2015 Neurotrophic Factors Gordon Research Conference

 描述（由申请人提供）： 这项建议是为初级研究人员，博士后研究员和学生提供支持，参加2015年5月31日至6月5日在Salve Regina大学，纽波特RI举行的第12届戈登神经营养因子研究会议（GRC）。会议将有大约150名与会者参加，并将重点介绍各种神经营养因子，其功能和作用机制及其潜在的治疗能力。神经营养因子是作用于发育或成熟的神经细胞以促进细胞存活、神经分化以及电路连接和功能的细胞外蛋白质。神经营养因子活性的缺陷与多种神经系统疾病有关，包括神经退行性疾病、神经损伤、神经精神障碍如自闭症和认知功能障碍，甚至成瘾行为。这笔赠款的目的是为会议提供支持，将：1。促进研究健康和疾病中神经营养因子的不同基础和临床研究人员之间的互动。神经营养因子是一个高度多学科的领域，研究人员从分子/细胞生物学家到系统生物学家，电生理学家和对大脑疾病感兴趣的人类生物学家。本次会议的理念是，最好的科学将 这是这些不同研究人员之间的合作和互动的结果。因此，即将举行的全球研究理事会的一个主要目标是促进和加强这些互动，从而实现科学卓越，并为年轻的研究人员提供了解重要问题和挑战的机会。2.在研究神经营养因子的研究人员中实现社区意识。科学是一项国际性的奋进，神经营养因子领域也不例外。这次会议将以该领域的国际科学家为特色，并将突出该领域中许多有成就的科学家，他们是妇女或代表性不足的少数民族成员。这样做，本次会议将实现其第二个目标，即增强全球社区的意识，并打破互动的障碍，使研究从实验室走向临床。3.为年轻的研究人员提供机会，介绍他们的工作，并与广泛的神经营养因子社区互动。这次会议将鼓励在该地区的前沿思想交流，包括一个“热点话题”会议，主要由学生和博士后研究员提出的简短会谈。美国国立卫生研究院的资金将用于使这些年轻的研究人员能够参加会议，并在一个令人兴奋的合作环境中展示他们的新发现。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is to provide support for junior investigators, post-doctoral fellows and students to attend the 12th Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Neurotrophic Factors at Salve Regina University, Newport RI from May 31 - June 5, 2015. The meeting will be attended by approximately 150 participants and will feature work on diverse neurotrophic factors, their functions and mechanisms of action, and their potential therapeutic capacity. Neurotrophic factors are extracellular proteins that act on developing or mature neural cells to promote cell survival, neural differentiation, and circuit connectivity and function. Defects in neurotrophic factor activities are linked to a broad variety f neurological conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases, neural injury, neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism and cognitive dysfunction, and even addictive behaviors. The objectives of this grant are to provide support for a meeting that will: 1. Foster interactions amongst diverse basic and clinical researchers who study neurotrophic factors in health and disease. Neurotrophic factors is a highly multidisciplinary field with researchers ranging from molecular/cell biologists to systems biologists, electrophysiologists, and human biologists interested in brain disorders. The philosophy of this conference is that the very best science will result from collaborations and interactions amongst these diverse researchers. Thus, a primary objective of the upcoming GRC is to foster and strengthen those interactions, leading to scientific excellence and providing a chance for young investigators to learn about the important questions and challenges. 2. Achieve a sense of community amongst researchers studying neurotrophic factors. Science is an international endeavor, and the field of neurotrophic factors is no exception. This meeting will feature international scientists in the field, and will highligh many of the accomplished scientists in the field who are women or members of under-represented minorities. In so doing, this meeting will achieve its second objective, to enhance the sense of a global community, and to break down barriers to the interactions that allow research to move from the bench to the clinic. 3. Provide opportunities for young researchers to present their work and interact with the broad neurotrophic factors community. This meeting will encourage communication of ideas at the frontiers of the area, including a session of "hot topics", short talks presented predominantly by students and postdoctoral fellows. Funds from NIH will be used to enable these young investigators to attend the meeting and present their novel findings in an exciting and collaborative setting.