Society of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Annual Meeting

项目摘要 目前的建议是续期申请资金(以前为R13 MH074334-01)，以增强和扩大行为神经内分泌学会(SBN)年会的培训潜力。SBN成立于1996年，是为了满足一个伞形组织的需要，以统一行为神经内分泌研究中涉及的不同学科，SBN每年举行一次会议，平均有400多名成员参加，自上次提交提案以来，成员人数增长了约50%。这一增长可能是由于以前对这一提议的支持在加强受训人员的经验、讲者的广度和及时的科学研讨会方面的有效性。目前学会会员567人，实习生141人，教职员工426人。SBN是一个跨学科的科学组织，致力于研究调节行为的激素过程和神经内分泌系统。这种关注在专业学会中是独一无二的，因此，SBN的年度会议及其期刊荷尔蒙和行为为行为神经内分泌学领域的思想整合提供了重要的论坛。这种整合发生在多条战线上，跨越了从分子到生物组织的所有层次。SBN成员在各种情况下对各种生物进行研究，包括对自然栖息地的动物进行实地调查，对重要的模型系统进行实验室研究，以及就与人类健康直接相关的各种主题进行临床研究。SBN会议举办职业和实习生研讨会，研讨会包括与类固醇激素作用、基因和精神健康方面的大脑行为关系有关的主题。它的使命和这项提议的一个重要组成部分是加强受训人员和职业发展。

PROJECT ABSTRACT The current proposal is a renewal application (previously R13 MH074334-01) for funds to enhance and extend the training potential of the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN). Founded in 1996 in response to the need for an umbrella organization to unite the diverse disciplines involved in behavioral neuroendocrine research, the SBN holds an annual meeting with an average attendance of over 400 members, which has grown an approximate 50% since its last submission of the proposal. This growth likely results from the effectiveness of the previous support of this proposal in enhancing the trainee's experience, breadth of speakers, and timely scientific workshops. Current membership in the society is 567, with 141 trainees and 426 faculty members. The SBN is an interdisciplinary scientific organization dedicated to the study of hormonal processes and neuroendocrine systems that regulate behavior. This focus is unique among professional societies, thus SBN's annual meetings and its journal Hormones and Behavior provide vital forums for the integration of ideas across the field of behavioral neuroendocrinology. This integration occurs on multiple fronts and spans all levels of biological organization, from molecular to organismal. SBN members conduct research on myriad organisms across a diversity of contexts, including field- based investigations of animals in their natural habitats, laboratory research on important model systems, and clinical research on a variety of topics directly related to human health. The SBN meeting holds career and trainee workshops, and symposia of which include topics related to steroid hormone action, genes, and brain-behavioral relationships with regard to mental health. A critical component of its mission and this proposal is the enhancement of trainee and career development.