Organization for the Study of Sex Differences Annual Meeting

申请者描述(由申请人提供)：本申请请求支持2014年4月24日至26日在明尼苏达大学双城校区举行的本组织第八届至第十届年会，以及2015年性别差异研究(OSSD)。第八届OSSD年会将由斯坦福大学主办(在加利福尼亚州旧金山举行)和2016年会议由宾夕法尼亚大学赞助。OSSD的使命是通过促进来自不同科学和专业背景的科学家和临床医生之间的跨学科交流和合作，加强对健康和疾病中性别/性别差异的生物学基础的了解。OSSD年会的主要目标是为科学家提供一个论坛，在人类和模型系统的遗传、分子、细胞、器官和系统水平上探索性别差异研究的各个方面。年度会议包括三个独立专题讨论会(一个侧重于新调查员)、十个平行专题讨论会和两个海报专题讨论会(突出新调查员和受训人员的工作)。2014年会议的初步研讨会议题包括：性发育障碍和性别焦虑症的治疗；表观遗传机制中的性别差异；成瘾方面的性别差异；应对新生儿缺氧侮辱的性别差异；NIH SCOR项目的报告；药物和设备开发中的性别差异；性别、高血压和免疫系统；正在研究中的性别差异；心血管疾病的性别特定风险；饮食障碍中的性别和性别差异。OSSD方案委员会从成员国提交的提案中挑选专题讨论会。建议是根据科学价值、与OSSD目标的相关性、基础和临床演讲者的平衡以及年度会议上感兴趣的主题的轮换来选择的。这次会议的规模和形式(150-200名与会者)为建立联系机会和互动讨论提供了一个极好的机会。请拨资金用于支付受邀发言者(现有发言者、初级发言者和受训者)的注册费、初级调查员和受训者的旅费以及与可持续发展问题世界首脑会议年会议程手册有关的费用以及必要的视听设备租赁和相关技术支助。年度会议计划，包括演讲者和海报摘要，将在OSSD网站上免费提供。我们将与明尼苏达大学和明尼苏达州罗切斯特市的梅奥诊所合作组织这次活动，并将请求制药和生物技术行业、当地企业以及私人捐赠者和基金会提供支持，以帮助支付非NIH费用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests support for the Eighth to Tenth Annual Meetings of the Organization April 24-26, 2014 on the Twin Cities Campus of the University of Minnesota, with the 2015 for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD). The Eighth Annual Meeting of the OSSD will be held meeting sponsored by Stanford University (and held in San Francisco, CA) and the 2016 meeting sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania. The mission of the OSSD is to enhance knowledge of the biological basis of sex/gender differences in health and disease by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians from diverse scientific and professional backgrounds. The primary goal of the OSSD annual meeting is to provide a forum for scientists to explore aspects of sex differences research at the genetic, molecular, cellular, organ, and systems levels in humans and model systems. The annual meeting consists of three independent symposia (one focused on New Investigators), ten parallel session symposia, and two poster sessions (highlighting the work of new investigators and trainees). Preliminary symposium topics for the 2014 meeting include: treatment of disorders of sexual development and gender dysphoria; sex differences in epigenetic mechanisms; sex differences in addiction; sex differences in response to neonatal hypoxic insult; report from the NIH SCOR programs; sex differences in drug and device development; sex, hypertension and the immune system; sex differences in the research pipeline; sex specific risk for cardiovascular disease; sex and gender differences in eating disorders. The OSSD Program Committee selects symposia topics from among proposals submitted by the membership. Proposals were selected on the basis of scientific merit, relevance to the goals of the OSSD, a balance of basic and clinical speakers, and rotation of topics of interest across annual meetings. The size and format of this meeting (150-200 participants) provides an excellent opportunity for networking opportunities and interactive discussions. Funds are requested to support registration fees for invited speakers (established, junior and trainee), travel expenses for junior investigators and trainees, and expenses related to the OSSD Annual Meeting Program Book and necessary audio-visual equipment rentals and associated technical support. The annual meeting program, including speaker and poster abstracts will be freely available on the OSSD website. We will partner with the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN to organize this event and will request support from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, local businesses, and private donors and foundations to help cover non-NIH costs.