2008 CSHL Molecular Genetics of Aging Conference

描述(申请人提供)：2008年9月24-28日，冷泉港衰老分子遗传学实验室会议。拟于2008年、2010年和2012年每两年举行一次的老龄化分子遗传学系列会议于1993年首次举行，从一个专注于一个羽翼未丰的领域的小型会议发展成为一个令人兴奋的场所，吸引了这个现在快速发展的领域的新的、有经验的研究人员。这次会议(S)将汇集来自国际社会的大约300-350名科学家，他们致力于研究衰老的遗传学和分子生物学的不同方面。这次会议将提供一个密集、深入的论坛，在分子老化研究的不同领域展示新的发现和形成新的想法，这些领域正在取得快速进展。2008年会议的平台会议将包括：(1)遗传学I；(2)基因组稳定性；(3)线粒体/代谢；(4)细胞衰老/凋亡/应激；(5)干细胞；(6)增殖稳态；(7)环境/干预；(8)遗传学II。过去几年，在这些领域建立分子基础方面取得了显著进展，它们之间的相互关系日益清晰。会议将由在这些领域工作的领先科学家发表主旨演讲，他们将主持单独的会议。拟议的会议系列的主要优势之一是，因为绝大多数演讲是从会议前三个月公开提交的摘要中挑选出来的，所以为初级科学家提供了充分的机会来展示他们的结果，也为展示重要的、最新的发现提供了机会。会议形式还确保了科学家之间的互动时间，特别是在用餐和海报会议期间。2010年和2012年会议的方案组织者(轮换)、范围、目的和目的将是相似的。会议将促进在相关领域工作的分子老年学家和分子生物学家之间的互动，并为发展衰老研究的新想法和方法提供一个论坛。在过去的十年里，在理解生物衰老的细胞和分子基础方面取得了很大进展。现在很清楚，基因和环境影响寿命，但这些基因和过程的相互作用，以及它们如何与其他被认为在生物衰老中发挥作用的因素，包括疾病和新陈代谢，仍然知之甚少。这项关于衰老分子遗传学的两年一度的国际会议系列旨在成为讨论该领域最新研究的论坛。这次会议之所以值得注意，是因为大多数演讲都是从公开提交的摘要中挑选出来的，这为包括研究生在内的年轻科学家提供了广泛和多样化的代表来展示他们的最新研究成果的充分机会。这个系列的总体目标是促进对衰老生物学基础的讨论和加速研究，并改进与衰老相关的疾病的治疗以及衰老过程本身。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Conference Molecular Genetics of Aging September 24 - 28, 2008. The proposed meeting series on the Molecular Genetics of Aging, to be held biennially in 2008, 2010 and 2012, was first held in 1993 and has grown from a small meeting focused on a fledgling field to an exciting venue for new and experienced investigators in a now fast-moving 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 intense, in-depth forum for presenting new findings and formulating new ideas in different areas of molecular aging research in which rapid progress is being made. Platform sessions in the 2008 meeting will include: (1) Genetics I; (2) Genomic Stability; (3) Mitochondria/Metabolism; (4) Cellular Senescence/Apoptosis/Stress; (5) Stem Cells; (6) Proliferative Homeostasis; (7) Environment/Interventions; (8) Genetics II. In the past few years, remarkable progress has been made in establishing a molecular foundation in these areas, and their interrelationship is becoming increasingly clear. The meeting will feature anchoring talks by leading scientists working in these areas who will chair the individual sessions. One of the key strengths of the proposed meeting series is that because the large majority of talks are selected from the openly submitted abstracts three months prior to the meeting, ample opportunity is provided for junior scientists to present their results, and also for the presentation of important, late-breaking findings. The meeting format also ensures time for interactions between scientists, particularly during meals and in poster sessions. The program organizers (with rotation), scope, aim and purpose of the 2010 and 2012 meetings will be similar. The meeting will foster interaction among molecular gerontologists and molecular biologists working in related areas, and provide a forum for the development of new ideas and approaches to aging research. Great progress has been made over the last decade in understanding the cellular and molecular basis for how if not why organisms age. It is now clear that genes as well as environment influence lifespan, but the interactions of these genes and processes, and how these relate to other factors recognized as playing a role in organismal aging, including disease and metabolism, remain poorly understood. This international biennial conference series on the Molecular Genetics of Aging is intended to be a forum for discussion of the latest research in the field. This conference is notable because the majority of talks are selected from openly submitted abstracts giving ample opportunity for broad and diverse representation of junior scientists including graduate students to present their latest research. The overall goal of this series is to promote discussion and accelerate research into the biological basis of aging, and to improve treatment for diseases associated with aging, as well as the aging process itself.