and racial/ethnic diversity of biomedical scientists in the field. The precedent-setting selection of MSM, a minority-serving institution, as the lead host institution promises to make this a historic meeting within the Vasculata series that will further extend its stature as a national educational resource for the broader research community. Overall, the Vasculata-2011 conference promises to be an exciting and uniquely rich research training experience for talented young investigators that reflect the invaluable diversity of our nation.