2014, 2015 and 2016 Mammary Gland Biology Gordon Research Conference & Gordon Res

描述(由申请人提供) 本申请寻求三年的会议资金，以提供部分注册费和/或与会者参加2014年、2015年和2016年乳腺生物学戈登研究会议(GRC)和新成立并已非常成功的戈登研究研讨会(GRS)的旅费。这一由来已久的会议的独特贡献和意义在于，它将汇集发育生物学家、乳腺癌风险和预防专家、干细胞生物学家、哺乳期生理学家、乳腺病理学家、内分泌学家、癌症生物学家和肿瘤学家，共同解决乳腺生物学、乳腺癌预防和治疗方面的重要问题。一个成功的项目的目标是启发重要的见解，激励新的科学家，并促进创造性的合作，这将加深我们对正常乳房生理的理解，并加速根除乳腺癌。这些会议的多管齐下的性质确保了高度的科学交叉。会议的具体目标将是1)提供一个高资质、国际公认的演讲者计划，以解决悬而未决的科学问题和争议；2)促进讨论、自由对话和促进合作；3)为下一代科学家的培训和发展做出贡献。 2014年的会议将集中讨论与乳腺癌风险和预防、乳房生态位和重新编程、青春期和妊娠激素、哺乳和退缩、肿瘤异质性和治疗抵抗以及休眠和转移有关的悬而未决的问题和最新发现。这些领域的专家应邀分享他们的最新调查结果，并讨论新出现的挑战。这些都是重要的问题，在同一会议上将发展、预防和癌症的研究配对的创新方法将激发新的和创造性的思维。将从提交的摘要中挑选突出年轻研究人员和受训人员杰出工作的简短演讲。 这次会议的其他特色包括：(I)分享未发表数据的传统；(Ii)包括大量时间进行提问和公开讨论的计划；(Iii)支持在正式报告之外进行非正式讨论的环境；(Iv)通过戈登研究研讨会和戈登研究会议为学生和博士后提供积极参与和培训的环境；以及(V)鼓励国际合作和观点。最后，这次会议将以“与专家共进午餐”为特色，受训人员和专家将在每天的午餐时间会面，提供机会讨论职业道路、撰写补助金和论文以及受训人员提出的其他主题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The present application seeks three years of conference funding to provide partial support for registration fee and/or travel support for participants to attend the 2014, 2015 and 2016 meetings of the Mammary Gland Biology Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and the newly established and already highly successful Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). The unique contribution and significance of this long-standing conference is that it will bring together developmental biologists, experts in breast cancer risk and prevention, stem cell biologists, lactation physiologists, breast pathologists, endocrinologists, cancer biologists and oncologists to collectively tackle important issues in mammary biology, breast cancer prevention and treatment. The goals for a successful program are to inspire important insights, energize new scientists and foster creative collaborations that will deepen our understanding of normal breast physiology and accelerate the eradication of breast cancer. The multipronged nature of these meetings guarantees a high degree of scientific cross-fertilization. The specific aims of the meeting will be to 1) provide a program of highly qualified, internationally recognized speakers to address outstanding scientific questions and controversies, 2) foster discussion, unfettered dialog and promote collaborations, and 3) contribute to the training and development of the next generation of scientists. The 2014 conference will focus on outstanding questions and recent discoveries related to breast cancer risk and prevention, mammary niche and reprogramming, pubertal and pregnancy hormones, lactation and involution, tumor heterogeneity and resistance to therapy as well as dormancy and metastasis. Experts in these fields were invited to share their most recent findings and discuss emerging challenges. These are important issues, and the innovative approach of pairing research into development, prevention and cancer within the same meeting will stimulate new and creative thinking. Short talks highlighting outstanding work by young investigators and trainees will be chosen from the submitted abstracts. Other unique features of this meeting include: (i) a tradition of sharing unpublished data; (ii) a program that includes substantial time for questions and open discussion, (iii) an environment that supports informal discussions outside of formal presentations; (iv) active participation and training environment for students and postdoctoral fellows through the Gordon Research Seminar and the Gordon Research Conference; and (v) the encouragement of international collaborations and perspectives. Finally, this meeting will feature "Lunch with the expert", where trainees and experts will meet during lunch each day to provide opportunities for discussing career paths, writing grants and papers as well as other topics brought up by the trainees.