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Interplays Between Early Nutrition, GI Microbial Ecology, the
Immune System and Subsequent Health?
The SPR Research Conference (SPR-RC) is designed to encourage
inter-disciplinary exchange among pediatric investigators. The
objective of this initiative is to facilitate the development of
focus groups within the pediatric research community that
transcend institutional or geographic boundaries, thereby being
consistent with the NIH Roadmap. The
SPR-RC is intended to be a small, theme-based research meeting
in which new scientific advances, investigator interactions, and
network development are the "work product".
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Deadlines
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General Conference Attendee
Applications: Deadline has passed
Young Investigator Travel Award Applications:
Deadline has passed
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There are critical developmental
periods (fetal, preterm neonatal, normal neonatal, infancy,
childhood, adolescence) during which perturbations in diet (too
little, too much) of selected or global nutrients can produce
life long effects as well as short term changes in growth,
development and resistance to disease. The gastrointestinal
microbial environment interacting with luminal nutrients and the
innate and adaptive immune systems is increasingly being
recognized as playing a major role in subsequent health that can
span generations through mechanisms such as epigenetics, which
remain poorly understood. Autoimmune diseases, allergies,
behavioral problems, neurodevelopment, obesity, type 2 diabetes
and cardiovascular disorders have all been related to
perturbations in early nutrition and/or perturbations in the
intestinal microbial environment. This research conference will
link emerging basic science to the bedside in a manner that will
be highly relevant to both the pediatric research community and
clinicians and stimulate new avenues of research that will
translate to prevention and treatment of some of the disorders
linked to aberrations in early nutrition, the intestinal
microbial environment and the immune systems.
60 total
participant applications will be accepted. 20 slots will be
provided via Young Investigator Travel Awards and 40 slots
will be filled by other scientists who fulfill the criteria
as outlined in the application. 20 additional slots are
filled by of speakers and sessions chairs
The
Organizing/Steering Committee will select the participants
based on the responses outlined in the attached
application. The selection will be afforded to those
individuals who are most able to provide expertise related
to the themes of the conference. The Organizing/Steering
Committee will also attempt to select a diverse group of
investigators from both the US and abroad.
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The Young Investigator Travel Award requires a
separate application process and each award includes
includes economy air transportation, registration,
hotel room-2 nights, and meals). 20 travel awards
will be selected (10 domestic and 10
international). Applicants must complete a separate
application. The deadline for applications for the
Young Investigator Travel Awards is July 16, 2007. |
Conference Fees
(Payment of fees is due upon acceptance of application)
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Fee Includes:
On-Site accommodations (Includes registration, single hotel
room-2 nights, and meals at
The Woodlands Executive Conference Center).
Single Occupancy
(1 paid registrant per room).......................$775.00
Double Occupancy with Roommate........................................$600.00 per registrant
(2 registered conference attendees sharing one room)
Double Occupancy with Guest: ..............................................$1100.00
(2 people sharing
one room. The other person sharing
the room is an
accompanying
person of the conference
participant. The guest is not entitled to attend
the
scientific sessions, group meals only).
Fee
must be paid at the time the CME form is
$50.00 submitted at the
conference.
Each
conferee agrees to abide by the following regulations if
accepted:
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Lectures and discussions may
not be recorded
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Slide material may not be
photographed.
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Conference papers and
discussions may not be used without expressed, written
consent from the contributor.
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SPR Research Conference may
not be cited as references in publications
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Guests are not permitted to
attend lectures and discussions.
In order to maintain the intimate scientific
interaction among the participants attending the conference,
children under the age of 12 are not permitted.
If this becomes a barrier to your participation,
you are to contact the Conference Organizer.
Conference
Program & Schedule PDF
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Conference Information, Application,
& Abstract form
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Young Investigator Information, Application, & Abstract form
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All Conference Information,
Applications, & Abstract form
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