Sex and Gene Expression

描述(申请人提供)：本申请是为将于2005年3月17-20日举行的第六届年度性别与基因表达大会(SAGE VI)申请部分资金支持。这次会议的主要目标是探讨生物性别和基因表达在整个生命周期中的相互作用。涵盖的主题范围广泛，汇集了一个多学科的科学家小组，他们的背景包括细胞、分子和发育生物学、遗传学、内分泌学、神经科学、生理学和行为科学。这次会议的第二个但同样重要的目标是促进跨学科的信息交流，并促进建立跨学科合作，以加强对性别差异在健康和疾病中的作用的了解。会议将由五个正式会议组成，每个会议有三个口头陈述。将举行两次全体晚宴和一次闭幕全体会议。将有两个下午的海报会议和一个新的调查小组，以突出研究生和博士后研究员的工作。演讲者是根据他们的背景和专长来挑选的。今年的会议将探讨心理健康方面的性别差异，从基因到行为，药物成瘾的分子和遗传基础，染色体紊乱，表观遗传学和疾病，以及代谢和能量平衡方面的性别差异。基于性别的生物学正在迅速发展成为一个新的研究领域，这次会议为新的和成熟的研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，在一个轻松的环境中分享他们的发现。本次会议仅限受邀出席，仅限60名老牌调查人员和25名新调查人员参加。鼓励资深研究人员提名初级教员、研究生和博士后研究员参加会议。会议发言的摘要将汇编成一份报告，这些会议记录将分发给不同的受众，并以PDF格式张贴在SWHR网站上。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is a request for partial funding support for the 6th annual Sex and Gene Expression Conference (SAGE VI), to be held March 17-20, 2005. The primary goal of this conference is to explore the interplay between biological sex and genetic expression throughout the lifespan. The broad scope of topics covered brings together a multidisciplinary group of scientists whose backgrounds include cellular, molecular and developmental biology, genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, physiology and behavioral science. A second, but equally important goal of this conference is to facilitate the exchange of information across disciplines and to promote the establishment of interdisciplinary collaborations that will enhance the understanding of the role of sex differences in health and disease. The conference will consist of five formal sessions, with three oral presentations per session. There will be two plenary dinner sessions and a closing plenary. There will be two afternoon poster sessions and one new investigator panel to highlight the work of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Speakers are selected on the basis of their background and expertise. This year's conference will explore sex differences in mental health, from genes to behavior, the molecular and genetic basis of drug addiction, chromosome disorders, epigenetics and disease and sex differences in metabolism and energy homeostasis. Sex-based biology is rapidly developing into a new field of research, and this conference offers a unique opportunity for new and established investigators to share their findings in a relaxed setting. Attendance to this conference is by invitation only and it is limited to 60 established investigators and 25 new investigators. Senior investigators are encouraged to nominate junior faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for invitation to the conference. A summary of the conference presentations will be compiled into a report and these proceedings will be distributed to various audiences and posted in PDF format on the SWHR website.