Conference on Hemoglobin Switching

描述（由申请人提供）： 要求为定于2006年9月14日至17日举行的血红蛋白转换问题会议提供支助。会议将在英国牛津大学圣约翰学院举行。这是一个独特的会议，自1978年以来每两年举行一次，讨论珠蛋白基因的分子控制，血红蛋白转换和发育造血的问题。目前国际上还没有就这一主题举行其他会议。会议将代表分子生物学家，细胞生物学家，发育生物学家和临床研究人员的聚会，他们直接参与珠蛋白基因的分子生物学和红细胞生成的分子控制研究。会议为期三天。将特别重视青年调查员、妇女、博士后研究员和学生的参与。相当多的发言者将是年轻的调查人员和妇女。预计将有国际参与。要求为25名美国演讲者和25名美国年轻研究人员、博士后研究员和学生提供旅行和/或住宿支持。非美国研究者的支持将由欧盟来源提供。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Support is requested for organizing a Conference on Hemoglobin Switching, to take place September 14-17, 2006. The conference will be held in St. John's College, Oxford, UK. This is a unique conference which has been held every two years since 1978 and addresses the questions of the molecular control of globin genes, of hemoglobin switching and developmental hematopoiesis. No other conference on this topic is being held internationally. The conference will represent a gathering of molecular biologists, cell biologists, developmental biologists, and clinical investigators who are directly involved with studies on molecular biology of globin genes and the molecular control of erythropoiesis. The duration of the conference will be three days. Special emphasis will be given to the participation of young investigators, women, postdoctoral fellows and students. A significant number of speakers will be young investigators and women. International participation is anticipated. Support is requested for travel and/or lodging for 25 USA speakers, and 25 USA young investigators, postdoctoral fellows and students. Support for non-US investigators will be provided by EU sources.