Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group Annual Meeting

描述(申请人提供)：本申请申请资助2015-2019年胎儿酒精谱系障碍研究小组(FASDSG)会议的部分资金。FASDSG会议每年举行一次，作为酒精中毒研究会(RSA)会议之前的卫星会议。FASDSG会议为包括基础、临床和社会科学家在内的广泛研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，让他们会面并讨论胎儿酒精谱系障碍(FASD)。因此，FASDSG会议允许基础科学、人类、临床和流行病学与FASD相关的研究努力和进展之间的跨学科整合。会议允许其成员提供新研究的最新情况，讨论和辩论该领域的问题，激发新研究人员(包括学生)的兴趣，并进行互动和形成科学合作。会议的目标是推动这一领域向前发展，并最终确定预防和治疗FASD的方法。随着FASDSG成员的不断增加，NIAAA的部分支持对于邀请在各自领域(包括酒精研究以外的领域)处于领先地位的高质量演讲者参加FASDSG会议至关重要。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。通过为最聪明、最有前途的学生和新的研究人员提供旅行奖励，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。更具体地说，这项申请要求资助年轻研究人员(学生和博士后研究员)的旅费和注册费，以及与会议有关的费用，如邀请的主旨演讲者的费用。此外，该应用程序还请求支持FASDSG网站，该网站提供了FASDSG内部和与公众的沟通模式。最后，出版会议提要记录了年度会议记录，并向更大的科学界提供会议内容。总之，FASDSG会议为FASD研究人员之间的交流和合作提供了一个重要的场所，促进了FASD研究领域的进展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funding for partial support of the 2015-2019 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group (FASDSG) meetings. The FASDSG meeting is held annually as a satellite conference preceding the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) meeting. The FASDSG meeting provides a unique opportunity for a broad range of researchers, including basic, clinical, and social scientists, to meet and discuss fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). As such, the FASDSG meeting allows for interdisciplinary integration among basic science, human, clinical, and epidemiological FASD-related research efforts and progress. The meeting allows its members to provide updates on new research, discuss and debate issues in the field, stimulate interest among new investigators (including students), and interact and form scientific collaborations. The goal of the meeting is to move the field forward and, ultimately, to identify means to prevent and treat FASD. As the FASDSG membership continues to grow, partial support from NIAAA has been critical for inviting high quality speakers who are leaders in their field, including areas outside of alcohol research, to 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 new investigators. More specifically, this application requests funding for travel and registration fees for young investigators (students and postdoctoral fellows), as well as meeting-related expenses, such as fees for invited keynote speakers. Additionally, this application requests support for the FASDSG website, which provides a mode of communication both within the FASDSG and with the public. Finally, publication of a meeting synopsis documents the annual proceedings and affords availability of the meeting content to the larger scientific community. In sum, the FASDSG meeting provides a critical venue for communication and collaboration among FASD researchers, fostering progress in the FASD research field.