nnGordon Conference: 2006 Tetrapyrroles, Chemistry and Biology of Gordon Research Conference

该奖项为将于2006年7月23日至28日在美国国际扶轮社纽波特的萨尔维里贾纳大学举行的第21届四吡咯化学和生物学戈登研究会议（GRC）提供支持。 会议将为来自各种科学学科的新老研究人员之间的思想交流提供一个论坛，这些科学学科在四吡咯化合物的化学和生物学方面具有共同的兴趣。 四吡咯具有不同的作用，例如催化氧化还原反应，收集光能，以及活化、递送和感测双原子气体（例如氧气、一氧化碳和一氧化氮）。 此外，它们是必需的营养素（例如维生素B12），并且通常通过转录和翻译效应（例如血红素）作为信号系统和蛋白质表达的调节剂。讨论主题包括：光敏四吡咯，四吡咯合成的生化细胞方面，四吡咯合成的新方面，复杂生物学过程中的血红素，四吡咯化学：纳米结构和人工血红素蛋白，四吡咯作为调节剂，健康疾病中血红素代谢的酶，以及四吡咯的运输。 更广泛的影响：跨学科的性质和广泛的四吡咯研究提出并讨论在这个GRC通过推进发现和许多基本的科学过程和应用的理解整合研究和教育。此外，还通过有计划的海报展示和年轻调查员的口头介绍促进教学和培训，从而营造一种促进初级和高级调查员之间互动的氛围。 会议扩大了代表性不足的群体在四吡咯科学领域的参与，包括妇女的显着比例，其他少数群体的成员，和初级研究人员（研究生和博士后研究员）在GRC会议计划作为发言人和讨论的领导者。 对整个社会的潜在好处包括开发许多实际应用，这些应用来自天然和合成四吡咯的化学和光化学性质，如生物传感器、作物产量提高、杀虫剂、催化剂、荧光探针和太阳能转换。

This award provides support for the 21st Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on the Chemistry and Biology of Tetrapyrroles at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI to be held July 23-28, 2006. The conference will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between established and new investigators from a wide variety of scientific disciplines with common interests in the chemistry and biology of tetrapyrrole compounds. Tetrapyrroles have diverse roles, such as catalyzing redox reactions, harvesting light energy, and activating, delivering and sensing diatomic gases (e.g. oxygen, carbon monoxide and nitric oxide). In addition, they are essential nutrients (e.g. vitamin B12) and often act as regulators of signaling systems and protein expression, via transcriptional and translational effects (e.g. heme). Discussion topics include: LIGHT SENSING TETRAPYRROLES, BIOCHEMICAL & CELLULAR ASPECTS OF TETRAPYRROLE SYNTHESIS, NOVEL ASPECTS OF TETRAPYRROLE SYNTHESIS, HEME IN COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, TETRAPYRROLE CHEMISTRY: NANOSTRUCTURES AND ARTIFICIAL HEME-PROTEINS, TETRAPYRROLES AS REGULATORS, ENZYMES OF HEME METABOLISM IN HEALTH & DISEASE, and TETRAPYRROLE TRAFFICKING. Broader impacts: The inter-disciplinary nature and broad range of tetrapyrrole research presented and discussed at this GRC integrate research and education by advancing discovery and understanding of many fundamental scientific processes and applications. Furthermore, teaching and training are promoted via planned poster sessions and oral presentations of young investigators, which generate an atmosphere that fosters interactions between junior and senior investigators. The meeting broadens the participation of underrepresented groups in the area of tetrapyrrole science by including a significant proportion of women, members of other minority groups, and junior investigators (graduate students and post-doctoral fellows) in the GRC conference program as speakers and discussion leaders. The potential benefits to society at large include the development of many practical applications derived from the chemical and photochemical properties of natural and synthetic tetrapyrroles such as biosensors, crop yield improvement, pesticides, catalysts, fluorescent probes and solar energy conversion.