CSHL Molecular Genetics of Aging Conference

简介（申请人提供）：拟在2014年、2016年和2018年在冷泉港实验室召开的衰老分子遗传学系列会议每两年举行一次。自16年前成立以来，该会议已成为展示老龄化研究最新进展的绝对领先场所，这是一个迅速扩大和快速发展的研究领域。会议将汇集来自国际社会的大约300-350名科学家，他们研究衰老的遗传学和分子生物学的不同方面。会议将提供一个深入的论坛，介绍不同领域的分子衰老研究的新发现。2014年会议的平台会议将包括：炎症/免疫；DNA修复/衰老;组织维护/干细胞；表观遗传学;细胞内稳态;新陈代谢;比较生物学/非标准模型；长寿基因与人类生物学；干预措施;和海报。口头会议将由主要科学家主持，并将以大量从会前三个月公开提交的摘要中选出的简短演讲为特色。因此，这次会议通过介绍最新的发现，独特地促进了新思想的发展。此外，学生和博士后的大量报告培养了下一代年轻科学家，帮助他们在老龄化研究领域发展事业。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed meeting series on the Molecular Genetics of Aging is to be held biennially in 2014, 2016 and 2018 at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Since its inception 16 years ago, this conference has become an absolute leading venue for presentation of the latest progress in aging research, a rapidly expanding and fast-moving research field. The conference(s) will bring together about 300-350 scientists from the international community working on different aspects of the genetics and molecular biology of aging. The meeting will provide an in-depth forum for presentation of new findings in different areas of molecular aging research. Platform sessions in the 2014 meeting will include: Inflammation/immunity; DNA repair/senescence; Tissue maintenance/stem cells; Epigenetics; Cellular homeostasis; Metabolism; Comparative biology/non-standard models; Longevity genes and human biology; Interventions; and Posters. The oral sessions will be chaired by leading scientists and will feature a large number of short talks selected from openly submitted abstracts three months before the meeting. As such, this meeting uniquely fosters the development of new ideas by presentation of late-breaking findings. Moreover, the large percentage of presentations by students and postdocs fosters the next generation of young scientists, helping them to promote their careers in aging research.