2015 Nucleic Acids Gordon Research Conference: DNA and RNA Metabolism; University of New England, Biddeford, ME; May 31-June 5, 2015

核酸戈登研究大会将于2015年5月31日至6月5日在缅因州比德福德的新英格兰大学举行。这次会议有着悠久而辉煌的历史，在核酸代谢研究的前沿推动跨学科讨论。2015年，重点放在RNA和DNA过程之间界面的前沿研究(例如，端粒结构-功能、复制和转录之间的碰撞影响等)，目标是将经常聚集在自己的专门会议上讨论RNA或DNA主题的研究人员聚集在一起。该计划包括上午和晚上的几次全体会议和海报会议，下午开放时间和共享餐点，以促进非正式对话和活动。会议规模小(约150人参加)和校园生活促进了各级初级和高级科学家之间的互动。受邀女发言者的人数有所增加(比2013年有所增加)，提交的摘要中需要填补的发言者名额增加到49人中的15人，以便更有效地针对代表性不足的群体和年轻科学家。2015年只有15%的受邀发言者出席了2013年的会议，这也反映了扩大参与度的努力。GRC奖学金基金专门用于支持代表人数不足的少数族裔学生和国际参与者的参与。NSF的资金将帮助支付10名参与者(新教师、博士后研究员和研究生)的旅费、注册费和住宿费，他们将被选为在会议上展示海报或发表平台演讲的人。

The Nucleic Acids Gordon Research Conference will be held at the University of New England, Biddeford Maine on May 31 - June 5, 2015. This conference has a long and illustrious history of promoting cross-disciplinary discussion at the leading edge of research on nucleic acid metabolism. In 2015, the focus is on leading edge research at the interface between RNA and DNA processes (e.g., telomere structure-function, the impact of collisions between replication and transcription, etc.), with the goal of bringing together researchers who often congregate in their own specialized meetings on RNA or DNA topics.The program includes several plenary and poster sessions in the morning and evening with open afternoon time and shared meals to promote informal conversations and activities. The small size of the conference (~150 participants) and on-campus living facilitates interactions among junior and senior scientists at all levels. The number of invited women speakers is higher (than in 2013) and the number of speaker slots to be filled from submitted abstracts has been increased to 15 of 49 in order to more effectively target under-represented groups and young scientists. The effort to broaden participation is also reflected in the fact that only 15% of the invited speakers in 2015 presented at the 2013 conference. GRC fellowship funds are available specifically to support participation of underrepresented minority students and international participants. The NSF funds will help defray travel, registration and accomodation costs for 10 participants (new faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students) who will be chosen to present posters or platform talks at the conference.