2008 CSHL Molecular Genetics of Aging Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：冷泉港实验室会议衰老分子遗传学，2008年9月24日至28日。 拟议的老龄化分子遗传学会议系列，将于2008年，2010年和2012年每两年举行一次，首次举行于1993年，并已从一个小型会议，专注于一个新兴的领域，为新的和有经验的调查人员在一个现在快速发展的领域令人兴奋的场地。会议将汇集来自国际社会的约300-350名科学家，他们致力于衰老的遗传学和分子生物学的不同方面。会议将提供一个紧张，深入的论坛，介绍新的发现，并制定新的想法在不同领域的分子老化研究，其中正在取得迅速进展。2008年会议的平台会议将包括：（1）遗传学I;（2）基因组稳定性;（3）线粒体/代谢;（4）细胞衰老/凋亡/应激;（5）干细胞;（6）再生性稳态;（7）环境/干预;（8）遗传学II。在过去的几年里，在这些领域建立分子基础方面取得了显著进展，它们之间的相互关系也越来越清晰。会议将由在这些领域工作的领先科学家主持主持个别会议。拟议的会议系列的主要优势之一是，由于大多数演讲都是从会议前三个月公开提交的摘要中挑选出来的，因此为年轻科学家提供了充分的机会来展示他们的成果，也为重要的最新发现提供了机会。会议形式还确保了科学家之间的互动时间，特别是在用餐和海报会议期间。2010年和2012年会议的方案组织者（轮流）、范围、目标和目的将相似。会议将促进分子老年学家和相关领域的分子生物学家之间的互动，并为发展老龄化研究的新思想和新方法提供一个论坛。在过去的十年里，人们在理解生物体如何衰老（如果不是为什么衰老的话）的细胞和分子基础方面取得了巨大的进展。现在很清楚，基因和环境影响寿命，但这些基因和过程的相互作用，以及这些如何与其他被认为在生物衰老中发挥作用的因素，包括疾病和代谢，仍然知之甚少。这个关于衰老分子遗传学的国际两年一次的会议系列旨在成为讨论该领域最新研究的论坛。这次会议是值得注意的，因为大多数的谈话是从公开提交的摘要中选择，为包括研究生在内的初级科学家提供了广泛和多样化的代表性，以展示他们的最新研究。该系列的总体目标是促进讨论和加速对衰老生物学基础的研究，并改善与衰老相关的疾病的治疗，以及衰老过程本身。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Conference Molecular Genetics of Aging September 24 - 28, 2008. The proposed meeting series on the Molecular Genetics of Aging, to be held biennially in 2008, 2010 and 2012, was first held in 1993 and has grown from a small meeting focused on a fledgling field to an exciting venue for new and experienced investigators in a now fast-moving field. The conference(s) will bring together about 300-350 scientists from the international community working on different aspects of the genetics and molecular biology of aging. The meeting will provide an intense, in-depth forum for presenting new findings and formulating new ideas in different areas of molecular aging research in which rapid progress is being made. Platform sessions in the 2008 meeting will include: (1) Genetics I; (2) Genomic Stability; (3) Mitochondria/Metabolism; (4) Cellular Senescence/Apoptosis/Stress; (5) Stem Cells; (6) Proliferative Homeostasis; (7) Environment/Interventions; (8) Genetics II. In the past few years, remarkable progress has been made in establishing a molecular foundation in these areas, and their interrelationship is becoming increasingly clear. The meeting will feature anchoring talks by leading scientists working in these areas who will chair the individual sessions. One of the key strengths of the proposed meeting series is that because the large majority of talks are selected from the openly submitted abstracts three months prior to the meeting, ample opportunity is provided for junior scientists to present their results, and also for the presentation of important, late-breaking findings. The meeting format also ensures time for interactions between scientists, particularly during meals and in poster sessions. The program organizers (with rotation), scope, aim and purpose of the 2010 and 2012 meetings will be similar. The meeting will foster interaction among molecular gerontologists and molecular biologists working in related areas, and provide a forum for the development of new ideas and approaches to aging research. Great progress has been made over the last decade in understanding the cellular and molecular basis for how if not why organisms age. It is now clear that genes as well as environment influence lifespan, but the interactions of these genes and processes, and how these relate to other factors recognized as playing a role in organismal aging, including disease and metabolism, remain poorly understood. This international biennial conference series on the Molecular Genetics of Aging is intended to be a forum for discussion of the latest research in the field. This conference is notable because the majority of talks are selected from openly submitted abstracts giving ample opportunity for broad and diverse representation of junior scientists including graduate students to present their latest research. The overall goal of this series is to promote discussion and accelerate research into the biological basis of aging, and to improve treatment for diseases associated with aging, as well as the aging process itself.