CSHL Symposium on Quantitative Biology

描述（由申请人提供） 冷泉港定量生物学研讨会每年6月初在纽约冷泉港的冷泉港实验室（CSHL）举行。 他们汇集了来自世界各地的大约300-400名科学家，展示和评估生物研究快速发展领域的新数据和想法。 每年选定的一个专题似乎处于需要进行全面和深入审查的阶段。 研讨会总是寻求来自国外的研究工作者，以及美国。美国，以确保方案的广度和深度，并利用它们的具体贡献。 他们还寻求为优秀的年轻科学家，包括研究生和博士后研究员，提供参与和与更资深的科学家交流的机会。 研讨会还寻求妇女和少数民族科学家的参与。 研讨会汇集了使用各种方法的科学家，遗传学、生物化学、分子生物学、细胞生物学和结构研究，以分析所讨论领域的问题。 专题讨论会的会议记录由实验室出版，因此可供比出席会议的科学家更广泛的受众查阅。 年度研讨会将继续计划，以进一步推动生物医学科学的进步。 该提案要求为2004年期间提供支持，以涵盖第69届冷泉港研讨会，该研讨会将侧重于“表观遗传学”。“会议将讨论表观遗传现象的分子基础及其与染色质和染色体结构和功能的关系。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology are held yearly at the beginning of June at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), Cold Spring Harbor, New York. They bring together approximately 300-400 scientists from all over the world to present and evaluate new data and ideas in rapidly moving areas of biological research. Each year, a topic is chosen that seems to be at a stage where general and intensive scrutiny and review is needed. The Symposia always seek to bring research workers from abroad, as well as the U. S., so as to ensure the wide scope and depth of the program and to take advantage of their specific contributions. They also seek to provide outstanding younger scientists, both graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, with an opportunity to participate and communicate with more senior scientists. The Symposia also seek to have participation from women and minority scientists. The Symposia bring together scientists who use a variety of approaches e.g., genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, and structural studies, to analyze problems in the area under discussion. The proceedings of the Symposia are published by the Laboratory and thus made available to a wider audience than the scientists who attend the meeting. The annual Symposia will continue to be planned to further the progress of advancements in biomedical science. This proposal request support for the period 2004 to cover the 69th Cold Spring Harbor Symposium which will focus on "Epigenetics." The meeting will address the molecular basis of epigenetic phenomena and their relationship to chromatin and chromosome structure and function.