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。该学会的使命是（1）促进关于DNA损伤和修复、诱变、遗传效应、基因组功能的表观遗传改变及其与疾病的相关性的原因和机制基础的科学研究和教育，以及（2）促进遗传毒理学测试、风险评估和监管政策制定的知识的应用和交流，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 有关突变诱导机制、DNA修复缺陷的作用和由此产生的突变在毒理学和疾病易感性中的作用，以及评估环境暴露于诱变剂的风险的挑战。 认识到其多样化的专业人士交流思想和最新实验结果的重要性，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，每年为这些专业人士提供一个聚会场所。 每年，EMS年会计划委员会都致力于代表协会的全部优势，涵盖当前研究的大部分领域，这些领域集中在环境暴露问题以及细胞和生物体如何应对这些挑战。在这份提案中，我们要求资金支付2009 - 2013年EMS年会的部分费用。 2009年EMS计划委员会安排了一个杰出的和广泛的科学计划，包括17个专题讨论会，2个星期六研讨会，5个全体讲座，2个海报会议和4个平台会议。除了科学计划外，年会还将召集8个特别兴趣小组（SIGS），负责确定2010年及后续会议的前沿发言人和主题。

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.