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

氧化应激是由自由基产生与细胞解毒和修复之间的不平衡引起的。在大型跨学科会议上，解决氧化应激的演讲往往分散在整个计划中，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在医学或毒理学的背景下进行。继2012年成功举办第一届水生动物氧化应激国际会议之后，该奖项将支持第二届水生动物氧化应激国际会议的部分内容。 基金将支持将“组学”融入其研究计划的研讨会发言人，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，这将创造跨学科和民族的协同作用，并加强合作的发展。 会议设计创造了一个独特的机会，为基因组-表型大挑战所需的跨学科和全球劳动力做出贡献。 总结性评估将提供宝贵的信息，说明会议设计的哪些组成部分在促进合作和弥合学科和国籍方面最有效。该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其中，他们自我认同为一个或多个代表性不足的类别。这将有助于增加参与国际合作和从事研究基因组-表型组连续体的STEM劳动力的多样性。

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.