WORKSHOP: Strengthening Research Collaborations and Dissemination Knowledge of Nematode-Bacterium Partnerships. April 20-22, 2007 at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

研讨会：加强线虫-细菌伙伴关系的研究合作和传播知识。

• 批准号: 0641690
• 负责人: S-Patricia Stock
• 金额: $ 0.74万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-04-01 至 2008-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0641690&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: WORKSHOP; Strengthening; Research; Collaborations; Dissemination

Intimate associations between microbes and eukaryotic hosts are widespread in nature, occurring in every type of ecological niche. The spectrum of such interactions ranges from highly integrated obligatory symbioses to loose associations. Understanding how microorganisms and their hosts interact with each other and at different biological levels is of fundamental importance. One of the most common eukaryote-prokaryote interactions is that between nematodes (roundworms) and bacteria. The range of associations between nematodes and bacteria is incredibly broad, ranging from fortuitous to obligate and from beneficial to pathogenic. Moreover, this extensive spectrum of symbioses occurs in all possible habitats of our planet.At present numerous researchers worldwide are studying associations between these two groups of organisms. Yet no common coherent ground exists connecting the science being done in this discipline, despite the fact that advances in each will undoubtedly inform the others. Furthermore, a comparative approach has the power to reveal common underlying themes of nematode-bacterium associations as well as fundamental aspects of symbiosisA workshop on 'Nematode-Bacteria Symbioses' will promote intellectual discourse among scientists studying bacteria-nematode association. The goals of this workshop are threefold: 1) Foster interdisciplinary collaborations between scientists; 2) break down barriers between researchers studying different taxonomic groups of nematode-microbe associations; 3) encourage scientists engaged in basic and applied research to explore how cross-talk and networking can enhance and advance science in this field. The workshop will be held from April 21 to 23, 2007, at the University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona. Keynote speakers will present on a broad range of taxa and topics pertaining to microbe-nematode interactions, including ecto- and endosymbiosis, beneficial symbioses, multitrophic interactions, pathogenesis, host recognition, colonization processes, genetics and genomics. The invited speakers are world-recognized experts in their research fields and include individuals from underrepresented groups including women (two), beginning investigators (two) and racial minorities (one). This workshop will help build bridges between historically separated disciplines, provide a venue for setting common and comparative research goals, and create new research collaborations and directions. Its challenge is to make educated decisions regarding the most important questions for the field of Nematode-Bacterium Symbioses to be addressed by the new methodologies of genomics, molecular and computational biology. This workshop is also meant to encourage participants to think and present their work bearing in mind that nematode-microbe associations are excellent model systems that can be applied and considered at different level of course curricula. The proceedings of this workshop will be summarized and submitted together as a series of papers to the journal, "Symbiosis" as a special issue dedicated to this symposium.

微生物和真核宿主之间的密切联系在自然界中广泛存在，存在于各种类型的生态位中。这种相互作用的范围从高度整合的强制性共生到松散的关联。了解微生物和它们的宿主如何在不同的生物学水平上相互作用是至关重要的。真核生物-原核生物之间最常见的相互作用之一是线虫(蛔虫)和细菌之间的相互作用。线虫和细菌之间的联系范围非常广泛，从偶然的到专有的，从有益的到致病的。此外，这种广谱的共生存在于地球上所有可能的栖息地。目前，世界各地的许多研究人员正在研究这两类生物之间的联系。然而，这一学科中正在进行的科学研究并不存在共同的、连贯的基础，尽管这两个学科的进展无疑会给其他学科提供信息。此外，比较方法有能力揭示线虫-细菌协会的共同潜在主题以及共生的基本方面‘线虫-细菌共生’研讨会将促进研究细菌-线虫协会的科学家之间的知识交流。该讲习班的目标有三个：1)促进科学家之间的跨学科合作；2)打破研究线虫-微生物协会不同分类组的研究人员之间的障碍；3)鼓励从事基础和应用研究的科学家探索串扰和联网如何促进和推动这一领域的科学。研讨会将于2007年4月21日至23日在亚利桑那州图森市的亚利桑那大学举行。主旨演讲者将介绍与微生物-线虫相互作用有关的广泛的分类群和主题，包括外生和内生共生、有益的共生、多营养相互作用、发病机制、宿主识别、定殖过程、遗传学和基因组学。受邀发言者是其研究领域的世界公认的专家，其中包括来自代表性不足群体的个人，包括妇女(两名)、初级调查人员(两名)和少数族裔(一名)。这次研讨会将有助于在历史上相互独立的学科之间架起桥梁，为制定共同和比较的研究目标提供一个场所，并创造新的研究合作和方向。它的挑战是就线虫-细菌共生领域最重要的问题做出明智的决定，这些问题将通过基因组学、分子和计算生物学的新方法来解决。该讲习班还旨在鼓励与会者思考和介绍他们的工作，同时铭记线虫-微生物协会是极好的模式系统，可以在不同级别的课程中加以应用和审议。本次研讨会的会议记录将作为一系列论文汇总并提交给《共生》杂志，作为本次研讨会的专刊。