17th Annual Meeting of the PanAmerican Society of Pigment Cell Research

描述（由申请人提供）：泛美色素细胞研究学会（PASPCR）正准备于2012年9月19日至22日在犹他湖城举行第17届年会。会议的基本主题是“遗传学、色素沉着和疾病”，这是由犹他州大学在前沿遗传学和实验小鼠遗传学方面丰富的历史和记录促成的。2012年会议的具体目标是（1）为基础和临床科学家创造一个机会，以富有成效的方式进行互动，从而对紫外线引起的皮肤损伤是一个因素的色素性疾病（主要是黑色素瘤）的诊断、发病机制和治疗产生新的见解，（2）强调遗传学和基因组学领域的最新进展，将其作为所有会议和应邀发言者的共同主题，及（3）汇聚来自不同背景及专业领域的人士，以提供丰富的知识经验及发挥协同作用的机会。为了实现这些目标，一个计划已被设计为主机125-150与会者为3天的会议，其中包括4个研讨会，3个口头会议，2个特殊的海报论坛，并由今年的亚伦B的收件人荣誉讲座。勒纳奖。讲习班的主题包括：色素性疾病的动物模型，色素性性状的自然选择，黑色素瘤的遗传学和基因组学，以及黑色素瘤治疗的新方法。我们的课程还包括4个基于提交的摘要的口头会议（遗传学和发育生物学，细胞和整个动物生理学，猪表型的环境调节，以及转化和临床研究）和2个主持的海报会议（基础科学，转化/临床科学），其中一个主席将选择4 - 5个海报作为一个小组进行突出和讨论。组委会将邀请临床专家和基础科学家，有两个目标：1）教育基础生物化学家，细胞生物学家和遗传学家关于重要问题和临床机会; 2）刺激临床医生和实验室科学家之间的翻译工作，以获得对疾病发病机制和潜在治疗方法的新见解。虽然PASPCR的成员参加其他传统的学科为导向的会议，没有论坛以外的PASPCR汇集了领域和利益的多样性，在目前的程序中所代表的。 公共卫生相关性2012年在湖城举行的PASPCR会议以“遗传学、色素沉着和疾病”为主题，将通过向基础和临床科学家传播关于黑色素瘤和其他色素沉着疾病（包括白癜风、黄褐斑和白化病）的病因、治疗和预防的最新数据和信息，与公共卫生相关。我们还将关注紫外线照射如何影响人类黑色素瘤的发展和进展，以及如何减轻这些影响以减轻疾病负担。最后，除了为国际色素沉着研究界提供一个讨论和介绍这些主题的论坛外，会议还将强调对未来进行这些研究工作所需的年轻研究人员的支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Pan-American Society for Pigment Cell Research (PASPCR) is preparing to hold its 17th Annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 19-22, 2012. The underlying theme of the meeting, "Genetics, Pigmentation and Disease", is prompted by the rich history and track record at the University of Utah for both forward genetics and experimental mouse genetics. The specific goals of this application for the 2012 conference are to (1) create an opportunity for basic and clinical scientists to interact fruitfully in ways that will lead to new insights into the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment o pigmentary diseases in which UV- induced skin damage is a factor, primarily melanoma, (2) highlight recent advances in the areas of genetics and genomics as a common theme that underlies all the sessions and the invited speakers, and (3) bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise so as to provide both a rich intellectual experience, and opportunities for synergy. To accomplish these goals, a program has been designed to host 125-150 attendees for a 3 day conference that includes 4 workshops, 3 oral sessions, 2 special poster forums, and an honorary lecture by the recipient of this year's Aaron B. Lerner Award. Workshop topics include: Animal Models of Pigmentary Disorders, Natural Selection for Pigmentary Traits, Genetics and Genomics of Melanoma, and New Approaches to Melanoma Treatment. Our program also features 4 oral sessions based on submitted abstracts (Genetics and Developmental Biology, Cell and Whole Animal Physiology, Environmental Modulation of Pigmentary Phenotypes, and Translational and Clinical Studies) and 2 moderated poster sessions (Basic Science, and Translational/Clinical Science), for which a chair will select 4 - 5 posters to highlight and discuss as a group. The organizing committee will invite clinical experts and basic scientists with two objectives in mind: 1) education of basic biochemists, cell biologists, and geneticists about important problems and clinical opportunities; and 2) stimulation of translational work between clinicians and laboratory scientists to lead to new insights into disease pathogenesis and potential therapeutic approaches. Although members of PASPCR participate in other traditional discipline-oriented conferences, no forum other than PASPCR brings together the diversity of fields and interests represented in the current program. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE The 2012 PASPCR Meeting in Salt Lake City, with a theme of "Genetics, Pigmentation and Disease," will have relevance to public health by disseminating state-of-the-art data and information to basic and clinical scientists regarding the causes, treatment, and prevention of melanoma, and other pigmentary disorders including vitiligo, melasma, and albinism. We will also focus on how ultraviolet irradiation influences the development and progression of human melanoma, and how these influences can be mitigated to reduce the burden of disease. Finally, in addition to providing a forum for discussion and presentation of these topics to the international pigmentation research community, the meeting will also emphasize support of young investigators that will be needed to carry on these research efforts in the future.