A Joint US-EU Workshop on Genomics and Environmental Biotechnology, Rockville, MD, March 29-31, 2004

为了加强美国和欧盟早期职业科学家之间的科学交流，美国-欧盟关于基因组学和环境生物技术的联合研讨会将于2004年3月29-31日在美国马里兰州罗克维尔的基因组研究所(TIGR)举行。这次研讨会的目标包括以下几点。1)探索基因组科学在环境生物技术中的当前应用--目前的技术水平是什么？2)研究基因组学在环境生物技术中未来可能发挥的作用--未来的潜在应用是什么，实现这种潜力必须满足哪些需求？3)为研究这些问题的研究人员提供一个科学交流知识和思想的论坛，从而提供新的合作机会。4)鼓励该领域的下一代领导者。通过正式口头演示和海报演示讨论的主题包括以下内容。1)元基因组学方法的使用及其与环境多样性和生物技术研究的相关性。2)使用生物信息学检查来自元基因组方法的序列信息。3)基因组方法在理解生物修复和生物技术方面的应用。研讨会将促进来自美国和欧盟的早期和资深科学家之间的知识和思想交流，其更广泛的影响将是让年轻的、有创造力的科学家参与环境生物技术领域，促进国际合作，并培训生物信息学工具方面的研究人员。参加研讨会的18名资深科学家(9名来自欧盟，9名来自美国)将被要求确定一名有前途的早期职业科学家(研究生、博士后研究员或初级研究员)，该科学家也将被邀请参加。将通过本组织为期半天的生物信息学特别会议提供生物信息学工具使用方面的额外培训，重点是网上生物信息学平台的使用。

In order to increase scientific interchange between early career scientists in the US and EU, a joint United States-European Union Workshop on Genomics and Environmental Biotechnology will be held at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), Rockville MD, US on March 29-31, 2004. The goals of this Workshop include the following. 1) An exploration of current applications of genome science to environmental biotechnology- what is the present state of the art? 2) The examination of future roles that genomics can play in environmental biotechnology- what are the potential applications for the future and what needs must be met to realize this potential? 3) To provide a forum for scientific exchange of knowledge and ideas by researchers investigating these issues thereby presenting new opportunities for collaboration. 4) To encourage the next generation of leaders in the field. Topics to be discussed through formal oral presentations and poster presentations include the following. 1) The use of metagenomics approaches and their relevance to studying environmental diversity and biotechnology. 2) The use of bioinformatics to examine sequence information derived from metagenomic approaches. 3) The application of genomic approaches to understanding bioremediation and biotechnology. The Workshop will foster the exchange of knowledge and ideas between early career and senior scientists from both the US and EU, and its broader impacts will be to engage young, creative scientists in the field of environmental biotechnology, to foster international collaborations, and to train researchers in bioinformatics tools. Eighteen Senior Scientists (nine from the EU and nine from the US) attending the workshop will be asked to identify a promising early career scientist (Graduate Student, Post-Doctoral Fellow or Junior Investigator) who will also be invited to participate. Additional training will be provided in the use of bioinformatics tools through the organization a special half-day iahands onla session focused on the use of a web-based bioinformatics platform.