Graduate/Undergraduate Travel to 19th Annual Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM) being held February 24-26, 2012 in Atlanta, GA

第19届东南地区酵母年会（SERYM）将于2012年2月24日至26日在埃默里大学校园举行。 本次年会为来自美国东南部各州的酵母研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，让他们聚集在一起分享他们的初步研究成果，并讨论新的研究工具和新兴技术。 拟议的酵母会议是独一无二的，因为它是一个区域性会议，旨在增加本科生，研究生和代表性不足的群体的参与，因为它的目的是研究人员调查各种酵母物种，而不限于更常见的模式有机体S。酿酒酵母和酿酒酵母。粟酒 这次会议的一个关键优势是为本科生和研究生提供了以平台和/或海报形式展示他们研究的机会。本次会议的区域性为学生提供了与领先科学家讨论其研究工作的机会，为未来的科学发展和合作奠定了基础。更广泛的影响会议的目标之一是促进学生的出席和参与，申请的资金将支持16名学生出席会议。学生们在2011年的会议上表现出色，本科生和研究生占会议总出席人数的62%，并提供了62%的平台和66%的海报演示。 来自代表性不足群体的学生将获得优先参与支持。 为了增加来自代表性不足群体的学生的参与，我们邀请了来自斯佩尔曼学院、莫尔豪斯学院和克莱顿州立大学的学生和导师参加2012年SERYM。

Intellectual Merit The 19th Annual Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM) will be held on the campus of EmoryUniversity from February 24-26, 2012. This annual meeting provides a unique opportunity for yeast researchers from states in the Southeastern region of the U.S. to come together to share their preliminary research findings and discuss new research tools and emerging technologies. The proposed meeting on Yeast is unique in that it is a regional meeting designed to increase the participation of undergraduates, graduate students and underrepresented groups and because it is aimed at researchers investigating a variety of yeast species not limited to the more common model organisims S. cerevisiae and S. pombe. A key strength of this meeting is the opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students to present their research in platform and/or poster formats. The regional nature of this meeting provides opportunities for students to discuss their research work with leading scientists, laying the foundation for future scientific development and collaborations.Broader ImpactsOne of the goals of the meeting is to promote student attendance and participation and the requested funding will support the attendance of 16 students. Students had a strong presence at the 2011 meeting, with undergraduate and graduate students comprising 62% of the total meeting attendees and giving 62% of the platform and 66% of the poster presentations. Students from underrepresented groups will be given priority participation support. To increase the participation of students from underrepresented groups, we have invited students and mentors from Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Clayton State University to participate in SERYM 2012.