Neurobiology of Stress Workshop 2010

描述（由申请人提供）：压力是一个主要的提出，沉淀和恶化的因素，为一系列广泛的生物医学病理条件，特别是强大的病因与精神障碍。最近，研究人员在理解压力的神经生物学方面取得了重大进展。确定压力改变大脑功能的分子，细胞和神经系统机制对于理解压力和精神障碍之间的机制关系至关重要。一个神经生物学的压力研讨会正在组织将于2010年6月15日至18日在博尔德科罗拉多。这个严格的科学会议将汇集临床前和临床研究人员谁研究压力-大脑的相互作用及其对心理和身体健康的影响。本次研讨会解决了一个重要的需要，以加强社区的压力研究人员的方式，将最大限度地提高生产力和临床效益的未来压力研究。因此，讲习班将为研究人员提供一个独特的机会，使他们能够参加对最近研究进展的面对面审查，分享观点，确定相关问题，辩论争议和交流各种专门知识。计划举办五次会议，邀请演讲者将介绍新的研究工作，新颖的想法和临床相关问题的检查。会议主题围绕特定的压力相关因素及其对心理健康和疾病的影响进行组织。具体而言，这些与压力相关的焦点因素是1）能量代谢，2）寿命时期，3）风险因素，4）抵抗力/弹性因素，以及5）认知和情感因素。五个会议之一是有针对性的多学科交叉施肥会议，其特点是代谢/能量平衡及其与压力神经生物学的关系。除了每次会议的讨论时间外，研讨会还在开放数据闪电战接待会上为所有与会者提供了大量的互动时间，共享每日午餐时间，海报会议以及一个社交时间，该时间将对压力研究的未来进行非正式讨论。讲习班的一个优先事项是促进新调查员和妇女的专业发展，让她们参加各级会议组织和方案参与。此外，研讨会还将通过数据闪电会议、海报会议、讨论会、“与演讲者见面”午餐圆桌会议和在线会议问题博客，为研究生和博士后研究人员提供充分的机会参与研讨会，从而促进他们的职业发展。将通过择优申请程序向选定的受训人员提供旅行赠款，并制定详细计划，从感兴趣的少数群体候选人中招募申请人。本申请中要求提供资金，以支持参加科学计划的新研究人员、妇女和少数民族的培训生差旅赠款、海报会议费用和会议相关费用。本次研讨会将解决正在进行的压力研究社区的关键需求，因此，我们设想这次会议作为一个模型，一个反复出现的系列压力研讨会。 公共卫生相关性：压力对身心健康的不利影响已经成为我们社会中最紧迫的生物医学问题之一。拟议中的压力研讨会将于2010年6月15日至18日在博尔德科罗拉多举行的神经生物学将汇集基础，临床前和临床研究人员和附属学员，以显着提高未来压力研究的生产力和临床效益。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Stress is a leading presenting, precipitating and exacerbating factor for a wide array of biomedical pathological conditions, with an especially strong etiological link with mental disorders. Researchers have made significant recent advances in understanding the neurobiology of stress. Determining the molecular, cellular and neurosystems mechanisms through which stress alters brain function is essential to understanding the mechanistic relationship between stress and mental disorders. A Neurobiology of Stress Workshop is being organized to be held June 15-18, 2010 at Boulder Colorado. This rigorous scientific meeting will bring together preclinical and clinical researchers who study stress-brain interactions and their impact on mental and physical health. This Workshop addresses an important need to strengthen the community of stress researchers in a manner that will maximize the productivity and clinical benefit of future stress research. Thus, the Workshop will provide a unique opportunity for researchers to participate in face-to-face examination of recent research advances, to share perspectives, identify relevant issues, debate controversies and exchange diverse expertise. Five sessions are planned in which invited speakers will present new research work, novel ideas, and examination of clinically relevant issues. Session themes are organized around specific stress-related factors and their impact on mental health and disease. Specifically, these stress-related factors of focus are 1) energy metabolism, 2) lifespan epochs, 3) risk factors, 4) resistance/resilience factors, and 5) cognitive and emotional factors. One of the five sessions is a targeted multidisciplinary cross-fertilization session featuring metabolism/energy balance and its relationship with stress neurobiology. In addition to the discussion time within each session, the Workshop features extensive time for interaction among all attendees at the opening data blitz reception, shared daily lunch period, Poster Session, and a social hour that will feature an informal discussion of the future of stress research. A priority of the Workshop is to foster the professional development of new investigators and women by including them at all levels of meeting organization and Program participation. Further the Workshop will nurture career development of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers by giving them ample opportunity to participate in the Workshop via the data blitz session, Poster Session, discussion sessions, "Meet the Speaker" luncheon roundtables, and an on-line Meeting Issues Blog. Travel Grants will be made available to select trainees through a merit based application process, with a detailed plan in place to recruit applications from interested minority candidates. Funds are requested in this application to support Trainee Travel Grants, Poster Session costs, and meeting related costs for new investigators, women and minorities that are participating in the Scientific Program. This Workshop will address critical needs in the stress research community that are ongoing, and consequently we envision this meeting as serving as a model for a recurring series of Stress Workshops. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The adverse effects of stress on mental and physical health has come to the fore as one of the most pressing biomedical problems in our society. The proposed Neurobiology of Stress Workshop to be held June 15-18, 2010 in Boulder Colorado will bring together basic, preclinical and clinical researchers and affiliated trainees in order to significantly enhance the productivity and clinical benefit of future stress research.