2012 Marine Microbes GRC/GRS

学术价值：2012年戈登海洋微生物研究研讨会（GRS）和戈登海洋微生物研究会议（GRC）将分别于6月23日至24日和6月24日至29日在意大利巴尔加（卢卡）联合举行。GRC是海洋微生物群落生态学、进化和功能前沿研究的国际论坛，而GRS是一个以年轻研究人员为中心的会议，汇集了学生和博士后讨论前沿研究，在同行之间建立非正式网络，并为参与下一个GRC积累经验/信心。要求资金帮助支持学生和博士后参与GRC和GRS，并部分支付邀请演讲者的注册费用。海洋微生物在生物圈中扮演着重要的角色，它们构成了海洋食物网的底层，进行能量和营养转化，并进行一系列未知的代谢和生理过程，这些过程影响着我们在地球上的生存。它们占世界海洋生物量的98%，提供世界一半以上的氧气，是世界温室气体的主要处理者，并有可能减轻气候变化的影响。它们也是由于全球变暖而被怀疑正在传播的疾病的原因，但它们产生的化合物可能是治疗和解决人类疾病的办法。这次会议代表了研究人员聚集在一起专门深入讨论海洋微生物的唯一机会之一，对于确定该领域的未来将是重要的。会议的特殊形式（最多允许180人参加）是上午会议，然后是免费的下午会议，然后是晚上会议，特别旨在促进相互作用和促进思想的自由交流。GRC计划将涵盖海洋微生物研究的几个方面，从“组学”和其他新兴技术到生理、化学生态学和生态系统尺度科学。该领域的最佳科学将由年轻的和更成熟的顶级科学家在邀请和贡献的口头和海报演讲中展示。具体的会议将专门讨论该领域当前的争议，不同的观点将被提出和讨论，希望能激发批判性思维和共识。这次会议的地点在意大利，将提供一个愉快和非正式的环境，有许多随意互动的机会，并确保会议是真正的国际会议，希望激发新的国际合作。今年首次增加的GRS将增加年轻研究人员的参与，使他们有机会与我们领域的领导者见面，同时也在他们自己的同行群体中建立联系，这可能会导致未来的合作。GRS只有有限的高级研究人员的教育组成部分，因为它致力于将年轻科学家聚集在一起讨论他们当前的研究，并在相关GRC的主要科学家的支持下建立非正式网络。GRS计划将包括参与者的演讲和海报会议，以及对所提交的研究进行正式和非正式讨论的时间。指导部分将由来自西雅图华盛顿大学的E.V. Armbrust教授的全体会议演讲和题为“我如何资助我的研究”的指导小组提供。由德克萨斯农工大学的Lisa Campbell教授和德国西北海洋研究协会的Johanna Wesnigk教授领导。GRS预计将有50名参与者，并鼓励所有参与者参加相关的GRC。更广泛的影响：GRC和GRS将在未来几年对海洋微生物研究人员群体产生影响。通过促进辩论和自由思考，这些会议将促进参与者之间的国家和国际合作，既有成熟的研究人员，也有刚刚起步的研究人员。随着GRS的加入，这些会议还将促进年轻研究人员的职业发展，为他们提供与该领域知名研究人员互动的机会和时间。此外，在GRS的指导将帮助年轻研究人员为学术事业做好准备，GRC的讨论将帮助他们对与海洋微生物研究相关的关键问题形成个人观点

Intellectual Merit: The 2012 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Marine Microbes will be held in conjunction with each other from June 23-24 and June 24-29, respectively, in Barga (Lucca), Italy. The GRC is an international forum for cutting edge research in the ecology, evolution and function of the microbial community in the ocean, while the GRS is a young researcher-centric meeting bringing together students and postdocs to discuss cutting edge research, create informal networks among peers, and gain experience/confidence for participation in the following GRC. Funds are requested to help support participation in the GRC and GRS by students and postdocs and to partially cover the registration for invited speakers. Marine microbes occupy an important role in the biosphere by making up the bottom of the marine food web, performing energy and nutrient transformations, and performing a wide range of still unknown metabolic and physiological processes with implications for our own survival on the planet. They comprise 98 per cent of the biomass of the world's oceans, supply more than half the world's oxygen, are the major processors of the world's greenhouse gases and have the potential to mitigate the effects of climate change. They are also the cause of diseases that are suspected to be spreading due to global warming, yet produce compounds which are potential cures and solutions for combating human diseases. This meeting represents one of the only opportunities for researchers to come together and discuss marine microbes specifically and in depth, and will be important in defining the future of the field. The special format of the Conference, with a maximum of 180 participants allowed, morning sessions, followed by free afternoons and afterwards evening sessions, is specially designed to foster interaction and promote the free exchange of ideas. The GRC program will cover several aspects of marine microbial research, from "omics" and other emerging technologies to physiology, chemical ecology and ecosystem scale science. The best science in the field will be presented by both younger and more established top scientists during invited and contributed oral and poster presentations. Specific sessions will be dedicated to current controversies in the field, where different points of view will be presented and discussed, hopefully provoking critical thinking and a consensus. The location of this meeting in Italy will provide a pleasant and informal setting with many opportunities for casual interactions and ensure that the meeting is truly international, with the hope of sparking new international collaborations. The addition of the GRS for the first time this year will increase participation by young researchers, giving them a chance to meet the leaders in our field while also forming linkages within their own peer group that may lead to future collaborations. The GRS has only a limited educational component from senior researchers, because it is committed to bringing young scientists together to discuss their current research and build informal networks with the support of leading scientists from the associated GRC. The GRS program will consist of talks and poster sessions from the participants, along with time for formal and informal discussions of the research presented. The mentoring component will be provided by a plenary talk from Prof. E.V. Armbrust from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a mentoring panel entitled "How do I fund my research"? led by Prof. Lisa Campbell from Texas A&M University, College Station and Johanna Wesnigk from the German Northwest Marine Research Association. The GRS is expected to have ~50 participants, and all attendees are encouraged to attend the associated GRC.Broader impacts: The GRC and GRS will have an impact on the community of marine microbial researchers for years to come. By promoting debates and free thinking, these meetings will foster national and international collaboration between participants, both among established researchers, and those just getting started. With the inclusion of the GRS, these meetings will also promote the careers of young researchers by giving them exposure and time to interact with established researchers in the field. In addition, the mentoring at the GRS will help prepare young researchers for careers in academia, and the discussions at the GRC will help them form personal perspectives on key issues of relevance to the study of marine microbes