Conference Grant: 2010 Santa Cruz Development Meeting, University of California, Santa Cruz Campus, June 30-July 3, 2010

发育生物学在生命科学中占有中心地位。 通过使用各种方法和技术专注于整个生物体的研究，该领域为我们理解调节地球上生命发展的共同过程做出了重大贡献。 在过去的十年中，发育生物学家在衰老和控制细胞死亡方面取得了重大发现，并获得了诺贝尔奖（Nobel 2002）。他们研究出了小RNA开启或关闭基因的机制（2006年诺贝尔奖和2008年拉斯克奖），并推动了新技术的发展;例如哺乳动物的基因替换（2007年诺贝尔奖）和在活细胞中观察蛋白质的能力（2008年诺贝尔奖）。2010年的圣克鲁斯发育生物学（SCDB）会议提供了一个论坛，在不同层次的工作，并使用广泛的实验科目下走到一起的主题"发展的多样性战略"的发育生物学家。在这里，研究人员可以了解最新的重大突破，以及这些突破如何进一步加速他们在发育生物学领域的进展。预计将有150多名发育生物学家参加2010年6月30日至7月3日在圣克鲁斯的加州大学举行的SCDB会议，讨论最新进展，交流思想，并教育该领域的当前领导者和即将到来的研究人员和学生。 由于参与这一努力的受邀演讲者的知名度和质量很高，而且会议规模较小，SCDB为知名科学家和年轻科学家之间的互动提供了前所未有的机会。会议计划很好地平衡，以促进妇女和传统上在科学领域代表性不足的群体成员的参与。

Developmental biology has a central place in the life sciences. By focusing on the study of whole organisms using a wide variety of approaches and technologies, the field has contributed significantly to our understanding of the common processes that regulate the development of life on our planet. Over the last decade, developmental biologists have made significant, Nobel-prize winning, discoveries in aging and in the control of cell death (Nobel 2002). They have worked out the mechanisms by which small RNAs turn genes on or off (Nobel 2006 and Lasker award in 2008) and have driven the development of new techniques; for example gene replacement in mammals (Nobel 2007) and the ability to see proteins in living cells (Nobel 2008). The 2010 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology (SCDB) meeting provides a forum for developmental biologists working at a variety of levels and using a wide range of experimental subjects to come together under the theme of 'Diverse strategies in Development'. Here, researchers can learn about the newest major breakthroughs and how these can further accelerate their progress in fields under the umbrella of developmental biology. Over 150 developmental biologists are expected to attend the SCDB meeting at University of California, Santa Cruz from June 30th--July 3rd, 2010 to discuss recent progress, to exchange ideas and to educate both the current leaders in the field and upcoming researchers and students. Due to the high visibility and quality of the invited speakers participating in this endeavor and the small size of the meeting, the SCDB provides unprecedented opportunities for interactions between established and young scientists. The conference program is well balanced to promote participation of women and members of groups traditionally underrepresented in science.