Departments of Pediatrics, and Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St, Louis, Missouri, USA.
Mol Neurodegener. 2009 Oct 27;4:43. doi: 10.1186/1750-1326-4-43.
Age-related neurodegenerative diseases are great challenges as the aging population grows. To promote neurodegeneration research and to share recent progress in understanding molecular mechanisms underlying these devastating diseases, the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration and Institute for Biomedical Research, Xiamen University co-organized the 2009 International Conference on Molecular Neurodegeneration in Xiamen, China on May 18-20, 2009. The objectives of this meeting were to (1) promote cutting-edge neurodegeneration research in China and in neighboring Asian countries; (2) facilitate the exchange of information relevant to neurodegenerative research; (3) provide education opportunity for students, postdocs and physicians; and (4) provide a platform for investigators at different career levels to interact and network, and to foster collaborations at the international levels. About 100 investigators presented their recent discoveries with a wide range of scopes of neurodegeneration research, including new genes, molecular pathways, animal models, and potential therapeutics.
随着人口老龄化的加剧，与年龄相关的神经退行性疾病是一个巨大的挑战。为了促进神经退行性疾病的研究，并分享对这些破坏性疾病的分子机制的最新理解进展，《分子神经退行性疾病》杂志和厦门大学医学院共同于 2009 年 5 月 18 日至 20 日在中国厦门举办了 2009 年国际神经退行性疾病分子会议。本次会议的目标是：（1）促进中国和周边亚洲国家的神经退行性疾病的前沿研究；（2）促进与神经退行性疾病研究相关的信息交流；（3）为学生、博士后和医生提供教育机会；（4）为不同职业水平的研究人员提供互动和交流的平台，促进国际合作。大约 100 名研究人员展示了他们最近在神经退行性疾病研究的广泛范围内的发现，包括新基因、分子途径、动物模型和潜在的治疗方法。
