Workshop: An International Gene Nomenclature Workshop at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, April 30, 1997 - May 3, 1997.

这笔奖金将部分资助于1997年4月30日至5月3日在缅因州巴尔港杰克逊实验室举行的研讨会，主题是协调现有的基因命名系统。快速比较、多物种基因组定位和整合来自各种模式生物的遗传数据已成为了解人类基因组结构和功能的有力工具。到目前为止，这些不同的模式生物群落已经发展出了独立的基因命名系统，这导致了大量的重复名称和各种其他命名不一致，这在物种间基因比较时尤其成问题。准确的基因名称对于有效的文献交流和在线数据库交叉链接至关重要。本次研讨会将作为一个论坛，讨论当前的命名问题，并在不同物种的命名小组之间协调这些信息。虽然小鼠和人类命名委员会在过去已经正式会面，但这将是第一次多生物遗传命名研讨会。大约40名代表不同物种（脊椎动物、无脊椎动物、酵母和植物）和数据库（MGD、GDB、GSDB、EMBL、NCBI）的科学家将齐聚一堂，讨论以下问题：1)开发跨物种命名和符号分配的系统方法；2)改善数据库之间的联系；3)将基因组织成基因家族并从数据库中检索家族信息；5)鼓励跨物种基因家族指定的社区管理。将准备一份摘要手稿并提交给《基因组学》杂志发表，并供在线访问。

This award will partially fund a workshop to be held at The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, on April 30 through May 3, 1997 on the topic of reconciling existing systems of gene nomenclature. Rapid comparative, multi-species genome mapping and the integration of genetic data derived from various model organisms have become powerful tools in understanding the structure and function of the human genome. These various model organism communities until now have developed independent systems for naming genes which has resulted in an abundance of duplicate names and various other nomenclatural inconsistencies which are especially problematic when genes are compared among species. Accurate gene names are essential for effective communication both in the literature and in online database cross-linking. This workshop will serve as a forum for discussing current nomenclature issues and for the coordination of this information among nomenclature groups for different species. Although the mouse and human nomenclature committees have met formally in the past, this will be the first multi-organism genetic nomenclature workshop. It will bring together approximately 40 scientists representing various species (vertebrates, invertebrates, yeast, and plants), and databases (MGD, GDB, GSDB, EMBL, NCBI) to discuss issues such as 1) developing systematic approaches to nomenclature and symbol assignment across species, 2) improving links between databases, 3) organizing genes into gene families and retrieving family information from databases, 4) fostering working relationships among those involved in nomenclature, and 5) encouraging community curation of gene family designations across species. A summary manuscript will be prepared and submitted for publication in the journal Genomics and for on-line access.