EMGS was founded in 1969 in Washington, DC with the purpose of providing a forum for the establishment and support of scientists in the field of genomics and environmental mutagenesis. Over the past 54 years, our Society has helped shape public policy on the environment by providing critical information on environmental mutagens. While the initial focus of EMGS was on germ-cell mutagenesis, which remains an area of strong interest, today the EMGS is also the primary professional society for scientists involved in understanding mechanisms of DNA repair, mutagenesis, the regulation of the epigenome, environmental genomics, consequences of mutation resulting in cancer, birth defects, and other disorders. We expect around 400 attendees from numerous countries. Attendees range from students to recognized experts in the field. The 2023 EMGS will be held in beautiful Chicago, ILL from September 9-13, 2023.
The 2023 EMGS meeting addresses both our changing exposures and ground-breaking methods available to assess adverse genomic effects. As always, the content of our meeting is driven directly by our membership as to what is important and relevant to their research and careers. Our sessions cover basic research to increase our understanding of important molecules and pathways that drive our response to environmental and other challenges, as well as applied approaches that solve the problems of genotoxicity research and product development. We are highlighting technologies that provide data-rich and quantitative sources of mechanistic information, as well as the benefits of innovative in vitro models, artificial intelligence, and novel bioinformatic platforms. These efforts lead to opportunities to develop disease treatments and custom-design drugs in the clinic. Ultimately, we are striving to develop a better understanding of how our environment affects our genomes and the resulting effects on human health.
Mariana G. Figueiro, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Hans Clevers, PhD
Utrecht University, Utrecht, NL
Ivan Rusyn, MD, PhD
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA