Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案请求支持2006年7月25日至7月30日在美国威斯康星州麦迪逊市举行的第八届生物学和医学中硒国际研讨会。这一系列的前几次国际专题讨论会分别在意大利威尼斯（2000年）、中国北京（1996年）和美国纳什维尔（1992年）举行。成立了一个国际组织委员会。12位著名的硒研究人员已同意主持会议，30位发言人已同意应邀发表演讲。威斯康星州联盟会议中心已签订合同，以协调注册，酒店和摘要提交/程序准备。一个网站将涵盖硒生物学和医学所有领域的最新进展。口头会议包括：硒蛋白基因组学;硒与硒蛋白的结合;硒蛋白的特性及其功能;硒代谢中的酶和代谢;硒蛋白敲除模型;硒-病毒相互作用;人体硒代谢和需求;硒与癌症化学预防;植物中的硒代谢和形态;家畜中的硒;细菌硒酶和独特的硒代谢;环境中的硒;硒与活性氧和氮。预计会议规模为40名特邀发言者和230名登记与会者，与以往会议类似。妇女和少数民族将担任主席和发言人，并将作出特别努力，吸引和支持年轻的调查人员。会议从星期二晚上的开幕式开始，每天上午有2次全体会议，3个下午有平行的口头会议，2个下午有海报会议，一个开放的下午允许有组织的图尔斯/活动，星期六下午晚些时候有最后一次会议，然后是宴会。纪念联盟及其湖畔露台是一个田园诗般的环境，已被所有人所熟知和喜爱。我们对硒生物学的理解最近取得了关键进展，这是一个及时的会议，并在分子和基因组方法整合研究必需营养素的前沿。本次会议的广度和深度及其与会者将有助于更好地整合这一信息，从而取得更多进展，加深对人类健康的理解。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests support for the 8th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, on July 25 to July 30th, 2006, at the University of Wisconsin. The previous international symposiums in this series were held in Venice Italy (2000), Beijing China (1996) and Nashville USA (1992). An international organizing committee has been formed. 12 noted selenium researchers have agreed to chair sessions, and 30 speakers have agreed to give invited talks. The Wisconsin Union Conference Center has contracted to coordinate the registration, hotels, and abstract submission/program preparation. A website will cover recent advances in all areas of selenium biology and medicine. Oral sessions include: Selenoprotein Genomics; Se Incorporation into Selenoproteins; Characterization of Selenoproteins and their Function; Enzymes and Metabolites in Se Metabolism; Selenoprotein Knockout Models; Selenium-Virus Interactions; Human Se Metabolism and Requirements; Se and Cancer Chemoprevention; Se Metabolism and Speciation in Plants; Se in Domestic Animals; Bacterial Selenoenzymes and Unique Se Metabolism; Se in the Environment; Se and Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species. A meeting size is projected to be 40 invited speakers and 230 registered participants, similar to previous meetings. Women and minorities will be well-represented as chairs and speakers, and special efforts will also be made to attract and support young investigators. The meeting starts with an opening session on Tuesday night, has 2 plenary sessions each morning, parallel oral sessions on 3 afternoons, poster sessions on 2 afternoons, an open afternoon to allow organized tours/activities, and a late afternoon final session on Saturday, followed by the banquet. The Memorial Union and its lakeside terrace is an idyllic setting that has come to be known and loved by all. Recent key advances in our understanding of selenium biology make this a timely meeting, and at the cutting edge in integration of molecular and genomic approaches to study of essential nutrients. The breath and depth of this meeting and its participants will help to better integrate this information, leading to additional advances and enhanced understanding of human health.