Environmental Mutagen Society Annual Meetings 2009 - 2013

项目总结/摘要 环境诱变剂协会（EMS）成立于1969年，为 建立和支持环境诱变领域的科学家。使命 （1）促进科学研究和教育的原因和机制 DNA损伤和修复的基础，诱变，遗传效应，表观遗传改变， 基因组功能及其与疾病的相关性，以及（2）促进应用和 将这一知识传达给遗传毒理学测试、风险评估和监管机构， 制定政策以保护人类健康和环境。 在过去的40年里，EMS成员已经做出了许多最重要的发现 关于突变诱导的机制，DNA修复缺陷的作用， 导致毒理学和疾病易感性的突变，以及评估 环境暴露于诱变剂的风险。 认识到其多样化的专业人士交流思想和最新的重要性， 实验发现，EMS于1970年3月22日至25日在华盛顿举行了第一次会议， 并继续这一传统，每年为这些专业人员提供一个聚会场所。 每年，EMS年会计划委员会努力代表全方位的 社会的优势，包括目前研究的大部分领域，汇聚 关于环境暴露的问题以及细胞和生物体如何对这些问题作出反应， 挑战在这份提案中，我们要求提供资金，以支付2009年的部分费用- 2013年EMS年会 EMS的2009年计划委员会安排了一个杰出的和广泛的科学 该计划包括17个专题讨论会，2个星期六讲习班，5个全体讲座，2个海报 会议和4个平台。除了科学计划，年会将 召集8个特别兴趣小组（SIGS），负责确定前线 2010年及以后各次会议的发言人和议题。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Environmental Mutagen Society (EMS) was founded in 1969 to provide a forum for the establishment and support of scientists in the field of environmental mutagenesis. The mission of the Society is (1) to foster scientific research and education on the causes and mechanistic bases of DNA damage and repair, mutagenesis, heritable effects, epigenetic alterations in genome function, and their relevance to disease, and (2) to promote the application and communication of this knowledge to genetic toxicology testing, risk assessment, and regulatory policy-making to protect human health and the environment. For the past 40 years, EMS members have made many of the most important discoveries pertaining to the mechanisms of the induction of mutations, the roles of DNA repair defects and resulting mutations in toxicology and disease susceptibility, and the challenges of assessing risks from environmental exposures to mutagens. Recognizing the importance of its diverse mix of professionals to exchange ideas and the latest experimental findings, the EMS held its first meeting in Washington, DC on March 22-25, 1970, and has continued this tradition by providing a venue for these professionals to meet annually. Each year, the EMS Annual Meeting Program Committee strives to represent the full spectrum of strengths of the Society, encompassing most of the areas of current research that converge on the issues of environmental exposure and how cells and organisms respond to such challenges. In this proposal, we are requesting funds to defray part of the expenses for 2009 - 2013 EMS Annual Meetings. The 2009 Program Committee of the EMS arranged for an outstanding and expansive scientific program that includes 17 symposia, 2 Saturday workshops, 5 plenary lectures, 2 poster sessions, and 4 platform sessions. In addition to the scientific program, the Annual Meeting will convene 8 Special Interest Groups (SIGS) that have the responsibility of identifying fore-front speakers and topics for the 2010 and subsequent meetings.