Genes and Behavior 2008 Gordon Research Conference; Barga Italy

关于基因和行为的戈登研究会议(GRC)，2008基因组学和分子生物学的最新进展使研究基因和行为之间的关系首次成为可能。为了促进这一领域的进展，正在组织关于基因和行为的第三次戈登研究会议(2008年2月24-29日，意大利巴尔加)。从NSF获得的资金将用于吸引一大批美国研究生和博士后积极参与这次会议，帮助他们支付旅费和会议费用。会议将集中讨论动物行为学、神经生物学、遗传学、分子生物学、生态学和进化生物学的交界点，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领导人都是各自领域内备受尊敬的专家，他们是由会议主席与会议方案委员会和特设顾问委员会协商后挑选出来的。会议将为将基因与行为联系起来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与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.