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，关于氧化应激的演讲往往分散在整个项目中，通常是在同期会议上。那些关注氧化应激的会议几乎都是在医学或毒理学的背景下进行的。继2012年首届水生生境氧化应激国际会议成功召开之后；该奖项将支持第二届水生生境氧化应激国际会议的部分工作。基金将支持将“组学”纳入其研究项目的研讨会演讲者，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，这将创造跨学科和国籍的协同作用，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-现象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最有效地促进合作和连接学科和民族。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一个或多个未被充分代表的类别。这将有助于增加参与国际合作和从事基因组-表型连续体研究的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.