Twenty Fifth Fungal Genetics Conference

描述(申请人提供)：第25届真菌遗传学会议将于2009年3月17-22日在Asilomar会议中心举行。来自世界各地的大约900-1000名科学家和学生将参加会议。这个两年一度的会议的一个主要目标是促进传播丝状真菌生物学各方面的最新研究成果。另一个重要目标是促进对医学病原体感兴趣的研究人员与那些致力于植物病原体、腐生真菌和共生真菌的研究人员之间的交流与合作，以增加对传染性真菌疾病的研究。会议将包括四次全体会议、四组涉及专门领域的并行会议和三次海报会议。全体会议的主题领域是：基因组进化和动态，致病和共生相互作用，基因调控和新陈代谢，以及信号、发育和性别。27个专题包括：真菌与人类的关系、与植物的关系、二态转变与形态发生、次生代谢、性与发育、进化遗传学与基因组学、RNA功能、表观遗传学与染色体生物学、天然产物与小分子、代谢组学与蛋白质组学、真菌生物学与遗传学教学等等。 本次会议高度重视青年科学家和学生的参与，特别是来自代表性不足群体的青年科学家和学生的参与。许多人第一次有机会在大型国际会议上展示他们的研究成果。申请的资金用于支付学生、博士后研究人员和一些青年科学家的旅费和参与费，并将根据需要分配。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 25th Fungal Genetics Conference will be held at the Asilomar Conference Center from March 17-22, 2009. Approximately 900-1000 scientists and students from around the world will attend. A main goal of this biennial meeting is to promote the dissemination of the latest research on all aspects of the biology of filamentous fungi. Another important goal is to promote communication and collaboration between researchers interested in medical pathogens, and those working with plant pathogens, saprobic fungi and symbiotic fungi to increase research on infectious fungal diseases. The meeting will consist of four plenary sessions, four sets of concurrent sessions covering specialized areas, and three poster sessions. Topics areas of the plenary sessions are: Genome evolution and dynamics, Pathogenic and symbiotic interactions, gene regulation and metabolism, and Signaling, development and sex. The 27 concurrent session topics include: Associations between fungi and humans, Associations with plants, Dimorphic transitions and morphogenesis, Secondary metabolism, Sex and development, Evolutionary genetics and genomics, RNA functions, epigenetics and chromosome biology, Natural products and small molecules, Metabolomics and proteomics, and Teaching fungal biology and genetics, to name a few. This meeting places a strong emphasis on the participation of young scientists and students, particularly those from underrepresented groups. Many have their first opportunity to present their research at a major international conference. Funds are requested to help defray the travel and participation costs of students, postdoctoral researchers and some young scientists, and will be distributed on a need basis.