5th International Conference on Epigenetics and Bioengineering (EpiBio)

该奖项将支持学生和早期职业研究人员参加2021年11月4日至6日在虚拟平台上举办的第五届表观遗传学和生物工程国际会议(EpiBio)。会议将汇集该领域的跨学科专业知识--结合生物学、化学、物理学、数据处理(生物信息学)和工程学，以促进开发新的方法和工具来回答表观遗传学中的生物学问题。会议将有6个技术会议，以及小组讨论和海报会议。会议将为学生提供几个机会与其他人(包括他们感兴趣的领域的顶尖专业人士)建立联系，展示他们的工作，学习新技术，并接受对他们写作的反馈。大会还将增加一个“染色质中的黑人”网络活动，以突出黑人科学家和工程师在该领域取得的成就。除了来自非沿海大学和哈佛大学的学生外，这笔资金还将用于支持工程学中代表性不足的学生。会议将集中讨论表观遗传学和生物工程的各种不同领域，包括染色质的生物物理学、新兴技术、健康和发育中的表观遗传学、感测表观遗传学修饰、扰动染色质和表观遗传编辑以及核组织。会议将使与会者了解表观遗传工程的当前进展和未来前景。会议将促进来自学术界和工业界不同背景的科学家和工程师之间的合作，并为学生和早期职业专业人员提供宝贵的培训机会。由于表观遗传学和表观遗传学工具的基础知识可以用来增加我们对生物过程的理解，并开发有选择和有效的治疗方法，这一领域的研究有可能极大地影响科学界以外的社会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award will support attendance by students and early career researchers at the 5th International Conference on Epigenetics and Bioengineering (EpiBio) on November 4-6, 2021 hosted on a virtual platform. The meeting will bring together interdisciplinary expertise in the field — allying biology, chemistry, physics, data processing (bioinformatics), and engineering to foster the development of novel methodologies and tools to answer biological questions in epigenetics. The conference will feature 6 technical sessions, as well as panel discussions and a poster session. The conference will provide several opportunities for students to network with others (including leading professionals in their field of interest), present their work, learn about new technologies, and receive feedback on their writing. The conference will feature an additional "black in chromatin" networking event to highlight the achievements of black scientists and engineers in the field. The funding will allow for the support of students from underrepresented groups in engineering, in addition to students from non-coastal colleges and HBCUs.The conference will focus on various diverse areas of epigenetics and bioengineering, including biophysics of chromatin, emerging technologies, epigenetics in health and development, sensing epigenetics modifications, perturbing chromatin and epigenetic editing, and nuclear organization. The conference will allow attendees to gain an understanding of current advances and future prospects in epigenetic engineering. The meeting will foster collaboration among scientists and engineers of various backgrounds from academia and industry, and provide an invaluable training opportunity for students and early career professionals. As fundamental knowledge of epigenetics and epigenetic tools can be used to increase our understanding biological processes and develop selective and effective therapeutics, research in this field has the potential to greatly impact society outside of the scientific community.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.