Overview

The Special Interest Groups (SIGs) represent the scientific diversity of EMS.  The SIG breakfast meetings are a time-tested favorite of the Annual Meeting. The SIG breakfast meeting format provides free-form discussions and short presentations of the key challenges and research. The SIGs provide a casual way for young investigators and seasoned researchers to interact. The SIGs also play a major role in proposing and running some of the symposia and workshops during the Annual Meeting.

View the SIG Meeting Schedule for the Upcoming 40th Annual Meeting.

Volunteer to help with a Special Interest Group: Contact the Group Leaders!

DNA Repair and Mutagenic Mechanisms
Joann B. Sweasy and Mats Ljungman

Epigenetics
Janet E. Baulch and Catherine B. Klein

Heritable Mutation and Disease
Carole L. Yauk and Francesco Marchetti

Molecular Epidemiology
Radim J. Sram and Miriam Poirier

New Technologies
Brinda Mahadevan and Patricia A. Escobar

Risk Assessment
David A.Eastmond and Nagu Keshava

Transgenic and In Vivo Mutagenesis
Kathleen A. Hill and Mugimane Manjanatha

Women in the EMS
Janice Pluth and Glenda Gentile

Charges:

1. Provide a forum to discuss topics of specific interest to the groups. These include, but are not limited to:
1. Sessions at the annual meeting
2. Breakfast Meetings
3. Interim special meetings
2. Determine if the identified items remain viable or should be superceded by alternate topics
3. The chair or designee of the special interest groups will serve on the Program Committee