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。这次年度会议为来自美国东南部地区各州的酵母研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，可以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。关于酵母的会议是独一无二的，因为它是一个区域会议，旨在增加本科生，研究生和代表性不足的群体的参与，因为它的目标是研究各种酵母物种的研究人员，而不仅仅局限于更常见的模式生物酿酒酵母和pombe酵母。这次会议的一个关键优势是本科生和研究生都有机会以平台和/或海报的形式展示他们的研究。这次会议的区域性质为学生提供了与顶尖科学家讨论他们的研究工作的机会，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勤和参与，所申请的资金将支持16名学生的出勤。在2011年的会议上，学生的参与度很高，本科生和研究生占会议总出席人数的62%，占讲台的62%，占海报展示的66%。来自代表性不足群体的学生将优先获得参与支持。为了提高弱势群体学生的参与度，我们邀请了斯佩尔曼学院、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.