Environmental Mutagen Society Annual Meetings 2009 - 2013

项目摘要/摘要 环境诱变剂协会(EMS)成立于1969年，旨在为 建立和支持环境诱变领域的科学家。这项使命 该学会的宗旨是(1)促进关于原因和机制的科学研究和教育 DNA损伤和修复的基础，突变，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 制定保护人类健康和环境的政策。 在过去的40年里，EMS成员做出了许多最重要的发现 关于突变的诱导机制、DNA修复缺陷的作用和 毒理学和疾病易感性的结果突变以及评估的挑战 环境暴露于诱变剂的风险。 认识到其专业人员多样化组合的重要性，以交流思想和最新 实验结果，EMS于1970年3月22-25日在华盛顿特区举行了第一次会议， 并延续了这一传统，为这些专业人士提供了每年聚会的场所。 每年，EMS年会项目委员会都努力代表全领域 学会的优势，涵盖了当前研究的大部分汇聚领域 关于环境暴露的问题以及细胞和生物体如何应对 挑战。在这项建议中，我们要求拨款支付2009年的部分费用- 2013 EMS年会。 EMS 2009年计划委员会安排了一项杰出而广泛的科学 计划包括17个研讨会、2个周六研讨会、5个全体讲座、2个海报 会话和4个平台会话。除了科学计划，年会还将 召集8个特殊利益集团(SIG)，负责确定前沿 2010年及以后各次会议的发言者和议题。

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.