Gordon Research Conference on Mammalian DNA Repair

描述(由申请者提供)：为使科学家能够参加2003年1月19日至24日在加利福尼亚州文图拉举行的关于哺乳动物DNA修复的戈登研究会议，现申请资金。会议的目的是召集一个由尖端研究人员和专家组成的国际小组，介绍新的发现，并讨论和辩论该领域最重要的最新发展和悬而未决的问题。这次会议将成为促成新的研究努力和合作的催化剂。2003年会议主席将由理查德·D·伍德博士担任，副主席将由埃罗尔·弗里德伯格博士担任。为期五天的密集会议将从第一个星期日晚上的主旨发言开始，然后在接下来的四天上午和晚上举行八次会议，每一次会议有3至4名发言者和一名讨论带头人。会议将不在下午举行，以便与会者有时间进行讨论。海报与会者将在下午晚些时候讨论他们的海报。所有参赛者将被鼓励展示海报。会议主题包括：DNA修复中的调节和信号，染色质的访问控制，DNA和RNA聚合酶与损伤和不寻常的DNA结构的相遇，DNA损伤的处理，链间DNA交联链的修复，以及重组和双链断裂修复。其中几个主题是哺乳动物DNA修复会议的新会议。此外，从海报中衍生出来的最新发展将被作为“讨论点”。总共可以接纳135名参与者，并将特别注意汇集个人组合，其中包括DNA损伤应对领域的知名领导者、有前途的年轻研究人员和相关领域的个人。许多领导人都是女性，她们将在节目中得到很好的代表。将努力吸引合格的少数族裔科学家参加会议。对于那些对未发表结果的讨论和陈述做出积极贡献的个人，我们将给予主要考虑。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Funds are requested to enable scientists to participate in the Gordon Research Conference on Mammalian DNA Repair, to he held in Ventura, California, January 19-24, 2003. The purpose of the conference is to convene an international group of cutting-edge researchers and experts to present new findings, and to discuss and debate the most important recent developments and unanswered questions in this field. The conference will serve as a catalyst to forge new research endeavors and collaborations. The 2003 conference chair will be Dr. Richard D. Wood and the vice-chair will be Dr. Errol Friedberg. The intensive five-day meeting will begin with keynote presentations on the first Sunday evening, followed by eight sessions to be held in the mornings and evenings of the next four days with 3 or 4 speakers in each session plus a Discussion Leader. Sessions will not be held in the afternoon, to allow time for discussions between participants. Poster attendees will be available to discuss their posters during the late afternoons. All participants will be encouraged to present posters. Sessions topics include: Regulation and signaling in DNA repair, Control of access to chromatin, Encounters of DNA and RNA polymerases with damage and unusual DNA structures, Processing of DNA damage, Repair of inter-strand DNA cross-links, and Recombination and double-strand break repair. Several of these topics are new sessions for the Mammalian DNA Repair conference. In addition, late-breaking developments derived from posters will be presented as "Discussion Points". A total of 135 participants can be admitted, and special attention will be paid to assembling a mix of individuals comprising established leaders in the DNA damage response field, promising young investigators, and individuals from related areas. Many leaders are women and will be well represented on the program. An attempt will be made to attract qualified, minority scientists to the Conference. Primary consideration for admittance will be given to those individuals who are expected to contribute actively to discussion and presentation of unpublished results.