CONFERENCE ON TOWARD THE GENETIC MANIPULATION OF INSECTS

描述：(改编自应用程序)昆虫负责 一些人类最重要的疾病的传播及其 驯养动物，并对粮食生产产生毁灭性影响 在世界各地。控制措施几乎完全依赖于 不分青红皂白地使用杀虫剂进行化学控制，但是 抗药性种群的迅速出现已经使 这种控制方法在大多数领域都很困难，在 其他。分子生物学中的新兴技术有可能 为研究人员提供创造性控制策略所需的工具，如 并提供对基本生物现象的洞察，这些现象可能 显著影响我们对各种生物系统的理解。 这次研讨会的目的是提供一个框架，以审查我们的 目前在更好地理解遗传学和 基于分子和转化的昆虫系统生物化学 技巧。研讨会的中心主题是讨论这一转变 作为阐明基本生物学机制的有力手段 以及提供独特的控制策略。从基础开始 基因组学与宿主-病原菌相互作用、靶基因的研究进展 和杀虫剂抗药性转化策略，该计划 重点介绍了最近在转型技术和其他领域取得的成功 快速发现。预计本次研讨会不仅将 建立新的研究目标和方法，将有一个主要的 对媒介生物学的影响，但将对所有昆虫产生重大影响 科学。此应用程序寻求资金以允许多个 竞争性选拔的研究生、博士后研究员和演讲者 参与进来。

DESCRIPTION: (adapted from the application) Insects are responsible for the transmission of some of the most significant diseases of humans and their domesticated animals and have a devastating effect on food production throughout the world. Control efforts have relied almost exclusively on chemical control through the indiscriminate application of insecticides, but the rapid emergence of insecticide resistant populations has already made this control approach difficult in most areas and nearly impossible in others. Emerging technologies in molecular biology have the potential to provide researchers with tools necessary for creative control strategies, as well as providing insight into basic biological phenomena that could significantly affect our understanding of a variety of biological systems. The purpose of this symposium is to provide a framework for a review of our current progress towards a better understanding of the genetics and biochemistry of insect systems based on molecular and transformation techniques. The central theme of the symposium addresses the transformation of insects as a powerful method for elucidating basic biological mechanisms as well as providing unique control strategies. Starting with basic genomics and progressing through host-pathogen interactions, target genes and insecticide resistance to transformation strategies, the program highlights recent successes in transformation technology and other areas of rapid discovery. It is anticipated that this symposium will not only establish new research objectives and approaches that will have a major impact on vector biology, but will utimately influence all of insect science. This application seeks funding to allow a number of competitively-selected graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and speakers participate.