Sex and Gene Expression Conference

描述(由申请人提供)： 本申请是为将于2004年3月18日至21日举行的第五届年度性与基因表达大会(SAGE V)申请部分资金支持的申请。这次会议的主要目标是探索生物性和基因表达之间的相互作用，贯穿生物体的整个生命周期。涵盖的主题范围广泛，汇集了一个多学科的科学家小组，他们的背景包括细胞、分子和发育生物学、遗传学、内分泌学、神经科学、生理学和行为科学。这次会议的第二个但同样重要的目标是促进跨学科的信息交流，并促进建立跨学科合作，以加强对健康和疾病方面的性别差异的了解。大会将由六个正式会议组成，每个会议有三个口头报告。会议主持人将为小组讨论搭建舞台和背景，并将介绍他/她自己的数据。会议将举行开幕全体会议和闭幕全体会议，对相关专题作一个广泛的概述。将有两个下午的海报会议，将安排围绕正式小组会议涵盖的主题，并将突出研究生，博士后研究员和新的助理教授的工作。演讲者是根据他们的背景和专长来挑选的。今年的会议将探讨大脑中的性别二型性，衰老、性腺发育、生理和疾病的生物学，以及环境因素对基因表达的影响。主题是根据与会者的建议选择的，它们反映了受众的多样性和广泛的兴趣。基于性别的生物学正在迅速发展成为一个新的研究领域，这次会议为新的和成熟的研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，在一个轻松的环境中分享他们的发现。本次会议仅限受邀出席，仅限60名老牌调查人员和40名新调查人员参加。鼓励资深研究人员提名初级教员、研究生和博士后研究员参加会议。会议规模较小，有利于与会者之间的互动。会议发言摘要将汇编成一份报告，这些会议记录将分发给所有与会者，并将以PDF格式张贴在妇女健康研究学会的网站上。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is a request for partial funding support for the fifth annual Sex and Gene Expression Conference (SAGE V), to be held March 18th to 21st, 2004. The primary goal of this conference is to explore the interplay between biological sex and genetic expression throughout the lifespan of an organism. The broad scope of topics covered brings together a multidisciplinary group of scientists whose backgrounds include cellular, molecular and developmental biology, genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, physiology and behavioral science. A second, but equally important goal of this conference is to facilitate the exchange of information across disciplines and to promote the establishment of interdisciplinary collaborations that will enhance the understanding of sex differences in health and disease. The conference will consist of six formal sessions, with 3 oral presentations per session. The moderator of the session will set the stage and set the background for the panel discussion and will also present his/her own data. There will be an opening and a closing plenary, which will provide a broad overview of the relevant topics. There will be two afternoon poster sessions, which will be arranged around topics covered in the formal panel sessions and will highlight the work of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and new assistant professors. Speakers are selected on the basis of their background and expertise. This year's conference will explore sexual dimorphism in the brain, the biology of aging, gonad development, physiology and disease and the effects of environmental factors on gene expression. Topics were selected based on participants' suggestions and they reflect the audience diversity and wide variety of interests. Sex-based biology is rapidly developing into a new field of research, and this conference offers a unique opportunity for new and established investigators to share their findings in a relaxed setting. Attendance to this conference is by invitation only and it is limited to 60 established investigators and 40 new investigators. Senior investigators are encouraged to nominate junior faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for invitation to the conference. The small size of the conference facilitates interactions among the participants. A summary of the conference presentations will be compiled into a report and these proceedings will be distributed to all participants and will be posted in a PDF format in the Society for Women's Health Research website.