Molecular Mechanisms of Aging: 33rd Ann. Mtg. of AGE

描述（由申请人提供）：美国老龄化协会（AGE）第33届年会代表了一次会议，在该会议上，被公认为在衰老生物学领域杰出的科学家将展示他们最近的工作，以及初级教师和学生的讲台和海报展示。这为年轻的科学家提供了一个很好的学习机会，并为所有与会者提供了一个交流信息和建立联系的机会，这些联系可能会导致随后的合作，授予2个最佳博士后实习生演讲和2个最佳研究生演讲（通过讲台或海报）的奖项，旨在鼓励未来一代的衰老科学家生物学。这一请求要求为一部分受邀的高级演讲者以及一些少数民族、残疾人和初级与会者提供旅费。私家侦探他选择了一个由该领域研究人员组成的杰出委员会，帮助他组织会议和挑选发言人。这些人是：保拉·比克福德博士，南佛罗里达大学，AGE的前任主席;汤姆·约翰逊博士，科罗拉多大学;唐纳德·英格伦博士，NIH;朱迪思·坎皮西博士，劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室;史蒂夫·奥斯塔德博士，犹他州大学。8个专题会议的主题（每个会议4名发言人）列在赠款提案的正文中。它们针对物种比较，细胞周期和细胞核和线粒体DNA的氧化变化，因为所有这些都与基因和激素效应物有关。此外，还有2个简短的谈话会议，每个会议有5名发言者，他们将从初级教师，实习生和研究生的竞争性提交中选出。 2004年年会将于6月4日至7日在佛罗里达的坦帕举行。比克福德博士调查了那里的旅馆住宿情况，发现丽笙和希尔顿都为会议提供了极好的住宿条件。她正在与双方谈判。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 33rd annual meeting of the American Aging Association (AGE) represents a conference at which scientists recognized as outstanding in the field of the biology of aging will present their most recent work, alongside of podium and poster presentations by junior faculty and students. This provides a wonderful learning opportunity for younger scientists and an opportunity for all attendees to exchange information and establish contacts that may result in subsequent collaborations, Awards given to the 2 best post-doctoral trainee presentations and the 2 best graduate student presentations (by podium or poster), are designed to encourage the future generation of biology of aging scientists. This request asks for travel funding for a portion of the invited senior presenters and, also, for a number of minority, handicapped and junior attendees. The P.I. has chosen an outstanding committee of researchers in the field to aid him in the organization of the meeting and selection of speakers. These individuals are: Dr. Paula Bickford, Univ. of South Florida and a past president of AGE; Dr. Tom Johnson, Univ. of Colorado; Dr. Donald Ingrain, NIH; Dr. Judith Campisi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Dr. Steve Austad, University of Utah. The subject matter for the 8 titled sessions (4 speakers in each) is listed in the body of the grant proposal. They are directed toward species comparisons, and cell cycle and oxidative changes to DNA of nucleus and mitochondria, as all of these relate to gene and hormonal effectors. There are, in addition, 2 short talk sessions with 5 speakers each who will be chosen from competitive submissions by junior faculty, trainees and graduate students. The 2004 annual meeting will be held in Tampa, Florida on June 4-7. Dr. Bickford has investigated hotel accommodations there and has found that both the Radisson and the Hilton offer excellent accommodations for the meeting. She is negotiating with both.