Meeting: Increasing American Participation and Integrating the 'omics' in the Second International Conference on Oxidative Stress in Aquatic Ecosystems. Nov 11-14, 2015; La Paz, MX

氧化应激是由于自由基的产生与细胞的解毒和修复之间的失衡造成的。在大型跨学科会议上，讨论氧化应激的演讲往往分散在整个项目中，通常是在同时举行的会议上。那些关注氧化应激的会议几乎完全是在医学或毒理学的背景下进行的。继2012年成功举办首届水生生境氧化应激国际会议之后，该奖项将支持第二届水生生境氧化应激国际会议的部分活动。基金将支持将“经济学”纳入他们的研究计划的研讨会演讲者，并将支持美国学生、博士后助理和早期职业科学家参加会议。会议结构将包括三种类型的工作组会议，这些会议将产生跨学科和跨民族的协同效应，并促进合作的发展。会议的设计创造了一个独特的机会，为基因组--物候群大挑战所需的跨学科和全球劳动力做出贡献。总结性评估将提供有价值的信息，说明会议设计的哪些部分在促进协作和连接学科和国籍方面最有效。这一奖项的支持将使学生、博士后助理和早期职业科学家能够参与到一个或多个代表不足的类别中。这将有助于增加参与国际合作并从事基因组-现象组连续体研究的STEM工作人员的多样性。

Oxidative stress results from the imbalance between free radical production and cellular detoxification and repair. At large interdisciplinary conferences, presentations addressing oxidative stress tend to be scattered throughout the program, often at concurrent sessions. Those conferences that focus on oxidative stress do so almost exclusively within the contexts of medicine or toxicology. Following a successful First International Conference on Oxidative Stress in Aquatic Habitats in 2012; this award will support portions of the Second International Conference on Oxidative Stress in Aquatic Habitats. Funds will support symposium speakers who integrate the 'omics' into their research programs and will support the conference attendance of U.S. students, postdoctoral associates, and early career scientists. The conference structure will include three types of working group sessions that will create synergy across disciplines and nationalities and enhance the development of collaborations. The conference design creates a unique opportunity to contribute to the interdisciplinary and global workforce needed for the Genomes - Phenomes Grand Challenge. Summative assessments will provide valuable information about what components of the conference design were most effective at facilitating collaborations and bridging disciplines and nationalities. Support from this award will enable participation by students, postdoctoral associates and early career scientists who self-identify into one or more category of underrepresented status. This will help increase the diversity of the STEM workforce that participates in international collaborations and that is engaged in studying the genome - phenome continuum.