13th Annual Conference on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

简介（由申请人提供）：摘要美国心脏协会动脉硬化、血栓形成和血管生物学委员会（ATVB）召开年度春季会议。最近的表演，ATVB 2011，在芝加哥举行，2011年4月18日至20日。会议圆满成功，共有1047人出席。这是连续第二次出席人数超过1000人的会议。提交给ATVB2011的摘要数量为692篇，连续第二年远高于前4年提交的典型的约400篇摘要。这些统计数据提供了确凿的证据，证明科学界对ATVB主题领域的广泛兴趣和承诺，以及对春季ATVB会议的形式和氛围的压倒性热情。基础科学家、转化研究人员和临床医生，无论是经验丰富的研究人员还是早期的职业科学家，都喜欢参加ATVB春季会议！我们寻求支持的下一届ATVB会议ATVB2012将于5月1日至3日在佛罗里达州奥兰多的海豚酒店举行。与之前的申请一样，本提案特别要求支持我们的青年研究者旅行奖。认识到早期研究人员是我们科学努力的未来，ATVB会议的一个主要重点是鼓励年轻的研究人员积极参与美国心脏协会（AHA） ATVB理事会的春季项目，以及血栓形成、动脉粥样硬化和血管生物学领域。青年研究者旅行奖已连续11年得到NIH NHLBI的支持。这些奖项是我们招募、留住和积极参与对美国人口健康具有重要意义的研究领域的年轻研究人员的战略的一个组成部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Abstract The Council of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB) of the American Heart Association holds an annual Spring meeting. The most recent rendition, ATVB 2011, was held at the Chicago, April 18-20, 2011. The meeting was a resounding success with 1047 registrants. This was the second meeting in a row where attendance exceeded 1000 registrants. The number of abstracts submitted to ATVB2011 was 692 and, for the second year in a row, was well above the typical ~400 abstracts that had been submitted in the previous 4 years. These statistics provide tangible evidence of the broad interest and commitment of the scientific community in the topic areas of ATVB and the overwhelming enthusiasm for the format and atmosphere of Spring ATVB meetings. Basic scientists, translational researchers and clinicians, both seasoned investigators and early career scientists, enjoy coming to ATVB Spring meetings! The next ATVB meeting, ATVB2012, for which we seek support, will be held May 1-3 at the Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, FL. As with previous applications, this proposal specifically request support for our Young Investigator Travel Awards. Knowing that the early stage investigators are the future of our scientific endeavor, a major emphasis of the ATVB meetings is to encourage the active involvement of the younger cohort of investigators in the ATVB Council of the AHA, in its Spring program and in the field of thrombosis, ateriosclerosis and vascular biology. The Young Investigator Travel Awards has been supported by NHLBI of NIH for 11 consecutive years. These awards are an integral part of our strategy to recruit, retain and actively engage young investigators in areas of research that are of major importance to the health of the US population.