From Bench to Clinic: How Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Conjunction with Focused Outreach Continues to be Transformative

摘要 美洲结节病和其他肉芽肿性疾病协会(AASOG)是一名医生和 医生-科学家指导的组织，致力于更好地了解发病机制和 改进结节病患者的治疗。这种鲜为人知的疾病通常困扰着 代表不足的少数族裔。AASOG是世界结节病和其他疾病协会的子公司 肉芽肿性疾病(WASOG)，总部设在欧洲，成立于1987年。AASOG有 此前主办过7次全国年会。 除了与遗传学、生物标记物和结节病治疗相关的一般科目外，这第八届年会 会议将集中讨论两个具体领域：1)如何更好地为以下群体提供进入少数族裔社区的机会 结节病的治疗2)神经结节病的详细讨论，特别考虑疲劳， 结节病最常见的症状及其对生活质量的影响。 会议标题：结合变革性结节病研究和推广以改善健康 差距 考虑到这一框架，许多受邀与会者都是代表不足的少数族裔，许多 参加者是初级教员或实习生。对代表不足的少数族裔的关注超出了受邀的范围 与会者认为，较低的注册费将使代表人数不足的人很容易参加这次会议 少数族裔。学员参加会议将通过免收注册费和 根据5名学生/初级调查人员的研究质量向他们提供旅行奖励 演示文稿。此外，高度互动的科学环境和与成熟的 研究科学家将为他们的职业发展做出贡献。因此，这次会议将鼓励和 促进致力于推进结节病研究和发展的新科学家的发展 治疗和鼓励研究人员之间的进一步合作，以促进我们对结节病的了解。 因此，2017年AASOG会议将支持与科学研究直接相关的各种活动 美国国立卫生与公共卫生研究院的使命。

Abstract The Americas Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (AASOG) is a physician and physician-scientist directed organization that is dedicated to a better understanding of the pathogenesis and improving treatment of patients with sarcoidosis. This poorly understood disease commonly afflicts underrepresented minorities. AASOG is a subsidiary of the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG), which is based in Europe and was founded in 1987. AASOG has previously sponsored 7 annual national meetings. I addition to general subjects related to genetics, biomarkers and treatment for sarcoidosis, this 8th annual conference will focus on 2 specific areas: 1) How better to provide access to minority communities for Sarcoidosis treatment 2) A detailed discussion of neurosarcoidosis, with special considerations on fatigue, the most common symptom in sarcoidosis and its affect on quality of life. Conference Title: Combining Transformative Sarcoidosis Research and Outreach to Improve Health Disparities With this framework in mind, many of the invited participants are underrepresented minorities, and many of the attendees are junior faculty or trainees. The focus on underrepresented minorities expands beyond the invited participants in that the low registration fees will make this meeting highly accessible to underrepresented minorities. Trainee participation in the meeting will be further encouraged by waiving registration fees and providing travel awards to 5 students/junior investigators based upon the quality of their research presentations. Furthermore, the highly interactive scientific environment and engagement with well-established research scientists will be contributory to their career development. This meeting will thereby encourage and promote the development of new scientists dedicated to the advancement of sarcoidosis research and treatment and encourage further collaboration among researchers to advance our knowledge of sarcoidosis. Thus, the 2017 AASOG meeting will support a variety of activities that are directly relevant to the scientific missions of the National Institutes of Health and public health.