2016 Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on Marine Microbes

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项目编号	1643240
	2016 Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on Marine Microbes
	Bryndan Durham
主持机构	Gordon Research Conferences
项目开始年	2016
	2016-07-15
项目结束日期	2016-12-31
资助机构	US-NSF
项目类别	Standard Grant
项目经费	12900(USD)
国家	美国
语种	英语
英文摘要	The 2016 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Marine Microbes will be held in conjunction with one other from June 18-19 and June 19-24, respectively, in Girona, Spain. Together the Marine Microbes GRS and GRC make up an international forum for cutting-edge research in the ecology, evolution and function of microorganisms in the ocean, while the GRS is a young-researcher-centric meeting bringing together students and postdocs to discuss their research, create informal networks among peers, and gain experience/confidence for participation in the following GRC. Funds are requested to help support participation in the GRC and GRS by students and postdocs. The GRS and GRC will have an impact on the community of marine microbial researchers for years to come. By promoting open discussion and free thinking, these meetings foster national and international collaboration between participants, both among established researchers and early-career scientists. With the inclusion of the GRS, these meetings will also promote the careers of young researchers by giving them exposure and time to interact with established researchers in the field. In addition, the mentoring at the GRS will help prepare young researchers for careers in academia, and the discussions at the GRC will help them form personal perspectives on key issues of relevance to the study of marine microbes. Marine microbes occupy an important role in the biosphere by fueling the marine food web, performing energy and nutrient transformations, and performing a wide range of still unknown metabolic and physiological processes with implications for our own survival on the planet. They comprise 98 percent of the biomass of the world?s oceans, supply more than half the world's oxygen, are the major processors of the world?s greenhouse gases, and have the potential to mitigate the effects of climate change. They are also the cause of diseases that are suspected to be spreading due to global warming, yet they also produce compounds which are potential cures and solutions for combating human diseases. This meeting represents one of the only opportunities for researchers to come together and discuss marine microbes specifically and in depth, and will be important in defining the future of the field. The special format of the Conference, with a maximum of 150 participants allowed, includes morning sessions, followed by free afternoons and afterwards evening sessions and is specifically designed to foster interaction and promote the free exchange of ideas. The GRS and GRC programs will cover several aspects of marine microbial research, from "omics" and other emerging technologies to physiology, chemical ecology and ecosystem scale science. The best science in the field will be presented by both younger and more established top scientists during invited and contributed oral and poster presentations. Specific sessions will be dedicated to current "hot topics" in the field, where different points of view will be presented and discussed, hopefully provoking critical thinking and a consensus. The location of this meeting in Spain will provide a pleasant and informal setting with many opportunities for casual interactions and ensure that the meeting is truly international, with the hope of sparking new international collaborations. The GRS will increase participation by young researchers, giving them a chance to meet the leaders in our field while also forming linkages within their own peer group that may lead to future collaborations. The GRS has only a limited educational component from senior researchers, because it is committed to bringing young scientists together to discuss their current research and build informal networks with their peers that may lead to a lifetime of collaboration and scientific achievement with the support of leading scientists from the associated GRC. The GRS program will consist of talks and poster sessions from the participants, along with time for formal and informal discussions of the research presented. The mentoring component will be provided by two plenary talks from Profs. Thomas Richards from the University of Exeter and Julia Kubanek from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The GRS is expected to have ~50 participants, and all attendees are encouraged to attend the associated GRC.
来源学科分类	Geosciences - Ocean Sciences
文献类型	项目
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/69801
专题	环境与发展全球科技态势
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bryndan Durham.2016 Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on Marine Microbes.2016.