IBANGS Annual Meeting Support

描述(申请人提供)：国际行为和神经遗传学学会(IBANGS)是一个年轻的学会，致力于解释行为和神经遗传学对个体差异的潜在作用的大脑机制。成员使用了一系列的模型系统，包括神经网络建模、线虫、黑腹线虫、啮齿动物、非人类灵长类和人类。遗传学方法的应用范围广泛，包括基因功能的多元统计分析、基因表达阵列/蛋白质组学分析、基因靶向研究(随机和定向突变)、嵌合体、选择性选育和近交系的研究，以及基因发现方法，包括主基因和数量性状基因座的连锁和关联分析。成员包括各种学科的教师、博士后研究员、研究生和医学生。自1997年以来，该小组举行了7次会议，现在每年作为一个完全独立的会议举行会议。IBANGS继续吸引新成员，每一届年会的参与者都有所增加。最近于2005年6月9日至12日在西班牙锡特日结束的会议吸引了100人参加。 会议参与者。目前R13奖项支持的第三次也是最后一次会议将于2006年5月19日至22日在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华举行。自2003年以来，国家酒精滥用和酒精中毒研究所为目前的R13提供了大部分资金，国家老龄研究所、国家儿童健康和人类发育研究所以及国家精神健康研究所也提供了额外的支持。该学会的期刊《基因、大脑和行为》(布莱克韦尔出版有限公司)现在由该学会每年出版八次。这本期刊已经进入了第四个年头，被PubMed收录，前两年的影响因子分别达到了2.864和3.846，在198种神经科学期刊中排名第41位。订阅该杂志是IBANGS会员的一项好处。神经行为遗传学已被证明是酒精中毒、心理健康、儿童发展和人类老龄化领域的重要研究工具。从历史上看，到目前为止，这些领域的研究都出现在IBANGS会议的每一项科学计划中。 寻求支持，以支付每年20名学生、博士后研究员和初级教员的旅费。从这个由20名青年科学家组成的小组中，选出了2名优秀研究生、1名优秀博士后和1名优秀初级教员进行演讲，并邀请他们提交关于基因、大脑和行为的论文。这个年轻的社会提供了一个机会，吸引年轻研究人员的核心群体在他们形成的岁月里从事神经行为遗传学和对改善人类健康的研究的追求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS) is a young society dedicated to explication of brain mechanisms underlying behavioral and neurogenetic contributions to individual differences. Members employ a full range of model systems, including neural network modeling, C. Elegans, D. Melanogaster, rodents, non-human primates and humans. Genetic methods employed range widely, including multivariate statistical analyses of gene function, gene expression arrays/proteomics analyses, and gene targeting studies (random and targeted mutagenesis), studies of chimeras, selectively bred and inbred strains, and gene finding methods including linkage and association analyses of major genes and quantitative trait loci. Members include faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate and medical students in a wide variety of disciplines. The group has met 7 times since 1997 and now meets annually as a fully independent conference. IBANGS continues to attract new members, and each annual meeting has seen an increase in participants. The recently completed meeting June 9-12, 2005, in Sitges, Spain, attracted 100 meeting participants. The third and final meeting to be supported by the current R13 award will be held in Vancouver BC, Canada, May 19-22, 2006. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has provided the bulk of the funding for the current R13 since 2003, and additional support has been provided by the National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and National Institute of Mental Health. The society's journal, Genes, Brain and Behavior (Blackwell Publishing Ltd.), is now published eight times per year by the Society. This journal is entering its fourth year, is indexed by PubMed and has achieved impact factors of 2.864 and 3.846 in its first two years, placing it 41st among 198 neuroscience journals. Subscription to the journal is a benefit of IBANGS membership. Neurobehavioralgenetics has proven to be a vital research tool in the areas of alcoholism, mental health, child development, and human aging. Historically, studies in those areas have been represented in each of the scientific programs for IBANGS meetings to date. Support is sought to defray travel expenses for 20 students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty each year. From this group of 20 young scientists, 2 outstanding graduate students, 1 outstanding post-doc, and 1 outstanding junior faculty member are chosen to present talks, and they are invited to submit their papers to Genes, Brain and Behavior. This young society presents an opportunity to attract a core group of young investigators during their formative years to neurobehavioral genetics and the pursuit of research improving human health.