2011 Collagen Gordon Research Conferences and Gordon Research Seminar Program

描述(申请人提供)：这是2011年戈登胶原蛋白研究会议的部分资助申请。这将是这次总理会议40周年和第25次会议。它将于7月17日至22日在新伦敦的科尔比-索耶学院举行。这次会议提供了一个独特的论坛，将对结缔组织的化学、生物学和病理学有共同兴趣的初级和高级国际科学家小组聚集在一起。合作建立了，新的科学家被招募到这个领域，关于胶原蛋白的重大发现经常在这次会议上首次报道。2011年胶原蛋白GRC的具体目标是：1)交流和传播关于胶原蛋白的化学、生物学和病理学的新数据和新概念；2)促进基础研究小组、临床研究小组和制药和生物技术公司之间的互动和合作；3)使研究人员熟悉可能应用于胶原蛋白领域的不同领域的生物学概念和新兴技术的进展；4)为讨论新的假设和方法以及使用新的使能技术提供非正式的氛围；5)提供一个初级和高级研究人员可以互动的合议和高度互动的氛围；6)增加参加会议的学生和研究员的数量和多样性。2011年的计划将侧重于关于胶原蛋白在细胞外基质中的结构、调节和指导作用的新的未发表的发现。重要的是，新的会议主题已经被整合到传统的计划中，以提高人们的兴趣，增加会议的申请者，确保整个星期的热情，并促进该领域的重大进步。新的主题包括推进该领域和干细胞生物学的新兴技术，以及展示转化医学与ECM生物学的前沿/接口的细胞疗法。一位杰出的主旨演讲者将强调糖结合物在胶原蛋白和细胞外基质生物学和病理学中的新出现的重要性和功能。重要的是，该计划将以研究生/研究员为特色，这些研究生/研究员是从第一届GRS中挑选出来的，GRS将与2011年胶原GRC一起举行

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is an application for partial support of the Gordon Research Conferences on Collagen in 2011. It will be the 40th anniversary and the 25th meeting of this premier conference. It will be held at Colby- Sawyer College in New London, NH, July 17th to 22th. The conference provides a unique forum to bring together an international group of junior and senior scientists with a common interest in the chemistry, biology and pathology of connective tissues. Collaborations are established, new scientists are recruited to the field, and major discoveries about collagen are often reported for the first time at this conference. The specific aims of the 2011 collagen GRC are: 1) to communicate and disseminate new data and concepts about the chemistry, biology and pathology of collagens; 2) to promote interactions and collaborations among basic research groups, clinical research groups, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; 3) to familiarize investigators with advances in biological concepts and emerging technologies in different fields that may be applied to the collagen field; 4) to provide and informal atmosphere for discussion of new hypotheses and approaches, and use of new enabling technologies; 5) to provide a collegial and highly interactive atmosphere in which both junior and senior investigators may interact; and 6) to increase the number and diversity of students and fellows attending the conference. The 2011 program will focus on new unpublished findings on collagens with respect to their architectural, regulatory and instructive roles in the extracellular matrix. Importantly, new session topics have been integrated into the traditional program to bolster interest, increase applicants for the conference, ensure enthusiasm throughout the week, and promote major advancements in the field. The new topics include emerging technologies to advance the field and stem cell biology and cell therapies to showcase the forefront/interface of translational medicine with ECM biology. A preeminent keynote speaker will highlight the emerging importance and function of glycoconjugates in collagen and ECM biology and pathology. Importantly, the program will feature graduate students/fellows selected from the first GRS that is to be held in conjunction with the 2011collagen GRC