Conference: Keystone Symposia meeting on Evolutionary Developmental Biology; Tahoe City, CA

会议：进化发育生物学Keystone研讨会；

• 批准号: 1111027
• 负责人: James Aiken
• 金额: $ 0.6万
• 依托单位: Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-03-15 至 2012-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1111027&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Keystone; Symposia; meeting; Evolutionary

The purpose of the Keystone Symposia meeting on Evolutionary Developmental Biology is to gather the leading researchers across the discipline to share recent progress on understanding the genetic and developmental basis of the evolution of plant and animal diversity, and to stimulate research in new, emerging, and interdisciplinary approaches to current challenges in evolutionary developmental biology. The prospective speakers include the most notable contributors to the field as well as emerging new investigators who, together, constitute an exceptionally broad representation of this highly interdisciplinary research field. Research in the field of evolutionary developmental biology advances knowledge by using a cross-disciplinary approach to investigate the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying the evolution and diversification of multicellular organisms. This meeting will provide a unique forum for researchers with different perspectives, and from different career stages, to identify the most significant recent advances and discuss paths to addressing as yet unanswered questions. Keystone Symposia provides an internationally recognized platform as well as resources to ensure the success of this meeting, and the organizers are well-recognized leaders in the field of evolutionary developmental biology. To our knowledge, this will be the first discussion-focused meeting to bring researchers using population genetics and experimental evolution together with those focused primarily on macroevolutionary processes. We anticipate that this broader scope will foster novel ideas for individuals in both groups. We anticipate the following educational benefits: acquaint trainees and investigators new to field with the state-of-the-art; critical scientific feedback; and career development for trainees and new investigators, including opportunities both to see successful scientists presenting cutting-edge science and to network with prospective mentors and others who might contribute to their scientific and professional development.

进化发育生物学的基石研讨会会议的目的是聚集跨学科的领先研究人员，分享了解植物和动物多样性进化的遗传和发育基础的最新进展，并刺激研究新的，新兴的和跨学科的方法，以应对进化发育生物学当前的挑战。 未来的演讲者包括该领域最著名的贡献者以及新兴的新研究人员，他们共同构成了这个高度跨学科研究领域的非常广泛的代表性。 进化发育生物学领域的研究通过使用跨学科的方法来研究多细胞生物体进化和多样化的分子和遗传机制来推进知识。 本次会议将为具有不同观点和不同职业阶段的研究人员提供一个独特的论坛，以确定最重要的最新进展，并讨论解决尚未回答的问题的途径。 Keystone Symposia提供了一个国际公认的平台和资源，以确保本次会议的成功，组织者是进化发育生物学领域公认的领导者。 据我们所知，这将是第一次以讨论为重点的会议，将使用群体遗传学和实验进化的研究人员与主要关注宏观进化过程的研究人员聚集在一起。 我们预计，这一更广泛的范围将促进两个群体中的个人的新想法。 我们预计以下教育的好处：熟悉学员和调查人员新领域的国家的最先进的;关键的科学反馈;和职业发展的学员和新的调查人员，包括机会都看到成功的科学家介绍尖端科学和网络与未来的导师和其他人谁可能有助于他们的科学和专业发展。