The Twenty-Fifth Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar Conference Center; Pacific Grove, CA

第二十五届真菌遗传学会议将于2009年3月17日至22日在阿西洛马会议中心举行。来自世界各地的大约850- 1000名科学家和学生将参加。会议的重点是丝状真菌的分子生物学、遗传学、基因组学、生物化学和细胞生物学。 这个两年一度的会议被大多数人认为是真菌生物学领域的杰出会议，并促进了对植物病原体，医学病原体，腐菌和共生真菌感兴趣的研究人员之间的互动。让每个人都呆在一个地点有利于非正式讨论的类型，往往导致新的合作和研究方向的发展。正式会议将包括四次全体会议、四组同时举行的专门讨论专门领域的会议和三次海报会议。全体会议将涵盖的主题是1）基因组进化和动力学，2）病原体和共生相互作用，3）基因调控和代谢，以及4）信号传导，发育和性别。27个同期会议将涵盖的主题包括1）真菌与人类之间的联系，2）与植物的联系，3）二态转化和形态发生，4）次级代谢，5）性与发育，6）进化遗传学和基因组学，7）RNA功能，表观遗传学和染色体生物学，8）天然产物和小分子，9）代谢组学和蛋白质组学，以及10）教授真菌生物学和遗传学，仅举几例。根据以往的会议，组织者预计约700海报介绍。从更广泛的角度来看，真菌是模式真核生物，有助于理解基本的生物过程，从Beadle和Tatum 1940年的工作开始，首次展示了遗传学和生物化学之间的关系。真菌也是重要的模型，有助于阐明动物和植物的疾病。这次会议特别强调青年科学家和学生的参与，特别是代表性不足群体的青年科学家和学生的参与。对许多人来说，这次会议是他们第一次有机会参加重大国际会议并介绍他们的研究成果;这种介绍是科学家培训和专业发展的重要组成部分。该奖项的资金将帮助支付学生，博士后研究人员和年轻科学家的参与费用，否则这些费用将是一种困难。将特别强调支持属于在这一研究领域代表性不足的群体的妇女和其他研究人员。资金将根据需要分配给成功的财政援助申请人。

The Twenty-Fifth Fungal Genetics Conference will be held at the Asilomar Conference Center from March 17-22, 2009. Approximately 850-1,000 scientists and students from around the world will attend. The conference focuses on the molecular biology, genetics, genomics, biochemistry and cell biology of filamentous fungi. This biennial conference is considered by most to be the pre-eminent meeting in the area of fungal biology, and promotes interaction between researchers interested in plant pathogens, medical pathogens, saprobic fungi and symbiotic fungi. Having everyone staying at one site facilitates the type of informal discussions that often lead to the development of new collaborations and research directions. The formal meeting will consist of four plenary sessions, four sets of concurrent sessions devoted to specialized areas, and three poster sessions. The topics to be covered in the plenary sessions are 1) genome evolution and dynamics, 2) pathogenic and symbiotic interactions, 3) gene regulation and metabolism, and 4) signaling, development and sex. Topics to be covered by the 27 concurrent sessions include 1) associations between fungi and humans, 2) associations with plants, 3) dimorphic transitions and morphogenesis, 4) secondary metabolism, 5) sex and development, 6) evolutionary genetics and genomics, 7) RNA functions, epigenetics and chromosome biology, , 8) natural products and small molecules, 9) metabolomics and proteomics, and 10) teaching fungal biology and genetics, to name a few. Based on previous meetings, the organizers expect around 700 poster presentations. From a broader perspective, fungi are model eukaryotes that have aided in the understanding of basic biological processes beginning with Beadle and Tatum's 1940's work demonstrating, for the first time, the relationship between genetics and biochemistry. Fungi have also been important as models to help elucidate disease in animals and plants. This meeting places a strong emphasis on the participation of young scientists and students, particularly those from underrepresented groups. For many, this meeting is their first opportunity to attend a major international conference and present their research findings; such presentations are a critical part of scientists' training and professional development. Funds from this award will help defray the participation costs for students, postdoctoral researchers, and young scientists for whom these costs would otherwise be a hardship. Special emphasis will be placed on supporting women and other researchers who belong to groups underrepresented in this field of research. Funds will be distributed to successful financial aid applicants on the basis of need.