Gordon Research Conference in Mammary Gland Biology 2015

 描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求会议资金，以提供注册费和/或与会者参加乳腺生物学戈登研究会议（GRC）和新成立的，已经非常成功的戈登研究研讨会（GRS）的2015年会议的旅费支持的部分支持。本次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。一个成功的计划的目标是激发重要的见解，激励新的科学家和促进创造性的合作，这将加深我们对正常乳腺生理学的理解，并加速乳腺癌的根除。这些会议多管齐下的性质保证了高度的科学交流。会议的具体目标是：1）提供一个高素质的，国际公认的演讲者计划，以解决突出的科学问题和争议，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。2015年会议将重点关注与乳腺癌风险和预防、乳腺生态位和重编程、青春期和妊娠激素、哺乳和退化、肿瘤异质性和对治疗的抵抗以及休眠和转移有关的突出问题和最新发现。这些领域的专家应邀分享了他们的最新研究结果，并讨论了新出现的挑战。这些都是重要的问题，在同一次会议上将研究与发展、预防和癌症结合起来的创新做法将激发新的创造性思维。将从提交的摘要中选出突出青年调查员和受训人员杰出工作的简短谈话。本次会议的其他独特之处包括：（一）分享未发表的数据的传统;（二）一个程序，包括大量的问题和公开讨论的时间，（三）一个环境，支持正式演讲之外的非正式讨论;（四）通过戈登研究研讨会和戈登研究会议的学生和博士后的积极参与和培训环境;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，学员和专家将在每天的午餐时间见面，为讨论职业道路、撰写赠款和论文以及学员提出的其他主题提供机会。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The present application seeks conference funding to provide partial support for registration fee and/or travel support for participants to attend the 2015 meeting 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 2015 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 post-docs 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.