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

核酸戈登研究会议将于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。该会议在促进核酸代谢前沿研究的跨学科讨论方面有着悠久而辉煌的历史。2015年，重点关注RNA和DNA过程之间界面的前沿研究（例如，端粒结构-功能，复制和转录之间碰撞的影响等），目标是将经常聚集在自己的RNA或DNA主题专业会议上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，下午开放时间和共同用餐，以促进非正式对话和活动。会议规模小（约150人参加），校园生活便利了各级初级和高级科学家之间的互动。受邀的女性演讲者数量有所增加（与2013年相比），从提交的摘要中填补的演讲者名额已增加到49个中的15个，以便更有效地针对代表性不足的群体和年轻科学家。扩大参与的努力也反映在2015年受邀演讲者中只有15%出席了2013年的会议。GRC奖学金专门用于支持代表性不足的少数民族学生和国际参与者的参与。NSF基金将帮助支付10名参与者（新教师、博士后研究员和研究生）的旅行、注册和住宿费用，他们将被选中在会议上展示海报或平台演讲。

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.