International C. elegans Meeting (Conference - June 2-6, 1999, University of Wisconsin and June 2001 University of Wisconsin or University of California, Los Angeles

对线虫秀丽隐杆线虫的研究范围从调查整个神经系统的电路和功能以及基因组的组织等全球性问题，到调查参与控制基因表达和个体细胞命运规范的元素。 C.线虫已成为研究动物生物学许多方面的重要实验生物，特别是发育和行为的遗传和分子基础。 两年一度的国际C。线虫会议是一个独特的论坛，来自美国，加拿大，欧洲和亚洲的研究人员可以交流对这种生物体研究至关重要的想法和信息。 会议的全体会议和海报会议展示了胚胎发生、细胞命运决定、模式形成、神经生物学、细胞生物学、细胞信号传导和迁移、细胞死亡、性别决定、剂量补偿、基因组和基因表达控制等领域的新发现。此外，几个讲习班提供机会，对新技术、调查领域和社区努力进行一般性讨论。 Strome博士正在申请资金，以帮助支付与会者参加国际会议的费用和差旅费。elegans会议将于1999年6月在威斯康星州麦迪逊市的威斯康星州大学举行，并于2001年6月在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的威斯康星州大学或加州大学举行。 前C。elegans会议导致了知识、思想、方法、突变体和克隆的交流，并对培养这一领域特有的兴奋感、共同性和合作性至关重要。

Research on the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans ranges from investigating such global problems as the circuitry and function of an entire nervous system and the organization of a genome, to investigating elements involved in control of gene expression and specification of the fates of individual cells. C. elegans has become an important experimental organism for the study of many aspects of animal biology, particularly the genetic and molecular bases of development and behavior. The biennial International C. elegans Meeting is a unique forum where researchers from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia can exchange the ideas and information that are essential for research on this organism. Plenary and poster sessions at the meeting present new findings in the areas of embryogenesis, cell fate determination, pattern formation, nuerobiology, cell biology, cell signaling and migration, cell death, sex determination, dosage compensation, the genome, and control of gene expression. In addition, several workshops provide opportunities for general discussion of new technologies, areas of investigation, and community efforts. Dr. Strome is requesting funds to help to cover costs and travel of participants to attend the International C. elegans Meeting to be held at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, in June of 1999, and to be held either at the University of Wisconsin or at the University of California in Los Angeles, CA, in June 2001. Previous C. elegans meetings have led to the exchange of knowledge, ideas, methods, mutants, and clones and have been vital in fostering the sense of excitement and the collegiality and cooperativity that characterize this field.