The Future Directions in Genetics Studies Graduate Training Workshop

遗传学研究的未来方向研讨会是一个为期四天的研究生培训研讨会，面向历史，哲学和生物学社会研究的学生，重点是行为遗传学。它旨在通过将专门从事这些领域的研究人员聚集在一起，探索神经科学和遗传学的界面，为HPS研究探索新的途径。八至十二名来自生物学HPS领域的杰出研究人员将被邀请进行全体会议，讨论具体问题：说有一个特定特征或行为的“基因”到底是什么意思？基因如何携带信息？谁应该获得这些信息？遗传学和神经科学之间的接口研究应该如何进行？哲学家、历史学家、社会学家和遗传学家如何合作，为遗传学研究的未来做出贡献？在行为遗传学的HPS方面做的工作很少。与行为遗传学相关的神经科学工作以及科学史和科学哲学中更广泛的问题的结合，可以预期将扩大参与学者的范围和未来合作的可能主题。会议将汇集不同领域的研究生，讨论他们的研究，并获得对他们的工作的新观点。预期的结果是帮助博士候选人接触前沿研究，看到他们的工作可以有广泛的吸引力，并鼓励他们使他们的研究可以接触到那些在其他领域谁可以从他们的工作中受益。由于本次研讨会的目的是围绕培训研究生在遗传学的HPS，本次研讨会的主要目标之一是创造一个环境，研究生可以感到舒适的参与作为学术界的正式成员。组织者提倡使用“快乐办公时间”，其中教师在特定的时间和地点，如咖啡馆，餐厅或教室，让学生们可以进来进行非正式接触或讨论研究想法。这有效地为学生和教师研究人员之间的互动创造了大量的时间，以便共同思考。此外，组织者还积极从代表性不足的群体，特别是妇女中招募演讲者。神经科学家和心理学家参与HPS社区成员的讨论，有望扩大学科范围，包括新的讨论主题和新的研究方向。

The Future Directions in Genetics Studies workshop is a four day graduate training workshop for students of history, philosophy, and social studies of biology, with an emphasis on behavioral genetics. It seeks to explore new avenues for HPS research by exploring the interface of neuroscience and genetics by bringing together researchers who specialize in these areas. Eight to twelve researchers of distinction from the fields of HPS of biology will be invited to give plenary talks addressing the specific questions: What exactly does it mean to say that there is "a gene for" a specific trait or behavior? How do genes carry information? And who should have access to such information? How should research at the interface between genetics and neuroscience best be conducted? How can philosophers, historians, sociologists, and geneticists collaborate to contribute to the future of genetic studies?Very little work has been done in the HPS of behavioral genetics. The incorporation of neuron-scientific work that relates to behavioral genetics, and broader issues of interest in the history and philosophy of science, can be expected to expand both the range of scholars involved and the possible topics for future collaboration. The conference will bring graduate students of different fields together to discuss their research and gain fresh perspectives on their work. The desired result is to help PhD candidates make contact with cutting edge research, to see that their work can have broad appeal, and to encourage them to make their research accessible to those in other fields who could benefit from their work. As this workshop is designed around training graduates students in the HPS of genetics, one primary goal of this workshop is to create an environment where graduate students can feel comfortable participating as full members of the academic community. The organizers promote the use of "happy office hours" wherein faculty members make themselves available at a specific time and location such as a coffeehouse, restaurant, or classroom for students to drop in and make informal contacts or discuss research ideas. This effectively creates lots of time for interaction between student and faculty researchers for thinking together. In addition, the organizers are actively recruiting speakers from underrepresented groups, especially women. The inclusion of neuroscientists and psychologists in discussions with members of the HPS community promises an expansion of disciplines including new topics for discussion and new lines of research.