2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Investigative Pathology

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的目的是寻求对2013年美国病理学研究学会（ASIP）年会的支持，该年会将于4月20日至24日在波士顿会议中心举行，同时举行实验生物学会议。ASIP的年会提供了一个独特的论坛，介绍和分享实验病理学的前沿研究。会议的目标受众和主题各不相同，但都以疾病机制为共同重点。2013年年会反映了协会成员的利益，包括肿瘤的重要组成部分，包括干细胞和肿瘤、免疫和癌症以及乳腺癌和肝细胞癌的病理生物学等主题。为期五天的计划包括两个全天，单一主题的“会议中的会议”，研讨会，研讨会，获奖者的讲座，以及抽象驱动的minisymopsia和海报会议。该计划还提供了一些教育举措，既有针对性的和感兴趣的生物医学研究界作为一个整体。特别是，将为该领域的非专家提供关于肿瘤形成基本概念的半天课程。本协会认为促进受训人员和年轻调查员的职业发展是年会的一个极其重要的方面。因此，会议提供了专门针对他们的需要的特别活动和展示他们工作的会议。同样，方案委员会努力确保妇女和代表性不足的少数群体的参与。该应用程序的唯一具体目标是通过扩大旅行奖励和指导计划以及针对研究生，博士后研究员，临床住院医师和病理学研究员以及教师在职业生涯早期阶段提供特别会议，促进学员和初级研究人员参与年会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this proposal is to seek support for the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP), which will be held at the Boston Convention Center on April 20-24, in conjunction with the Experimental Biology convention. ASIP's Annual Meeting provides a unique forum for presentation and sharing of cutting-edge research in experimental pathology. The target audience and subject matter for the meeting are diverse but united by a common focus on mechanisms of disease. Reflecting the interests of the ASIP membership, the 2013 Annual Meeting includes strong components in neoplasia, including topics such as stem cells and neoplasia, immunity and cancer, and the pathobiology of breast cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. The five-day program comprises two full-day, single-topic "meetings-within-a-meeting," symposia, workshops, lectures by award recipients, and abstract-driven minisymposia and poster sessions. The program further provides a number of educational initiatives, both targeted and of interest to the biomedical research community as a whole. In particular, a half-day course on fundamental concepts in neoplasia will be offered for non-experts in the field. ASIP regards promotion of the career development of trainee and young investigators as an extremely important aspect of the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, the meeting provides special events designed for their needs and sessions that showcase their work. Similarly, the Program Committee works hard to ensure participation of women and under-represented minorities. The sole specific aim of this application is to promote the participation of trainees and junior investigators in the Annual Meeting through expansion of travel award and mentoring programs and provision of special sessions targeted to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical residents and fellows in pathology, and faculty in the early stages of their careers.