Proposal requesting funding for support of U.S. students and postdoctoral researchers to attend the international congress on halophilic microorganisms

请求资助美国学生和博士后研究人员参加国际嗜盐微生物大会的提案

• 批准号: 1331791
• 负责人: R. Thane Papke
• 金额: $ 1.6万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2014-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1331791&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Proposal; requesting; funding; support; U.S.

Hypersaline environments are conditions where salt concentrations are five to ten times higher than seawater, such as those found in the Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea. Only certain interesting microscopic organisms, from all three domains of life (Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya), and their viruses can live under this extreme condition. These organisms are known as halophiles. The conference, which is multidisciplinary, international, and focused on microbes, has been holding triennial meetings since 1978. Its mission is to explore all aspects of biology in salt-enriched environments and to draw on expertise from numerous disciplines in order to catalyze advances in understanding life in hypersaline habitats. The objective of this award is to provide support for young US researchers, especial graduate students and postdoctoral scientists, to attend and participate in this unique international scientific gathering. A special effort will be made to recruit members of underrepresented groups in science.

高盐度环境是指盐分浓度比海水高五到十倍的环境，比如在大盐湖和死海中发现的环境。只有来自所有三个生命领域(细菌、古生菌、真核生物)的某些有趣的微生物及其病毒才能在这种极端条件下生存。这些生物被称为嗜盐微生物。这次会议是多学科的，国际性的，重点是微生物，自1978年以来每三年举行一次会议。它的任务是探索富盐环境中生物学的所有方面，并借鉴许多学科的专门知识，以促进在理解高盐度生境生命方面的进展。该奖项的目的是为年轻的美国研究人员，特别是研究生和博士后科学家提供支持，以出席和参与这一独特的国际科学聚会。将特别努力招募科学界代表性不足的群体的成员。