Molecular Mechanisms of Aging: 33rd Ann. Mtg. of AGE

描述（由申请人提供）：第33届美国老龄化协会（AGE）年会代表了一个会议，在该会议上，在衰老生物学领域被公认为杰出的科学家将展示他们最新的工作，以及青年教师和学生的讲台和海报展示。这为年轻科学家提供了一个很好的学习机会，也为所有与会者提供了一个交流信息和建立联系的机会，这可能会导致后续的合作。奖励给2名最佳博士后实习生和2名最佳研究生演讲（通过讲台或海报），旨在鼓励下一代生物学老年科学家。这一请求要求为部分受邀的资深演讲者以及一些少数族裔、残疾人和初级与会者提供旅费。私家侦探已经选择了一个杰出的研究人员在该领域的委员会，以帮助他在组织会议和选择发言人。这些人是：Paula Bickford博士，南佛罗里达大学，AGE的前任主席；科罗拉多大学汤姆·约翰逊博士；Donald Ingrain博士，NIH；劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室的Judith Campisi博士和犹他大学的Steve Austad博士。资助提案的正文中列出了8个主题会议（每个会议有4位演讲者）的主题。它们是针对物种比较、细胞核和线粒体DNA的细胞周期和氧化变化，因为所有这些都与基因和激素效应有关。此外，还有2个简短的演讲环节，每位演讲者将从初级教师、实习生和研究生的参赛作品中选出5名演讲者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The 33rd annual meeting of the American Aging Association (AGE) represents a conference at which scientists recognized as outstanding in the field of the biology of aging will present their most recent work, alongside of podium and poster presentations by junior faculty and students. This provides a wonderful learning opportunity for younger scientists and an opportunity for all attendees to exchange information and establish contacts that may result in subsequent collaborations, Awards given to the 2 best post-doctoral trainee presentations and the 2 best graduate student presentations (by podium or poster), are designed to encourage the future generation of biology of aging scientists. This request asks for travel funding for a portion of the invited senior presenters and, also, for a number of minority, handicapped and junior attendees. The P.I. has chosen an outstanding committee of researchers in the field to aid him in the organization of the meeting and selection of speakers. These individuals are: Dr. Paula Bickford, Univ. of South Florida and a past president of AGE; Dr. Tom Johnson, Univ. of Colorado; Dr. Donald Ingrain, NIH; Dr. Judith Campisi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Dr. Steve Austad, University of Utah. The subject matter for the 8 titled sessions (4 speakers in each) is listed in the body of the grant proposal. They are directed toward species comparisons, and cell cycle and oxidative changes to DNA of nucleus and mitochondria, as all of these relate to gene and hormonal effectors. There are, in addition, 2 short talk sessions with 5 speakers each who will be chosen from competitive submissions by junior faculty, trainees and graduate students. The 2004 annual meeting will be held in Tampa, Florida on June 4-7. Dr. Bickford has investigated hotel accommodations there and has found that both the Radisson and the Hilton offer excellent accommodations for the meeting. She is negotiating with both.