Fourth Annual OSSD Meeting

描述(申请人提供)：本申请是为支持将于2010年6月3-5日在密西西比州安娜堡举行的性别差异研究组织(OSSD)第四届年会而申请部分资金。OSSD是一个科学会员协会，成立于2006年，与妇女健康研究学会合作。OSSD的使命是通过促进来自不同科学和专业背景的科学家和临床医生之间的跨学科交流和合作，加强对健康和疾病中性别/性别差异的生物学基础的了解。OSSD年会为科学家提供了一个论坛，让他们在人类和模型系统的遗传、分子、细胞、器官和系统水平上探索性别差异研究的各个方面。年会包括一场主旨开幕式演讲、一场闭幕式凯普斯通演讲、七场独立座谈会和一场新研究者座谈会。2010年会议的专题包括：死亡率的性别差异的进化和起源；起源特定基因组印记的父母的遗传和环境决定因素；疼痛、其治疗和性别的影响；产前皮质激素：呼吸系统个体发育和功能中基于性别的差异；性别差异反应和雌激素受体；发育期间和成人神经可塑性的性别差异；以及氧化应激、非生殖癌症和寿命方面的性别差异。OSSD方案委员会从OSSD成员提交的基于科学价值、主题的相关性、基础和临床演讲者的纳入、最近OSSD方案涵盖的先前主题以及上次会议后进行的调查的建议中选择专题。除了主旨讲座和座谈会外，还安排了两个下午的海报会议，将围绕这些研讨会所涵盖的主题安排，并将突出新调查人员和受训人员的工作。这次会议的规模(约150人)和组织方式为交流机会和互动讨论提供了绝佳的机会。根据前三次年度会议的出席情况，我们预计大约三分之二的与会者将是现有调查员，三分之一将是新任调查员。请拨经费用于支付主旨演讲人和Capstone演讲人的旅费和住宿费、特邀演讲人的注册费、视听设备和会议室租金，以及支持初级调查员的旅费和奖项。年度会议计划，包括演讲者和海报摘要，将在OSSD网站(www.ossdweb.org)上免费提供。我们将与密歇根大学合作组织这次活动，并将寻求国家科学基金会、制药和生物技术公司以及私人基金会的支持。我们预计能够为这次会议争取到几个资金来源。本次会议已获得继续医学教育学分的批准。 与公共卫生相关：这是为将于2010年6月3日至5日在密歇根州安娜堡举行的第四届OSSD年度会议(性别差异研究组织)提供部分资金支持的请求。OSSD是一个新的科学成员协会，其使命是通过促进来自不同背景的科学家和临床医生之间的跨学科交流和合作，加强对人类健康和疾病中性别/性别差异的生物学基础的了解。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is a request for partial funding to support the fourth annual meeting of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD), to be held June 3 - 5, 2010 in Ann Arbor, MI. OSSD is a scientific membership society that was established in 2006, in partnership with the Society for Women's Health Research. The mission of OSSD is to enhance the knowledge of the biological basis of sex/gender differences in health and disease by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians from diverse scientific and professional backgrounds. The OSSD annual meeting provides a forum for scientists to explore aspects of sex differences research at the genetic, molecular, cellular, organ, and system levels in humans and model systems. The annual meeting consists of a Keynote opening lecture, a closing Capstone lecture, seven independent symposia, and a New Investigator Symposium. The symposia topics for the 2010 meeting include Evolution and the Origins of Sex Differences in Mortality; Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Parent of Origin Specific Genomic Imprinting; Pain, its Treatment, and the Influence of Sex; Antenatal Corticoids: Sex-based Differences in Respiratory System Ontogeny and Function; Sexually Differentiated Responses and Estrogen Receptors; Sex Differences in Neuroplasticity during Development and in Adults; and Sex Differences in Oxidative Stress, Non-Reproductive Cancers, and Longevity. The OSSD Programs Committee selected the symposia topics from among proposals submitted by the OSSD membership based on scientific merit, relevance of the subject matter, inclusion of basic and clinical speakers, prior topics covered in recent OSSD programs, and suggestions from the survey conducted after the previous meeting. In addition to the keynote lectures and symposia, there are two afternoon poster sessions scheduled, which will be arranged around topics covered in these symposia and will highlight the work of new investigators and trainees. The size (~150 people) and the organization of this meeting provide an excellent opportunity for networking opportunities and interactive discussions. Based on attendance at the previous three annual meetings we expect approximately two thirds of the participants to be established investigators and a third to be new investigators. Funds are requested to support the travel and lodging costs for the Keynote and Capstone speakers, registration fees for invited speakers, audiovisual equipment and meeting room rental costs, and support for junior investigator travel and awards. The annual meeting program, including speaker and poster abstracts will be made freely available on the OSSD website (www.ossdweb.org). We will partner with the University of Michigan to organize this event and will also request support from the National Science Foundation, as well as pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and from private foundations. We anticipate being able to secure several sources of funding for this conference. Approval for Continuing Medical Education credits has been received for this meeting. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This is a request for partial funding support for the fourth annual OSSD meeting (Organization for the Study of Sex Differences), to be held June 3 - 5, 2010 in Ann Arbor, MI. OSSD is a new scientific membership society with a mission to enhance the knowledge of the biological basis of sex/gender differences in human health and disease by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians from diverse backgrounds.