NSF Student Travel Grant for 2019 Computational Modeling in Biology Network (COMBINE) Forum

数据交换标准对任何领域的发展都至关重要。它们支持可靠的信息交换、各种工具的互操作性和科学结果的可重复性。生物学计算建模网络（COMBINE）的创建是为了通过提供一个中心点来讨论与特定领域相关的标准，并组织定期的面对面会议，来协调生物学建模的标准化工作。COMBINE讲习班在制定这些标准方面取得了进展，并与开发最先进模型的生物学家密切互动，例如人类新陈代谢全球图或全细胞模型。该奖项将支持将于2019年7月15日至19日在德国海德堡理论研究所举行的COMBINE 2019会议。美国学生参加会议的注册费、旅费和住宿费将得到部分支持。将优先考虑代表人数不足的群体的与会者，否则他们可能很难找到参加会议的资金。本次研讨会将为这些参与者提供宝贵的教育和研究经验，使学生能够分享他们的工作并与更大的社区互动。COMBINE 2019将是一个研讨会式的活动，包括邀请演讲、口头报告和海报，但也预留了下午的分组会议时间。会议将于2019年7月15日至19日在德国海德堡理论研究所举行。为期五天的会议将包括有关COMBINE标准和相关标准化工作的讨论，以及使用这些标准和其他类似主题的工具的介绍。一些口头报告将从与会者提交的摘要中选出。此外，海报会议将允许人们在促进互动和深入讨论的环境中相互告知他们的软件和其他项目。这笔资金将为5到7名在美国的学生提供部分注册、旅行和住宿费用。学生将由COMBINE协调员选出。学生申请人将提供一个简短的叙述，说明他们为什么有兴趣参与，包括描述他们目前对标准开发的兴趣/参与。新到社区和/或代表不足群体的学生将被特别鼓励申请。至少三分之一的资金将留给这些个人。剩余的资金将用于支持从事标准工作的学生或正在开发支持这些标准化工作的关键软件基础设施的学生。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Standards for data exchange are critical to the development of any field. They support the reliable exchange of information, interoperability of various tools, and reproducibility of scientific results. The COmputational MOdeling in Biology NEtwork (COMBINE) was created to coordinate standardization efforts for modeling in biology by providing a central point for discussions about standards relevant to particular domains, and organizing regular face-to-face meetings. COMBINE workshops have been instrumental in making progress in the development of these standards and in interacting closely with biologists that develop state-of-the-art models, such as a global map of human metabolism or whole cell models. This award will support the COMBINE 2019 meeting to be held at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany, from July 15th to 19th, 2019. Registration, travel, and accommodation expenses for US based students to attend the meeting will be partially supported. A priority will be given to participants from underrepresented groups who otherwise may find it very difficult to find the funds to attend. This workshop will provide a valuable educational and research experience for these participants, enabling students to share their work and interact with the larger community. COMBINE 2019 will be a workshop-style event with invited lectures, oral presentations and posters, but also reserving time for afternoon breakout sessions. It will be held at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany, from July 15th to 19th, 2019. The five meeting days will include talks about the COMBINE standards and associated or related standardization efforts, as well as presentations of tools using these standards and other similar topics. Some oral presentations will be selected from abstracts submitted by the attendees. In addition, poster sessions will allow people to inform each other about their software and other projects in a setting that fosters interaction and in-depth discussion. The funding will provide partial support for registration, travel, and accommodation expenses to 5 to 7 US based students. The students will be selected by the COMBINE coordinators. The student applicants will provide a short narrative on why they are interested in participating, including a description of their current interest/involvement with standard development. Students who are new to the community and/or are members of underrepresented groups will be especially encouraged to apply. At least one third of the funds will be reserved for these individuals. The remainder of the funds will be utilized to support attendance of students that working on standards or are developing critical software infrastructure that supports these standardization efforts.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.