2012 Gordon Research Conference on Mutagenesis - Formal Schedule and Speaker/Poster Program
- Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). School of Medicine
The delicate balance among cellular pathways that control mutagenic changes in DNA will be the focus of the 2012 Mutagenesis Gordon Research Conference. Mutagenesis is essential for evolution, while genetic stability maintains cellular functions in all organisms from microbes to metazoans. Different systems handle DNA lesions at various times of the cell cycle and in different places within the nucleus, and inappropriate actions can lead to mutations. While mutation in humans is closely linked to disease, notably cancers, mutational systems can also be beneficial. The conference will highlight topics of beneficial mutagenesis, including full establishment of the immune system, cell survival mechanisms, and evolution and adaptation in microbial systems. Equal prominence will be given to detrimental mutation processes, especially those involved in driving cancer, neurological diseases, premature aging, and other threats to human health. Provisional session titles include Branching Pathways in Mutagenesis; Oxidative Stress and Endogenous DNA Damage; DNA Maintenance Pathways; Recombination, Good and Bad; Problematic DNA Structures; Localized Mutagenesis; Hypermutation in the Microbial World; and Mutation and Disease.
- Research Organization:
- Gordon Research Conferences Inc., West Kingston, RI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0008029
- OSTI ID:
- 1050591
- Report Number(s):
- DE-SC0008029
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2012 Mutagenesis Gordon Research Conference, Newport, RI (United States), 19-23 Aug 2012
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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