Genes and Behavior 2008 Gordon Research Conference; Barga Italy

2008年戈登基因与行为研究会议（GRC）基因组学和分子生物学的最新进展首次使研究基因与行为之间的关系成为可能。为了促进这一领域的进展，正在组织第三次戈登基因和行为研究会议（2008年2月24日至29日，意大利巴尔加）。从NSF收到的资金将用于吸引美国研究生和博士后学生的积极参与，帮助支付他们的旅行和会议费用。会议将重点讨论动物行为、神经生物学、遗传学、分子生物学、生态学和进化生物学的接口，重点是分子遗传学、生物技术和行为科学的整合。许多演讲者都是NSF调制计划的现任或前任获奖者。 所有受邀的演讲者和讨论负责人都是各自领域备受推崇的专家，他们是由会议主席与会议计划委员会和特设顾问委员会协商后选出的。会议将为基因与行为的最新研究提供一个论坛，并应有助于确定知识差距和促进基因组学和行为生物学整合的新战略。虽然研究生和博士后是科学进步的命脉，但他们通常无法自行获得参加这样的会议所需的资金。

Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Genes and Behavior, 2008Recent advances in genomics and molecular biology are making it possible for the first time to study the relationship between genes and behavior. To catalyze progress in this area, the Third Gordon Research Conference on Genes and Behavior is being organized (24-29 February 2008, at Barga, Italy). Funds received from NSF will be used to engage the active participation of a strong cohort of U.S. graduate and postdoctoral students in this conference by helping defray their travel and meeting costs. The Conference will focus on topics at the interface of animal behavior, neurobiology, genetics, molecular biology, ecology and evolutionary biology with an emphasis on the integration of molecular genetics, biotechnology and the behavioral sciences. Many of the speakers are current or past recipients of awards from the NSF Modulation program. All of the invited speakers and discussion leaders are highly regarded experts in their fields, and they were selected by the Conference Chair in consultation with a conference program committee and an ad-hoc committee of advisors. The Conference will provide a forum for the latest research linking genes to behavior, and should help identify gaps in knowledge and new strategies for promoting the integration of genomics and behavioral biology. Although graduate students and postdocs are the lifeblood of progress in science, they typically do not have access on their own to the funds required to attend a conference like this.