Annual Symposium of the AHA Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council, 2018 Scientific Sessions: Pathways to Cardiovascular Therapeutics

项目摘要/摘要 在此，我们请求NHLBI继续支持2018年夏季基础科学部分 美国心脏协会心血管科学理事会(BCVS)。我们一年一度的 一年多来，会议一直是AHA BCVS理事会的标志性科学活动 十年来，一直得到国家心肺血液研究所(NHLBI)的部分支持 2005年。重要的是，来自NHLBI的持续支持极大地促进了 吸引了与会者，并帮助将会议确立为 那些投资于心血管生物学和疾病方面的科学研究。标志着它的第14个 2018年，会议将于7月30日至8月2日在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥举行，地点为 君悦酒店。该项目的联合主席是Michael S.Kapiloff博士(斯坦福大学)，Rong Tian(华盛顿大学)和Jennifer E.Van Eyk(锡达斯-西奈医学中心)。他们有 一直与会议计划委员会和理事会主席合作规划和执行2018年 会议。我们将重点介绍这一领域的最新进展和成就。该计划联合- 主席在组织科学会议方面有经过证明的记录，他们的科学专长 涵盖范围广泛的学科。这次会议的具体目的是：(1)展示 基础心血管科学和翻译心血管科学的前沿；(2)加强 不同地理位置、不同学科和不同职业阶段的调查人员；(3)激发新的 想法/方向；以及(4)促进心血管科学的下一代研究人员。这个 计划的议程代表了一次令人兴奋的、快节奏的会议，在4天内举行了32次会议，其中包括 国际知名女科学家斯蒂芬妮·迪梅勒博士的主旨演讲(歌德- 德国法兰克福大学)。青年/初级科学家将被邀请分别在 会议和海报演示。此外，整个上午的会议将专门讨论 初级阶段的调查人员，以及一个单独的竞赛项目，争夺《杰出的早期职业生涯 研究员奖，为具有杰出科学成就的高级博士后和初级教员提供机会 和未来的潜力来展示他们的工作。2018年大会将有超过30%的女性 教职员工，反映了我们致力于改善受邀演讲者的性别平衡。此外， 其中一次早餐会聚焦于女性科学家的职业发展和指导， 有计划的。最后，会议的一个新颖方面将是以使用最新技术为重点的讲习班。 ART成像和单细胞组学技术。本申请中要求的预算构成 会议预算总额的大约7%，该基金将专门用于10 心血管外展奖和20个青年研究人员旅行奖。

Project Summary/Abstract Herein, we request NHLBI's continued support for the 2018 Summer Scientific Section of the Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council (BCVS) of the American Heart Association (AHA). Our annual conference has served as a hallmark scientific event for the AHA BCVS Council for more than a decade and has been partly supported by the National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NHLBI) since 2005. Importantly, this committed ongoing support from NHLBI has significantly contributed to drawing attendees and has helped establish the conference as a “must attend” conference among those invested in scientific research in cardiovascular biology and disease. Marking its fourteenth year in 2018, the conference will be held from July 30 to August 2, in San Antonio, Texas, at the Grand Hyatt, Hotel. The program co-chairs are Drs. Michael S. Kapiloff (Stanford University), Rong Tian (University of Washington) and Jennifer E. Van Eyk (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center). They have been working with Conference Program Committee and Council Chair to plan and execute 2018 conference. We will emphasize the recent advances and achievements in the field. The program co- chairs have proven track record in organizing scientific conferences, and their scientific expertise covers a broad range of disciplines. The Specific Aims for this conference are to: (1) Demonstrate the frontiers of basic and translational cardiovascular science; (2) Improve collaborations among investigators with diverse geographic locations, disciplines and career stages; (3) Stimulate new ideas/directions; and (4) Promote the next generation of researchers in cardiovascular science. The planned agenda represents an exciting, fast-paced meeting with 32 sessions over 4 days, including a Keynote lecture by the internationally renowned female scientist, Dr. Stefanie Dimmeler (Goethe- University Frankfurt am Maim, Germany). Young/junior scientists will be invited to speak at each session and poster presentations. In addition, an entire morning of the meeting will be devoted to early stage investigators, as well as a separate competition for the “Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award,” giving opportunity for senior postdocs and junior faculty with outstanding science and future potential to present their work. The 2018 conference will have more than 30% women faculty, reflecting our commitment to improving gender balance among invited speakers. Moreover, one breakfast session focusing on the career development and mentorship for women scientists is planned. Finally, a novel aspect of the meeting will be workshops focused on the use of state-of-the- art imaging and single cell `omics technologies. The budget requested in this application constitutes approximately 7% of the total meeting budget and the fund will be exclusively used towards 10 Cardiovascular Outreach Awards and 20 Young Investigator Travel Awards.