Epithelial Differentiation and Keratinization Gordon Con

描述（由申请人提供）： 本提案请求支持将于2003年7月13日至18日在新罕布什尔州蒂尔顿学校举行的第13届上皮分化与角化戈登研究会议。该会议自1979年以来每隔一年举行一次，并继续吸引学术界和工业界的科学家关注上皮生物学的基础科学和应用研究。具体目标是：1）建立在确定上皮生物学前沿最重要的问题和机会的坚实传统基础上，促进探索新研究领域的互动和讨论，2）培养年轻研究人员的发展，他们将继续这一传统，3）通过引入和鼓励这些领域的调查人员之间的相互交谈，确保该领域保持活力，并接受相关领域的概念和进展。拟议的2003年时间表反映了皮肤生物学和上皮形态发生和体内平衡的其他领域继续取得的显著进展。4)杰出的讲者和主席将参加以下会议：1）分层上皮细胞的发育，分化和疾病全体会议，2）细胞命运和干细胞生物学，3）表皮和上皮细胞的形态发生，4）上皮细胞骨架和极性：上皮的生物学结构和成像，4）上皮分化、迁移和疾病中的粘附信号传导，5）上皮防御，6）上皮发育、分化和疾病中的信号传导。除了这些主要的会议，两个问题上升会议突出海报摘要和两个下午的干细胞和表皮附属物研讨会将关闭该计划。要求提供资金以支付会议费和与会者的旅费。（即。演讲者、主席、研究生和博士后。

DESCRIPTION (PROVIDED BY APPLICANT): This proposal requests support for the 13th EPITHELIAL DIFFERENTIATION & KERATINIZATION Gordon Research Conference to be held July 13-18th, 2003 at Tilton School, N.H. This conference has been held every other year since 1979 and continues to engage scientists in academia and industry to focus on basic science and applied research in epithelial biology. The specific aims are to 1) to build on a solid tradition of defining the most important problems and opportunities at the frontiers of epithelial biology and facilitating interactions and discussion that explore new research areas, 2) to nurture the development of young investigators who will in turn continue this tradition, 3) to ensure that the field remains vibrant and receptive to concepts and advances in related fields by bringing in and encouraging cross talk among investigators in these fields. The proposed schedule for 2003 reflects the continued, remarkable progress in cutaneous biology and other areas of epithelial morphogenesis and homeostasis. 4) outstanding speakers and chairpersons will participate in the following sessions: 1) Plenary Session on Development, Differentiation and Disease in Stratified Epithelia, 2) Cell Fate and Stem Cell Biology, 3) Morphogenesis of Epidermis and Appendages, 4) Epithelial Cytoskeleton and Polarity: Biological Structure and Imaging in the Epithelium, 4) Adhesion Signaling in Epithelial Differentiation, Migration and Disease, 5) Epithelial Defense, 6) Signaling in Epithelial Development, Differentiation, and Disease. In addition to these major sessions, two Issues Rising Sessions highlighting poster abstracts and two afternoon workshops on stem cells and epidermal appendages will cap off the program. Funds are requested to support conference fees, and travel expenses of the participants. (ie. speakers, chairpersons, graduate students, and post docs.