Society for Developmental Biology 65th Annual Meeting, June 17-21, 2006 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

项目概要基金申请部分支持将于2006年6月17日至21日在密歇根大学安阿伯举行的发育生物学学会第65届年会。该学会在过去的67年里组织了发育生物学的主要全球会议，仅在第二次世界大战期间缺席了两次。在过去的十几年里，会议规模增加了两倍多（从1993年的不到300人增加到2005年的不到1,000人），摘要提交也做得很好（从不到200人增加到近800人）。拟议活动的智力价值是什么？与会者将展示他们的最新数据，其中许多尚未发表，有助于该领域知识的进步。由于它已成为一个成功的传统，平台和海报形式的科学会议涵盖了包括植物，无脊椎动物和脊椎动物在内的各种生物体的工作。在初步计划中列出的所有受邀演讲者都接受了邀请，告诉我们他们在以下领域的一些最令人兴奋的发现：-全体会议：基因组学和基因网络，发展的演变，发展中的模式形成。同期会议：发展和衰老，新的遗传机制在发展中，干细胞在动物和植物，细胞信号，寻路和超越模式生物。约24个额外的演讲者将从提交的摘要中选择在同期会议的简短演讲，允许包括最新的结果，并为初级研究人员提供一个机会，以解决大量的观众，因为优先考虑他们。本次会议将首次举行博士后研讨会。它由博士后研究员管理，受邀演讲者将是博士后。在六月前举行的2006年SDB地区会议上，将从提交的摘要和博士后报告获奖者中选出简短的演讲。这次会议的另一个“第一”是将于六月十六日和十七日举行的新学院靴子营。专业发展和教育委员会的成员组织了这次新的活动，其中将包括动手实验室与模型生物，课程设计，指导和实验室管理会议。SDB成员谁是新的教师（最多5年的工作）被邀请申请在这个阵营的一个席位。酷职业选择在生命科学和赠款写作研讨会完成教育会议，一个严重的承诺，社会培训未来的发展生物学家。拟议活动的广泛影响是什么？除了传播该领域的新科学发现外，与会者将有充分的机会讨论与职业、赠款和资金有关的问题，以及在教育会议和新教师靴子训练营期间教授发育生物学的各个方面。新的专门的博士后研讨会将为这些几乎独立的年轻研究者提供一个机会来组织他们自己的会议，包括审查摘要和选择最合适的简短演讲-一窥同行评审过程。预计出席人数约为800人，其中大多数人将在每天的专门海报会议上展示他们的新数据。这些围绕海报的社交时间将提供一个论坛，将初级和高级研究人员聚集在一起，使他们能够就科学、教育和科学在当今社会中的作用交换意见。在校园内共同用餐将延长参与者的讨论和网络机会。旅行奖将提供给代表性不足的少数民族，学生，博士后研究员，主要是本科院校的教师，以及拉丁美洲的教师和学生参加会议。

PROJECT SUMMARYFunds are requested for partial support of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, to be held June 17-21, 2006, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. The Society has organized the major worldwide meeting in developmental biology for the past 67 years, missing only two during World War II. The meeting size has more than tripled over the last dozen years (from less than 300 in 1993 to just under 1,000 in 2005) and abstract submissions have done just as well (from less than 200 to almost 800).1. What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?Participants will be presenting their latest data, many yet to be published, contributing to advancement of knowledge in the field. As it has become a successful tradition, the scientific sessions in platform and poster formats encompass work on diverse organisms including plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. All the invited speakers listed in the preliminary program have accepted the invitation to tell us about some of their most exciting findings in the following areas:- Plenary Sessions: Genomics and Gene Networks, Evolution of Development, Pattern Formation in Development.- Concurrent Sessions: Development and Senescence, Novel Genetic Mechanisms in Development, Stem Cells in Animals and Plants, Cell-cell Signaling, Pathfinding and Beyond Model Organisms.About 24 additional speakers will be chosen from submitted abstracts for short talks in the concurrent sessions, allowing the inclusion of the latest results and providing an opportunity for junior investigators to address a large audience, as priority will be given to them. A Postdoctoral Symposium will take place for the first time at this meeting. It is run by postdoctoral fellows, and the invited speakers will be postdocs. Short talks will be selected from submitted abstracts and winners of postdoctoral presentations at the 2006 SDB regional meetings held before June.Another "first" at this meeting is a Boot Camp for New Faculty to be held on June 16, and 17. Members of the Professional Development and Education Committee organized this new event which will include sessions on Hands-on lab with model organisms, Course design, Mentoring and Lab management. SDB members who are new faculty (up to 5-years in the job) are invited to apply for a seat in this camp. Cool Career Choices in Life Sciences and Grant Writing Workshop complete the educational sessions, a serious commitment of the Society to training of future developmental biologists.2. What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?Besides dissemination of new scientific findings in the field, meeting participants will have ampleopportunity to discuss issues related to careers, grants and funding, and the various aspects of teaching developmental biology during the education sessions and the boot camp for new faculty. The new, dedicated postdoctoral symposium will offer a chance for these almost-independent young investigators to organize their own sessions, including review of abstracts and selection of the most appropriate ones for short talks - a glimpse into the peer review process.Attendance is expected to be about 800 people and most of them will present their new datain the dedicated poster sessions each day. These social hours around the posters will provide a forum to bring together junior and senior investigators and to allow them to exchange ideas on science, education and the role of science in today's society. The common meals taken on campus will extend the discussion and networking opportunities for the participants. Travel awards will be available to bring underrepresented minorities, students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions, and Latin American faculty and students to attend the meeting.