Conference: "From Computational Biophysics to Systems Biology 2017" (CBSB2017) to be held on May 18-20, 2017 at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH

该奖项将支持学生和博士后研究人员参加会议“从计算生物物理学到系统生物学2017”（CBSB2017）将于2017年5月18日至20日在辛辛那提大学举行。系统生物学试图通过观察细胞的机制来理解复杂的生物过程。由于细胞过程通常由在微或毫秒时间尺度上形成和破坏的相互作用控制，计算生物物理学工具可以通过跟踪这些短暂的相互作用来补充系统生物学实验。会议将汇集来自多个学科的研究人员，为交流计算生物物理学和系统生物学当前趋势的信息、建立合作以及在分子水平上获得对细胞的详细了解提供一个平台。会议将邀请不同群体的演讲者，并强烈鼓励女性和代表性不足的少数民族学生参与。CBSB2017将包括对国际各级科学家在其职业生涯中获得的前沿研究成果的深入讨论。会议将有100-120人参加。15位主讲人将讨论最近的算法发展，并介绍高性能计算在生物科学中的成功应用。提交最好的5篇论文的学生和博士后将被选为青年研究者奖，并将被邀请作口头报告。此外，十场演讲和海报会议将为早期职业参与者提供在会议背景下讨论他们正在进行的研究的机会。通过教育不同群体的早期职业参与者，包括女性和代表性不足的少数民族研究人员，并为年轻科学家提供一个论坛，展示他们对细胞分子运作的研究，研讨会将有助于培训下一代计算科学家解决生物物理学的基本问题。该项目由分子和细胞生物科学部的系统和合成生物学、分子生物物理学和细胞动力学和功能项目共同资助。

This award will support participation of students and postdoctoral researchers in the conference "From Computational Biophysics to Systems Biology 2017" (CBSB2017) to be held at the University of Cincinnati on May 18-20, 2017. Systems biology seeks to understand complex biological processes by looking into the machinery of cells. Because cellular processes are often controlled by interactions which are formed and broken on a micro- or millisecond time scale, computational biophysics tools can complement systems biology experiments by tracing these transient interactions. The conference will bring together researchers from multiple disciplines by providing a platform for exchanging information on current trends in computational biophysics and systems biology, for establishing collaborations, and for obtaining a detailed understanding of cells at a molecular level. The conference will include a diverse group of invited speakers and strongly encourages participation of female and underrepresented minority students. CBSB2017 will include in-depth discussion of cutting-edge research results obtained by international scientists at all levels in their careers. The meeting will include 100-120 participants. Fifteen keynote and invited speakers will discuss recent algorithmic developments and present successful applications of high-performance computing in biological science. Students and postdoctoral researchers submitting the best five abstracts will be selected for young investigator awards and will be invited to give oral presentations. In addition, ten contributed talks and the poster session will provide early-career participants the opportunity to discuss their ongoing research in the context of the conference. By educating a diverse group of early-career participants, including female and underrepresented minority researchers, and by providing a forum for young scientists to present their research into the molecular workings of cells, the workshop will assist in training the next generation of computational scientists to solve fundamental problems in biophysics.This project is co-funded by the Systems and Synthetic Biology, Molecular Biophysics and Cellular Dynamics and Function Programs in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.