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The International Mammalian Genome Society (IMGS) is a professional scientific organization that promotes and coordinates the genetic and genomic study of mammals. It has a scientific journal, ''Mammalian Genome'', and organizes an annual international meeting, the International Mammalian Genome Conference (IMGC). == History and governance == The society was formed in 1991 from informal discussions within the mouse genetics scientific community. It had 48 founding members, including Gail R. Martin, Eric Lander, Tsui Lap-chee and Shirley M. Tilghman.〔 It has three stated goals: * To facilitate the creation of databases of genetic information, * Organize meetings for mammalian geneticists to share expertise and supervise the organization of genetic data (for example, into genetic maps and reference genomes), and * To coordinate the mapping and sequencing of model organisms with similar efforts focusing on the human genome. The society has served as an organizing body for a number of initiatives in mouse genetics. It coordinated the formation of the International Mouse Mutagenesis Consortium, an effort to assign a function to every gene in the mammalian genome, oversaw activities of chromosome committees and advised on biological database developments.〔 Membership of the International Mammalian Genome Society is open to all people interested in mammalian genetics. Members pay yearly dues, for which they receive voting rights and access to ''Mammalian Genome''.〔 The society is governed by a secretariat of three presidents (vice, current and past-president) and elected officers.〔 Each officer is elected by a ballot of members for a period of two years; the presidents serve for a consecutive six-year period, two in each position.〔 The current president (2015–2016) is Teresa Gunn, associate professor at the McLaughlin Research Institute.〔 From 2009 the graduate student or post-doctoral fellow who wins the Verne Chapman Young Scientist Award at the annual meeting also joins the secretariat for the following two years.〔〔 Secretariat elections are organized by a Nomination and Election Committee consisting of six active society members.〔 The society also maintains an administrative office at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Mammalian Genome Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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