2015 Weinstein Cardiovaascular Development Conference

 描述(由申请人提供)：该提案的具体目的是获得部分资金，用于在西班牙马德里共同组织2014年温斯坦心血管发展会议。温斯坦心血管发展会议起源于一系列年度会议，在这些会议上，由1986年、1988年和1990年心脏发展方面的三个不同RFA资助的研究人员在NHLBI的康斯坦斯·温斯坦博士和同事的指导下聚集在一起。自成立以来，为期3天的温斯坦会议一直是心血管开发领域的临床医生和研究人员会面和分享各种主题的数据和想法的最佳机会，这些主题包括实验心血管胚胎学、心脏功能、人类心血管疾病的遗传学、心脏干细胞生物学和基因表达的转录控制。怎么高估都不为过 温斯坦会议对心血管发育生物学领域发展和壮大的重要性。温斯坦计划完全是由研究社区驱动的，有几个特点使其在科学会议中独一无二。每次会议的目标是将心血管生物学领域的基础和临床科学家聚集在一起，为学生、博士后和初级研究人员提供一个互动论坛，介绍他们的工作并与高级研究人员互动，并积极支持 科学的多样性。在这项提案中，要求为在波士顿举行的2015年温斯坦会议提供财政支持。资金将用于1)降低学生注册费，2)为代表不足的群体提供财政援助，以及3)支持一般会议义务。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific aim of this proposal is to obtain partial funding for the co-organization of the 2014 Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference in Madrid (Spain). The Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference originated from a series of annual meetings in which investigators funded by three separate RFAs on Cardiac Development in 1986, 1988, and 1990 came together under the direction of Dr. Constance Weinstein and colleagues at the NHLBI. Ever since its inception, the 3-day Weinstein meeting has been the premier opportunity for clinicians and researchers in the field of cardiovascular development to meet and share data and ideas on various topics including experimental cardiovascular embryology, cardiac function, genetics of human cardiovascular disease, cardiac stem cell biology, and transcriptional control of gene expression. It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the Weinstein Meeting for the development and growth of the field of cardiovascular developmental biology. The Weinstein program is entirely research community driven, with several features that make it unique among scientific conferences. The objectives of each meeting are to bring together basic and clinical scientists working in the areas of cardiovascular biology, to provide an interactive forum for students, postdocs and junior investigators to present their work and interact with senior investigators, and to actively support diversity in science. In this proposal financial support is requested for the 2015 Weinstein meeting to be held in Boston. Funds will be used 1) to reduce student registration fees, 2) to provide financial assistance for under-represented groups, and 3) to support general meeting obligations.