2003 Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin Gordon Meeting

描述(由申请人提供)： 戈登哺乳动物皮肤屏障功能研究会议是一年两次的活动，定于2003年8月3日至8日在罗德岛州布里斯托尔的罗杰·威廉姆斯学院举行第八次会议。这次会议的订阅量大部分是超额的，这使得接受来自学术界、产业界和政府的与会者的最佳组合成为可能。初级和高级科学家的比例相等(约50%为女性)，40%-50%的与会者来自海外。同以往的会议一样，正在协调一致地从世界各地招募发言者和与会者参加2003年会议，特别是从东欧、亚洲和苏联(前苏联)。2003年的会议提出了一个平衡的主题，单独的会议致力于：皮肤疾病和屏障功能，皮肤的基因治疗，药物输送，角质层形成的机制，脱皮和屏障功能，角质层的脂肪组织，囊泡的作用机制，皮肤作为免疫器官，以及新的视角。此外，计划在下午晚些时候举行四次宣传会，每次最多30次发言，这将补充本次会议的不同主题。请拨资金以支持总开支的一部分(会议费和/或旅费)；其余部分将由全球资源中心提供的22,000美元赠款支持，并向工业界募集额外资金，主要用于支持出国旅行和社会活动。2003年关于哺乳动物皮肤屏障功能的GRC会议将是一个重要的跨学科会议，在那里将分享最新的信息。它有望为患有皮肤和其他疾病的患者带来直接、实际的后果，并对哺乳动物屏障功能的起源和维持有新的见解。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Gordon Research Conference on Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin is a biannual event, scheduled for its eighth meeting from August 3-8, 2003, at Roger Williams College, Bristol, Rhode Island. This conference is mostly fully- to-over-subscribed, which makes it possible to accept an optimal mix of attendees from academics, industry and government. Junior and senior scientists are equally represented (about 50% females), and 40-50% of attendees are from overseas. As in prior meetings, a concerted attempt is being made to recruit speakers and attendees from around the world for the 2003 meeting, particularly from Eastern Europe, Asia, and the FSU (Former Soviet Union). The 2003 conference proposes a balance of topics, with individual sessions devoted to: skin disorders and barrier function, gene therapy of skin, drug delivery, mechanism of stratum corneum formation, desquamation and barrier function, stratum corneum lipid organization, vesicles mechanism of action, the skin as an immune organ, and new perspectives. In addition, four poster sessions are scheduled for the late afternoon, with up to 30 presentations each, which will complement the diverse themes of this meeting. Funds are requested to support a portion of the total expenses (conference fees and/or travel); the remainder will be supported by a $22,000 grant from GRC, with additional sums solicited from industry, primarily to support foreign travel and social activities. The 2003 GRC meeting on Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin will be an important interdisciplinary venue, where the latest information will be shared. It will hopefully lead to immediate, practical consequences for patients with skin and other disorders as well as to new insights into the origin and maintenance of mammalian barrier function.