Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine

描述(申请人提供)：本提案请求支持于2006年7月25日至7月30日在美国威斯康星州麦迪逊大学举行的第八届国际生物和医学中的硒研讨会。该系列的前几次国际研讨会分别在意大利威尼斯(2000年)、北京中国(1996年)和美国纳什维尔(1992年)举行。一个国际组织委员会已经成立。12名注意到的硒研究人员已同意主持会议，30名演讲者已同意作特邀演讲。威斯康星州联合会议中心已签约协调注册、酒店和摘要提交/计划准备。一个网站将涵盖硒、生物学和医学所有领域的最新进展。口头会议包括：硒蛋白基因组学；硒在硒蛋白中的整合；硒蛋白及其功能的表征；硒代谢中的酶和代谢物；硒蛋白敲除模型；硒与病毒的相互作用；人类的硒代谢和需求；硒与癌症的预防；植物的硒代谢和形态形成；家畜中的硒；细菌硒酶和独特的硒代谢；环境中的硒；硒与活性氧和氮物种。预计会议规模为40名受邀发言者和230名登记与会者，与以往的会议相似。妇女和少数群体将担任主席和发言者，还将作出特别努力，吸引和支持年轻的调查人员。会议从周二晚上的开幕式开始，每天上午有2次全体会议，下午3次平行的口头会议，2下午的海报会议，允许有组织的旅游/活动的开放下午，以及周六下午晚些时候的最后一次会议，然后是宴会。纪念联盟和它的湖边露台是一个田园诗般的环境，已经为所有人所知和喜爱。我们在理解硒生物学方面的最新重要进展使这次会议成为一次及时的会议，并处于分子和基因组方法集成研究必需营养素的前沿。本次会议及其与会者的深度和广度将有助于更好地整合这些信息，从而取得更多进展，增进对人类健康的理解。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests support for the 8th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, on July 25 to July 30th, 2006, at the University of Wisconsin. The previous international symposiums in this series were held in Venice Italy (2000), Beijing China (1996) and Nashville USA (1992). An international organizing committee has been formed. 12 noted selenium researchers have agreed to chair sessions, and 30 speakers have agreed to give invited talks. The Wisconsin Union Conference Center has contracted to coordinate the registration, hotels, and abstract submission/program preparation. A website will cover recent advances in all areas of selenium biology and medicine. Oral sessions include: Selenoprotein Genomics; Se Incorporation into Selenoproteins; Characterization of Selenoproteins and their Function; Enzymes and Metabolites in Se Metabolism; Selenoprotein Knockout Models; Selenium-Virus Interactions; Human Se Metabolism and Requirements; Se and Cancer Chemoprevention; Se Metabolism and Speciation in Plants; Se in Domestic Animals; Bacterial Selenoenzymes and Unique Se Metabolism; Se in the Environment; Se and Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species. A meeting size is projected to be 40 invited speakers and 230 registered participants, similar to previous meetings. Women and minorities will be well-represented as chairs and speakers, and special efforts will also be made to attract and support young investigators. The meeting starts with an opening session on Tuesday night, has 2 plenary sessions each morning, parallel oral sessions on 3 afternoons, poster sessions on 2 afternoons, an open afternoon to allow organized tours/activities, and a late afternoon final session on Saturday, followed by the banquet. The Memorial Union and its lakeside terrace is an idyllic setting that has come to be known and loved by all. Recent key advances in our understanding of selenium biology make this a timely meeting, and at the cutting edge in integration of molecular and genomic approaches to study of essential nutrients. The breath and depth of this meeting and its participants will help to better integrate this information, leading to additional advances and enhanced understanding of human health.