Nucleic Acid Gordon Research Conference

描述(由申请者提供)：2004年戈登核酸研究会议将于2004年6月6日至11日在罗德岛州纽波特的萨尔维里贾纳大学举行，现申请部分资助。这次会议的目的是鼓励在研究核酸结构和功能的前沿工作的科学家之间交流思想和信息。会议期间讨论的主题对生物医学科学的所有领域都至关重要，包括遗传学、基因表达、亚细胞组件的组织和癌症生物学。由于其广度，核酸戈登研究会议吸引了具有物理、化学和生物背景的科学家。2004年的会议将强调基本生物过程的机制，包括转录、蛋白质合成、DNA复制和染色体维护。2004年的9场会议包括：(1)基因组稳定性和修饰，(2)DNA复制和重组，(3)DNA损伤和修复，(4)染色质组织和构象，(5)RNA运输和稳定性，(6)翻译及其调控，(7)干扰和调控RNA，(8)RNA三级结构和催化，(9)RNA加工和基因表达。这次会议的目的是聚集著名的资深科学家、初级调查人员和对核酸研究感兴趣的学生。与会者根据他们的科学成就或他们在核酸研究方面的职业潜力被邀请参加2004年的会议。演讲者和会议主席在年龄、性别和国籍上是平衡的。正在尽一切努力包括初级教员、博士后研究人员和学生，以及现有的研究人员。海报会议和可选的娱乐活动将促进参与者之间的非正式互动。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Partial support is requested for the 2004 Gordon Research Conference on Nucleic Acids, to be held June 6-11, 2004, at Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island. The purpose of the conference is to encourage the transfer of ideas and information within the community of scientists working at the forefront of research on the structure and function of nucleic acids. The topics addressed during the meeting are vital to all areas of the biomedical sciences, including genetics, gene expression, organization of sub-cellular components, and cancer biology. Because of its breadth, the Nucleic Acids Gordon Research Conference attracts scientists with physical, chemical, and biological backgrounds. The 2004 conference will emphasize the mechanisms of fundamental biological processes including transcription, protein synthesis, DNA replication and chromosome maintenance. The nine sessions of the meeting in 2004 are as follows: (1) Genomic Stability and Modification, (2) DNA Replication and Recombination, (3) DNA Damage and Repair, (4) Chromatin Organization and Conformation, (5) RNA Transport and Stability, (6) Translation and its Regulation, (7) Interfering and Regulatory RNAs, (8) RNA Tertiary Structure and Catalysis, (9) RNA Processing and Gene Expression. The Conference is designed to bring together prominent senior scientists, junior investigators and students with interests in research on nucleic acids. Participants have been invited to the 2004 Conference based on their scientific accomplishments, or their potential for careers in nucleic acids research. The speakers and session chairs are balanced in age, gender, and nationality. Every effort is being made to include and feature junior faculty, postdoctoral researchers and students in addition to established investigators. Poster sessions and optional recreational activities will stimulate informal interactions among participants.