2013 Glial Biology GRC

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案为戈登研究会议“神经胶质生物学：神经胶质和神经元之间的功能相互作用”提供部分支持。本次会议将于2013年3月3日至8日在加州文图拉举行。这次会议的广泛和长期目标是增加我们对正常脑功能和神经系统疾病中神经胶质细胞相互作用以及与神经元相互作用方式的理解。这次会议强调星形胶质细胞和小胶质细胞的生物学，而不是少突胶质细胞的生物学。本次会议的具体目标是召集32位演讲者，在为期五天的会议期间，在一个相对孤立的环境中，与总共150名参与者讨论神经胶质研究的关键领域。该计划将有九个会议，广泛讨论神经胶质细胞参与突触结构和功能，突触发育，脑血流，以及一些神经系统疾病，包括癫痫，阿尔茨海默病和ALS。此外，两次海报会议将允许所有参与者参与这些主题的讨论。这项申请的意义在于，戈登神经胶质生物学研究会议是促进全球神经胶质细胞研究的经常性会议的重要组成部分，并有助于确定需要实验解决的关键研究领域。这种应用与健康的关系是，神经胶质细胞参与了许多，可能是所有的神经系统疾病。对当前研究的讨论将促进我们对神经胶质细胞在健康和疾病中的理解。此外，本次会议的具体报告将集中在神经胶质细胞在大脑发育、癫痫、阿尔茨海默病、ALS和疼痛感知中的作用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests partial support for a Gordon Research Conference called "Glial Biology: Functional Interactions among Glia & Neurons". This conference will be held in Ventura California, March 3 to 8, 2013. The broad and long-term goal of the meeting is to increase our understanding of the manner in which glial cells interact with one another and with neurons during normal brain function and in neurological diseases. The biology of astrocytes and microglial cells, more than that of oligodendrocytes, is emphasized in this meeting. The specific aim of this meeting will be to convene 32 speakers to discuss critical areas of glial research with a total of 150 participants, during a five-day conference in a relatively isolated setting. The program will have nine sessions that broadly address glia cell involvement in synaptic structure and function, synapse development, cerebral blood flow, and some neurological diseases including Epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease and ALS. In addition, two poster sessions will permit all participants to contribute to discussion of these topics. The significance of this application is that the Gordon Research Conference on Glial Biology is an essential component of the recurring conferences that promote worldwide research on glial cells, and help define critical research areas in need of experimental resolution. The health relatedness of this application is that glial cells participate in many, possibly all, neurological diseases. Discussions about current research will advance our understanding of glial cells in both health and disease. In addition, specific presentations at thi conference will focus on the involvement of glial cells in brain development, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, and pain perception.