Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group Annual Meeting

项目摘要 产前酒精暴露仍然是一个严重的全球公共卫生问题。据估计， 在美国，2%-5%的活产婴儿会受到产前酒精暴露的影响，其后果是 接触酒精的儿童包括一系列称为胎儿酒精的生理、神经病理和行为影响 谱系障碍(FASD)。此申请请求为2020-2024年胎儿的部分支持提供资金 酒精谱系障碍研究小组(FASDSG)会议，每年作为卫星举行 在酒精中毒研究会(RSA)会议之前的会议。会议的目标是推动 这一领域正在向前推进，并最终确定更好地识别、预防和治疗FASD的方法。FASDSG是 美国首屈一指的科学组织专注于FASD和年度会议提供了一个独特的 广泛的研究人员，包括基础、医学、临床和社会科学家，有机会会面 并讨论我们如何实现这些目标。因此，FASDSG会议创造了跨学科的整合 在基础科学、人类、临床和流行病学方面与FASD相关的研究努力和进展。 会议参与者提供关于该领域新研究、讨论和辩论的最新情况，以及 互动并形成科学合作。来自NIH的部分支持对于支持高质量至关重要 在各自领域(包括酒精研究以外的领域)处于领先地位的演讲者将在FASDSG上发言 开会。外部专业知识激发了可能适用于FASD研究的新想法和新方法。 这种支持对于培养进入酒精领域的年轻科学家队伍也是必不可少的，通过 为最聪明、最有前途的学生和初级调查人员提供旅行奖励。刺激 新调查人员的兴趣是保持该领域进展的关键。具体地说，此应用程序 请求继续为年轻研究人员(学生和博士后)的旅费和注册费提供资金 以及与会议有关的费用，如受邀的全体演讲人的费用。此外，这一点 应用程序请求支持FASDSG网站，该网站提供了一种内部通信模式 FASDSG和公众。总体而言，FASDSG会议通过以下方式促进了FASD研究领域的进展 为FASD研究人员之间的交流和合作提供了一个重要的场所。

Project Summary Prenatal alcohol exposure continues to present a serious and global public health problem. It is estimated that 2-5% of live births in the U.S. are affected by prenatal alcohol exposure, and the consequences on the exposed child include a range of physical, neuropathological, and behavioral effects referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). This application requests funding for partial support of the 2020-2024 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group (FASDSG) meetings, which are held annually as a satellite conference preceding the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) meeting. The goal of the meeting is to move the field forward and, ultimately, to identify ways to better recognize, prevent and treat FASD. The FASDSG is the premier scientific organization in the U.S. that focuses on FASD and the annual meeting provides a unique opportunity for a broad range of researchers, including basic, medical, clinical, and social scientists, to meet and discuss how we can achieve these goals. Thus, the FASDSG meeting creates interdisciplinary integration among basic science, human, clinical, and epidemiological FASD-related research efforts and progress. Participants of the meeting provide updates on new research, discuss and debate issues in the field, and interact and form scientific collaborations. Partial support from NIH has been critical for supporting high quality speakers who are leaders in their field, including areas outside of alcohol research, to present at the FASDSG meeting. Outside expertise stimulates novel ideas and approaches that may be applicable to FASD research. This support has also been essential to grow the cadre of young scientists entering the alcohol field, by providing travel awards for the brightest and most promising students and junior investigators. Stimulating interest among new investigators is key to maintaining progress in the field. Specifically, this application requests continued funding for travel and registration fees for young investigators (students and postdoctoral fellows), as well as meeting-related expenses, such as fees for invited plenary speakers. Additionally, this application requests support for the FASDSG website, which provides a mode of communication both within the FASDSG and with the public. Overall, the FASDSG meeting fosters progress in the FASD research field by providing a critical venue for communication and collaboration among FASD researchers.