Third International Conference on Quantitative Genetics

请支持将于2007年8月18日至24日在中国杭州举行的第三届国际数量遗传学会议（ICQG）的美国特邀演讲者和贡献参与者。与1976年在爱荷华州艾姆斯举行的第一次ICQG和1987年在北卡罗来纳州罗利举行的第二次ICQG一样，第三次ICQG将是对数量遗传学现状的全面调查。从基因组学和分子遗传学到统计学等领域的新技术为我们理解人类和其他自然种群数量性状的遗传基础、性状进化以及用于植物和动物育种提供了机遇和挑战。这次会议将为国际参与者提供大量的互动机会，并提供资金使年轻科学家能够参加，否则他们可能无法参加。

Support is requested for US invited speakers and contributing participants at the 3rd International Conference on Quantitative Genetics (ICQG) to be held in Hangzhou, China, August 18-24, 2007.As with the 1st ICQG in Ames, Iowa in 1976 and the 2nd ICQG in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1987, the 3rd ICQG will be a comprehensive survey of the current status of quantitative genetics. New technologies in areas ranging from genomics and molecular genetics to statistics are providing both opportunities and challenges for our understanding of the genetic basis of quantitative traits in human and other natural populations, the evolution of characters, and use for plant and animal breeding.The conference will provide substantial opportunities for international participants to interact, with funding provided to enable participation by younger scientists who might otherwise not be able to attend.