2003/2005 INTERNATIONAL C. ELEGANS MEETINGS

2003/2005 国际线虫会议

• 批准号: 6729184
• 负责人: GERALDINE Catherine Joelle SEYDOUX
• 金额: $ 11.96万
• 依托单位: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-04-01 至 2006-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6729184
• 关键词: Caenorhabditis elegans; genetics; meeting /conference /symposium; nervous system; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Research on the nematode worm C. elegans ranges from investigating such global problems as the circuitry and function of an entire nervous system and the organization of a genome, to investigating elements involved in control of gene expression and specification of the fates of individual cells. C. elegans has become an important experimental organism for the study of many aspects of animal biology, particularly the genetic and molecular bases of development and behavior. The international meeting has run biennially since 1979 and is the only International meeting dedicated to C. elegans. We are requesting funds to help cover costs and travel of six percent of participants to attend the international C. elegans Meeting to be held at the University of California in Los Angeles, CA, in 2003. We are also requesting similar funds for the 2005 meeting to be held at a location to be determined. The Organizing Committee will rank applications for support, basing their funding decisions on 1) the potential contributions of the applicants to the meeting, 2) the benefits the applicants will receive from attending the meeting and 3) minority status. As this is the only international meeting dedicated to C. eIegans research, the committee is particularly anxious to encourage participation of women and minorities. Previous C. elegans meetings have led to the exchange of knowledge, ideas, methods, mutants, and clones and have been vital in fostering the sense of excitement and the collegiality and cooperativity that characterize this field.

描述（由申请人提供）： 对线虫秀丽隐杆线虫的研究范围广泛，从研究整个神经系统的电路和功能以及基因组的组织等全球性问题，到研究涉及基因表达控制和单个细胞命运规范的元素。线虫已成为研究动物生物学许多方面的重要实验生物，特别是发育和行为的遗传和分子基础。 该国际会议自 1979 年以来每两年举办一次，是唯一专门针对线虫的国际会议。 我们正在请求资金来帮助支付 6% 的参与者参加 2003 年在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶加利福尼亚大学举行的国际线虫会议的费用和旅费。我们还请求为 2005 年会议提供类似的资金，会议地点待定。 组委会将对支持申请进行排名，其资助决定基于 1) 申请人对会议的潜在贡献，2) 申请人从参加会议中获得的好处，以及 3) 少数群体身份。 由于这是唯一一次致力于线虫研究的国际会议，委员会特别渴望鼓励妇女和少数族裔的参与。 之前的线虫会议导致了知识、想法、方法、突变体和克隆体的交流，对于培养该领域特有的兴奋感以及共同合作精神至关重要。