Moving Workshop in Synthetic Biology to be held in Boston, Metro DC and San Francisco from November 6-13, 2012

合成生物学移动研讨会将于 2012 年 11 月 6 日至 13 日在波士顿、大都会特区和旧金山举行

• 批准号: 1302852
• 负责人: Julia Ross
• 金额: $ 2.92万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Baltimore County
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-11-01 至 2013-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1302852&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Moving; Workshop; Synthetic; Biology; held

Intellectual MeritSynthetic Biology is a relatively new field that sits at the intersection of biology and engineering, where practitioners use engineering tools and systems approaches to design novel biological systems, including genetic circuits and whole cells, with which to explore governing principles behind complex biological processes or to develop new functionalities that can be exploited. Given the increasing global nature of science, exchanges between leading researchers from different areas of the world are becoming increasingly important. The workshop will begin in Boston, MA on November 6-7, 2012, then move to Arlington, VA, Nov 8-9 and conclude in San Francisco Nov 12-13. This workshop will bring together leading scientists and policy makers from Europe with the best US practitioners in synthetic biology research; the best innovators in the translation of synthetic biology to the market place; representatives and policy makers from various US funding and governmental agencies to discuss investments, needs and concerns related to Synthetic Biology. The EU delegation will meet with leading innovators and companies in three cities, Ginkgo Bioworks (Boston, MA), J. Craig Venter Institute (Silver Spring, MD), Amyris (Emeryville, CA) and Refactored Materials (San Francisco, CA). These four companies represent different models for translation of synthetic biology. The overarching goals of this meeting are to:(1) Inform one another on current and future activities related to the synthetic biology research from the perspective of the funding agencies, researchers and companies;(2) Discuss the translational potential, as well as the challenges and concerns associated with synthetic biology technologies;(3) Explore the educational needs to ensure a well-trained and responsible workforce in the area of synthetic biology;(4) Assess common ground and opportunities to collaborate and consider issues such as standards and repositories, societal and ecological concerns on an international scale.Broader ImpactsThe workshop will contribute to the enhancement and improvement of scientific, engineering and/or educational activities by bringing together a leading group of European Union researchers and US researchers along with funders and policy makers from various member countries and their US counterparts. In addition, this meeting will provide the foundation for international collaborations between researchers in the US and Europe. The workshop chairs are leaders in the field of synthetic biology, with one being female. In addition, the workshop leaders have taken into the consideration the inclusion of early career scientists and underrepresented minorities in this workshop. Of the US scientists included, 7 out of 20 are women, and 2 out of 20 are African American. The synthetic biology field is rather young but among the scientists are members of the National Academy and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Finally, the meeting conveners will produce a report that will be distributed to the participants and sponsoring organizations (NSF and EC) and will be posted for the public on sys-bio.org.

合成生物学是一个相对较新的领域，位于生物学和工程学的交叉点，从业者使用工程工具和系统方法来设计新的生物系统，包括遗传电路和全细胞，探索复杂生物过程背后的管理原则或开发可利用的新功能。鉴于科学日益全球化，来自世界不同地区的主要研究人员之间的交流变得越来越重要。研讨会将于2012年11月6日至7日在马萨诸塞州波士顿开始，然后于11月8日至9日转移到弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿，并于11月12日至13日在旧金山弗朗西斯科结束。本次研讨会将汇集来自欧洲的领先科学家和政策制定者与美国合成生物学研究的最佳从业者;合成生物学转化为市场的最佳创新者;来自美国各基金和政府机构的代表和政策制定者，讨论与合成生物学相关的投资，需求和担忧。 欧盟代表团将在三个城市会见领先的创新者和公司，Ginkgo Bioworks（马萨诸塞州波士顿），J.克雷格文特尔研究所（马里兰州银泉），Amyris（加利福尼亚州埃默里维尔）和重构材料（加利福尼亚州旧金山弗朗西斯科）。这四家公司代表了合成生物学翻译的不同模式。 本次会议的总体目标是：（1）从资助机构，研究人员和公司的角度相互通报与合成生物学研究相关的当前和未来活动;（2）讨论转化潜力，以及与合成生物学技术相关的挑战和问题;（3）探索教育需求，以确保合成生物学领域训练有素，负责任的劳动力;（4）研究人员和研究人员的合作伙伴关系。（4）评估共同点和合作机会，并考虑国际范围内的标准和储存库、社会和生态问题。工程和/或教育活动，汇集了欧盟研究人员和美国研究人员的领导小组沿着与资助者和政策制定者从各个成员国和他们的美国同行。此外，本次会议将为美国和欧洲研究人员之间的国际合作奠定基础。 研讨会主席是合成生物学领域的领导者，其中一位是女性。 此外，讲习班领导人还考虑到了让早期职业科学家和代表性不足的少数群体参加讲习班的问题。 在美国科学家中，20人中有7人是女性，20人中有2人是非洲裔美国人。合成生物学领域相当年轻，但科学家中有国家科学院和霍华德休斯医学研究所的成员。 最后，会议召集人将编写一份报告，分发给与会者和赞助组织（NSF和EC），并在sys-bio.org上公布。