Source: GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES, INC submitted to NRP
2004 REPRODUCTIVE TRACT BIOLOGY GORDON CONFERENCE
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
NRI COMPETITIVE GRANT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0200328
Grant No.
2004-35203-14713
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
2004-00824
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Jul 15, 2004
Project End Date
Jul 14, 2005
Grant Year
2004
Program Code
[41.0]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES, INC
512 LIBERTY LN
WEST KINGSTON,RI 02892-1502
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
The Gordon Research Conferences have been bringing together scientists doing outstanding research in the areas of specialty for over 50 years. The GRC on Reproductive Tract Biology has been in existence since 1975. This years conference will be held from June 6-11, 2006 at Connecticut College, New London, CT. 135 scientists are expected to attend and the topic areas to be covered are Cloning, genomics, proteonomics, ovarian function, male reproductive tract, implantation, and uterine function in domestic animals, mammary gland biology and the effects of endocrine disruptors on reproductive function. This year's meeting is once again fully subscribed and has outstanding speakers.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
100%
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
3013910100015%
3013910102015%
3013910103020%
3013910104025%
3013910105015%
3013910106010%
Knowledge Area
301 - Reproductive Performance of Animals;

Subject Of Investigation
3910 - Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species;

Field Of Science
1040 - Molecular biology; 1060 - Biology (whole systems); 1030 - Cellular biology; 1000 - Biochemistry and biophysics; 1020 - Physiology; 1050 - Developmental biology;
Goals / Objectives
To organize a Gordon Research Conference on Reproductive Tract Biology that encompasses cutting edge science that has direct relevance to animal and human reproduction. The conference will foster scientific exchange between the agricultural and biomedical communities. Another major emphasis of the conference is to foster and promote the development of trainees and/or young scientists and expose them to the best speakers and cutting edge science.
Project Methods
Speakers are selected by the Advisory Board and the Chairs and invited to present their latest findings in an informal but highly scientific setting. The Gordon Research Conferences are the premier conferences for this type of forum. The venue will be Connecticut College which is an ideal site to foster good interactions in a very pleasant environment in New England. Plenary talks from invited speakers will be held in the morning from 9-12.30 pm and in the evening from 7.30-9.30 pm. The afternoons from 4 - 6 pm are devoted to poster presentations from young investigators and also select oral presentations from new investigators. The conference is widely advertised in Science, WWW, e-mails to attendees of the previous conferences, and on the web sites of SSR, SGI, ASRM and other societies whose membership is interested in the reproductive sciences. Attendees will be selected by the Chair to represent a diverse audience of senior scientists from academia and industry, students and post docs. Women and minority participation is highly encouraged.

Progress 07/15/04 to 07/14/05

Outputs
The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on REPRODUCTIVE TRACT BIOLOGY was held at Connecticut College from June 6-11, 2004. In designing the formal speakers program, emphasis was placed on current unpublished research and discussion of the future target areas in this field. There was a conscious effort to stimulate lively discussion about the key issues in the field today. Time for formal presentations was limited in the interest of group discussions. In order that more scientists could communicate their most recent results, poster presentation time was scheduled. In addition to these formal interactions (morning and evening conference sessions), "free time" was scheduled to allow informal discussions. Such discussions are fostering new collaborations and joint efforts in the field. As you know, in the interest of promoting the presentation of unpublished and frontier-breaking research, Gordon Research Conferences does not permit publication of meeting proceedings. If you wish any further details, please feel free to contact the conference chair, Dr. Asgi Fazleabas or the Gordon Research Office.

Impacts
The Conference was well-attended with 130 participants. The attendees represented the spectrum of endeavor in this field coming from academia, industry, and government laboratories, U.S. and foreign scientists, senior researchers, young investigators, and students.

Publications

  • No publications reported this period