[ascct] Fwd: Reminder to Register for upcoming Exploring Human Genomic Plasticity and Environmental Stressors: Emerging Evidence on Telomeres, Copy Number Variation, and Transposons Meeting

From: Kristie Sullivan <KSullivan@xxxxxxxx>
To: "ascct@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ascct@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:06:06 -0400
Upcoming meeting that might be of interest:


Kristie Sullivan, MPH
Secretary
American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012







Reminder to Register for Upcoming Meeting: Exploring Human Genomic Plasticity 
and Environmental Stressors: Emerging Evidence on Telomeres, Copy Number 
Variation, and Transposons



If you have not already registered for this meeting, please note that 
registration is NOW OPEN for both on-site  and webcast attendees. Our meetings 
are free and open to the public. Registration and additional information is at 
http://nas-sites.org/emergingscience/meetings/genomic-plasticity/<http://click.newsletters.nas.edu/?ju=fe2a157571630475701073&ls=fde717767c6402747c14767d&m=fef81279746700&l=fe961670746706757c&s=fe2710737263027e751c72&jb=ffcf14&t=>.


October 4-5, 2012
Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm, Friday 8:30am-12:00noon*
Keck Center (Room 100), 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington D.C.

 Ready to S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Thinking about the Human Genome?

The human genome is routinely thought of as a static component of the cell, one 
that is subject to just two fates; to be inherited or to mutate. However, since 
the completion of the sequencing of the human genome, scientists have been 
exploring how the genome responds to environmental stressors and chemical 
exposure.  It turns out the genome is much more dynamic than we thought.  
Genomes have the characteristic of plasticity, which makes it possible to adapt 
quickly in order to survive changes in environmental conditions.

Changes in the genome can have a big impact on human health. The Standing 
Committee on Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions has been 
exploring factors that influence human health in its workshop series.  An 
earlier forum on Epigenetics 
(http://nas-sites.org/emergingscience/workshops/epigenetics<http://click.newsletters.nas.edu/?ju=fe29157571630475701074&ls=fde717767c6402747c14767d&m=fef81279746700&l=fe961670746706757c&s=fe2710737263027e751c72&jb=ffcf14&t=>
 ) looked at how genes are expressed and silenced in response to environment 
stressors. Mobile and evolving elements such as telomeres, transposons, and 
copy number variants are other important factors in understanding the potential 
effect of our environment on human health.

The Genomic Plasticity forum will look beyond random mutation and discuss the 
fundamental changes in genomic alterations that can contribute to disease and 
ageing, as well as new technologies and tools to identify and study genome 
plasticity events.  The forum will initiate/foster the exploration of how 
environmental stressors may impact the genome, by exploring the intersection of 
mechanisms leading to genomic changes and mechanisms targeted by environmental 
stressors.






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