CONFERENCE: 2013 FASEB Meeting on Ciliate Molecular Biology to be held July 7-12, 2013 at the Steamboat Grand in Steamboat Springs, CO

学术价值：2013年FASEB纤毛虫分子生物学会议将于2013年7月7日至12日在科罗拉多州斯普林斯的蒸汽船大酒店举行。纤毛虫分子生物学会议汇集了具有不同研究兴趣的科学家，他们被一条共同的主线联系在一起--使用纤毛原生动物作为模式生物。这次会议的目标是(I)传播新的研究信息和想法，(Ii)分享技术创新，(Iii)组织进一步开发社区资源，以及(Iv)推进研究生和本科生的研究和教育倡议。这个一年两次的会议是传播关于新研究工具的信息的主要场所，其中许多利用纤毛虫生物学的独特方面来解决不同的问题。为了确保2013年的会议促进所有职业层次的研究人员之间的互动，会议以平台会议、海报会议和研讨会的形式组织。平台会议旨在提供关于我们对纤毛虫生物学最令人兴奋的进展的一般信息，以及与纤毛虫使用的主要研究领域有关的更专门的信息。海报会议将提供更多个人互动的机会，特别是对学生和博士后来说。“未来方向研讨会”将讨论生物信息学资源和实验工具的开发，用于遗传学和细胞生物学研究、种群遗传学和进化。广泛的影响：会议的重点之一将是在本科生研究和课堂实验室中使用纤毛虫。这将是一个研讨会的主题，研讨会将与一个本科生研究小型研讨会相结合，在研讨会上，四名本科生将就他们的研究成果进行口头陈述。所有职业层次的个人之间进行互动的一个特殊机会将是在晚餐时间形成“主题表”，让个人参与重要的职业发展主题的讨论，如制定独立的研究计划、撰写补助金、学生/博士后指导、冲突解决、参与社区倡议、科学推广以及平衡教学和研究。

Intellectual Merit: The 2013 FASEB Conference on Ciliate Molecular Biology will be held July 7-12, 2013 at the Steamboat Grand in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The Ciliate Molecular Biology conference brings together scientists with diverse research interests who are united by a common thread--the use of ciliated protozoa as model organisms. The objectives of this meeting are to (i) disseminate new research information and ideas, (ii) share technical innovations, (iii) organize further development of community resources, and (iv) advance graduate and undergraduate research and education initiatives. This biannual meeting is the primary venue for disseminating information on new research tools, many of which exploit unique aspects of ciliate biology, to address diverse questions. To ensure that the 2013 conference promotes interactions between researchers at all career levels, the meeting is organized as a mixture of platform sessions, poster sessions, and workshops. The platform sessions are designed to provide general information about the most exciting advances in our understanding of ciliate biology as well as more specialized information pertaining to the main research areas in which ciliates are used. The poster sessions will provide opportunities for more personal interactions, especially for students and post-docs. A "Future Directions Workshop" will include discussion of bioinformatic resource and experimental tool development for genetics and cell biology research, population genetics, and evolution.Broader Impacts: One focus of the meeting will be on the use of ciliates in undergraduate research and classroom laboratories. This will be the topic of a workshop, which will be coupled to an undergraduate research mini-symposium, in which four undergraduate students will give oral presentations on their research findings. A special opportunity for interaction between individuals at all career levels will be formation of "topic tables" at dinnertime to engage individuals in discussions of important career-development subjects, such as developing an independent research program, grant writing, student/postdoc mentoring, conflict resolution, involvement in community initiatives, scientific outreach, and balancing teaching and research.