Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请申请为2011年7月31日至8月3日在爱达荷州太阳谷举行的太阳谷骨骼生物学研讨会年会提供支持。太阳谷工作坊有40年的传统，最初是为了向年轻科学家提供多学科培训而发展起来的。讲习班继续强调初级教师和学生的积极参与。讲习班在促进跨学科交流方面取得了成功，不同寻常的是，讨论时间等于或超过了分配给正式发言的时间。研讨会的目标是：(1)致力于与骨和关节疾病的发病、预防和治疗相关的分子、组织和生物力学过程的多学科基础和临床合成；(2)发展基础和临床研究者之间的对话；(3)为初级教师和学生提供培训讲习班，帮助弥合学科之间的差距；(4)为学生培训提供论坛，并为初级教师和学生提供在小组环境中与更资深科学家交谈的机会。讲习班与国际骨与矿物协会（IBMS）之间的伙伴关系改善了讲习班的营销，特别是在国际上，并通过IBMS BoneKEy广播电子邮件和IBMS网站上的链接提供了最大的知名度。第41届太阳谷研讨会的重点是骨骼组织的炎症和修复过程，以及细胞串扰。为初级调查员提供了许多与高级调查员互动的机会。周日晚上的会议是一个全体演讲，随后是一个海报会议，重点介绍提交的摘要。周一晚上的会议是由六位ASBMR/Harold M. Frost青年研究者奖获得者进行的演讲。计划宣传和分发研讨会的摘要，部分使用基于网络的资源，并通过在BoneKEy上发布。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests support for the annual meeting of the Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology held in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 31-August 3, 2011. The Sun Valley Workshops have a 40 year tradition and originally grew out of an attempt to provide multidisciplinary training to younger scientists. The Workshops continue to emphasize active participation of junior faculty and students. The Workshops have been successful in promoting interdisciplinary communication, and are unusual in that discussion time equals or exceeds time allotted for formal presentation. The goals of the Workshop are to (1) work toward a multidisciplinary basic and clinical synthesis of molecular, tissue and biomechanical processes related to the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of bone and joint diseases; (2) develop a dialogue between basic and clinical investigators; (3) provide training workshops for junior faculty and students that help bridge the gaps between disciplines; (4) provide a forum for student training and the opportunity for junior faculty and students to talk with more senior scientists in a small group setting. A partnership between the Workshop and the International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS) has improved marketing of the Workshop, especially internationally, and provides maximum visibility through IBMS BoneKEy broadcast emails and links on the IBMS website. The 41st Sun Valley Workshop is focused on inflammatory and repair processes in skeletal tissue, and on cellular cross-talk. Numerous opportunities are provided for junior investigators to interact with more senior investigators. The Sunday evening session is set aside for a Plenary Lecture, which is followed by a Poster Session highlighting submitted abstracts, The Monday evening session is devoted to presentations by six ASBMR/Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Awardees. There are plans to advertise and distribute a summary of the workshop, partly using Web-based resources and through publication in BoneKEy. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This Workshop is relevant to public health concerns because it brings a multi-disciplinary group of senior and junior scientists together to discuss the pathogenesis and treatment of inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, as well as mechanisms of cartilage and bone repair, the latter including fracture healing. Other sessions involve cellular signaling mechanisms that are important to prevention of bone and cartilage disease. It provides vertically-oriented information, from the basic science to clinical pathology, to practitioners and scientists who may not be completely familiar with all aspects of these diseases of public health concern.