Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS) Annual Meeting 2019-2023

环境突变和基因组学会(EMGS)成立于1969年，旨在为 建立和支持环境诱变领域的科学家。该协会的使命是 (1)促进关于DNA损伤和修复的原因和机制基础的科学研究和教育， 突变、遗传效应、基因组功能的表观遗传改变及其与疾病的相关性，以及 (2)促进这一知识在遗传毒理学检测、风险方面的应用和交流 评估和制定监管政策，以保护人类健康和环境。 在过去的49年里，EMGS成员做出了许多关于 毒理学中的突变诱导机制、DNA修复缺陷及其所致突变的作用 和疾病易感性，以及评估环境暴露于诱变剂的风险的挑战。 认识到其专业人员多样化组合的重要性，以交流思想和最新的实验 结果，EMGS于1970年3月22日至25日在华盛顿特区举行了第一次会议，并继续进行 通过为这些专业人士提供每年聚会的场所，这是一种传统。每年，EMGS年会 计划委员会努力代表协会的所有优势，包括大多数 当前研究的领域集中在环境暴露问题以及细胞和生物体如何 应对这样的挑战。在这项提案中，我们要求提供资金来支付2019年的部分费用- 2023年EMGS年会。 2019年计划委员会安排了一项杰出而广泛的科学计划，包括 研讨会、座谈会、讲台和海报会议。为了纪念我们的50周年 社会上，我们聚集了演讲者，简要地谈论了过去、现在和未来的一些主要 EMGS成员所代表的感兴趣的领域。除了科学计划，年度会议 将召集代表学会多样性的九个特别利益集团(SIG)的会议。

The Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS) was founded in 1969 to provide a forum for the establishment and support of scientists in the field of environmental mutagenesis. The mission of the Society is (1) to foster scientific research and education on the causes and mechanistic bases of DNA damage and repair, mutagenesis, heritable effects, epigenetic alterations in genome function, and their relevance to disease, and (2) to promote the application and communication of this knowledge to genetic toxicology testing, risk assessment, and regulatory policy-making to protect human health and the environment. For the past 49 years, EMGS members have made many of the most important discoveries pertaining to the mechanisms of the induction of mutations, the roles of DNA repair defects and resulting mutations in toxicology and disease susceptibility, and the challenges of assessing risks from environmental exposures to mutagens. Recognizing the importance of its diverse mix of professionals to exchange ideas and the latest experimental findings, the EMGS held its first meeting in Washington, DC on March 22-25, 1970, and has continued this tradition by providing a venue for these professionals to meet annually. Each year, the EMGS Annual Meeting Program Committee strives to represent the full spectrum of strengths of the Society, encompassing most of the areas of current research that converge on the issues of environmental exposure and how cells and organisms respond to such challenges. In this proposal, we are requesting funds to defray part of the expenses for 2019– 2023 EMGS Annual Meetings. The 2019 Program Committee has arranged for an outstanding and expansive scientific program that consists of a workshop, symposia, and platform and poster sessions. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of our Society, we have assembled speakers to talk briefly about the past, present, and future of some of the main fields of interest represented by the EMGS membership. In addition to the scientific program, the Annual Meeting will convene meetings of the nine Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that represent the diversity of the Society.