Conference: 2022 Marine Microbes GRS and GRC

关于海洋微生物的戈登研究研讨会(GRS)和戈登研究会议(GRC)共同创建了一个分享海洋生物圈微生物生态、进化和功能的前沿研究的国际论坛。这次会议汇集了来自世界各地具有不同背景和专业知识的顶尖科学家，以提供一个关于海洋微生物生命的综合计划，涵盖病毒、细菌、古生物和真核生物的前沿研究，跨越远洋和底栖生物领域，营养食物网络动态(光自养、化学自养、异质营养和混合营养)及其相互作用和对生物地球化学循环的影响。研讨会和会议都是以专题会议的形式组织的，目的是强调新的方法办法和该领域新出现的问题，同时鼓励进行严谨的讨论。该奖项使早期职业参与者(具有不同背景的海洋微生物学研究社区的博士后研究人员和研究生)能够参加2022年戈登研究研讨会(2022年5月28日至29日)和关于海洋微生物的戈登研究会议(2022年5月29日至5月29日)。其基本原理是促进博士后和研究生参加GRS，这样他们就有机会在同行科学家中展示他们的研究，并在这种环境下建立联系和信心。GRS让年轻的、职业生涯早期的科学家接触到海洋微生物的尖端研究(从计算到理论到实验到观测，从生态学到生物地球化学再到进化论，跨越所有相关学科)，提供在同行之间建立网络的机会，并培养有望导致终身合作的关系。它还通过挑选高级研究导师和讨论领袖的参与，提供职业指导和科学指导。GRS增加了学生和博士后在随后的GRC中的参与，GRC有来自不同群体的年轻和知名科学家的口头陈述，他们在海洋微生物研究中发挥着主导作用。由于全球新冠肺炎疫情导致2020年会议推迟，2022年会议具有特别重要的意义。现在更重要的是，研究人员可以在一个促进网络和合作的环境中重新建立联系，并就新研究进行重要讨论。2022年海洋微生物GRS和GRC的主题分别是“综合微生物海洋学”和“相互联系的微生物海洋”。这些主题突出了海洋微生物学领域创新与合作方面的一些紧迫挑战和机遇。“综合微生物海洋学”GRS侧重于海洋微生物研究方法的结合点的研究，这些方法跨越方法、实验系统和尺度，以形成对海洋微生物组更全面的理解。互为补充的GRC位于“相互关联的微生物海洋”，旨在突出微生物的重要功能作用、它们的生态相互作用以及它们对海洋物理化学环境的反馈。海洋微生物GRS/GRC可以说是唯一一个将与海洋微生物有关的如此多样化的研究人员(从职业阶段、学科、专业领域)聚集在一起的会议。GRC会议形式强调个人互动、未发表、前沿研究和社区建设。因此，这些会议仍然是交流科学思想、发展新的合作、在介绍研究(特别是对职业生涯初期的科学家)方面积累经验的难得机会，也是应对海洋微生物学领域紧迫挑战和机遇的重要平台。这些会议是高度互动的、刺激的环境，推动科学对话和社区向前发展。实现我们的会议目标的一个关键部分是让不同的科学家参与到会议现场。这一奖项反映了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。

The Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Marine Microbes together create an international forum for sharing cutting-edge research on the ecology, evolution, and function of microorganisms in the ocean biosphere. The meeting bringstogether top scientists from around the world who have diverse backgrounds and expertise in order to provide an integrated program on marine microbial life, covering cutting edge research on viruses, Bacteria, Archaea and Eurkarya protists, spanning pelagic and benthic realms, trophic food web dynamics (photoautotrophy, chemoautotrophy, heterotrophy and mixotrophy) and their interactions and impact on biogeochemical cycles. Both the Seminar and Conference are organized in thematic sessions, with the goal of highlighting new methodological approaches and emerging questions in the field while stimulating rigorous discussion. This award enables early career participants (postdoctoral researchers and graduate students in the marine microbiology research community with diverse backgrounds) to attend both the 2022 Gordon Research Seminar (May 28-29, 2022) and Gordon Research Conference (May 29- May 29, 2022) on Marine Microbes. The rationale is to facilitate the attendance and participation of postdocs and graduate students in the GRS so they have an opportunity to present their research among peer scientists and establish connections and confidence in this setting. The GRS exposes young, early-career scientists to cutting-edge research on marine microbes (ranging from computational to theoretical to experimental to observational, and spanning all relevant disciplines from ecology to biogeochemistry to evolution), provide opportunities to network among peers, and foster relationships that will hopefully lead to lifelong collaborations. It also provides career guidance and scientific mentoring through the participation of select senior-level research mentors and discussion leaders. The GRS increases student and postdoc participation in the subsequent GRC which has oral presentations from a diverse group of young and established scientists who play leading roles in marine microbial research. The 2022 meeting is of special importance since the 2020 meeting was postponed due to the global COVID- 19 pandemic. It is even more important now that researchers can reconnect and have vital discussions about novel research, in an environment that fosters networking and collaboration.The respective themes of the 2022 Marine Microbes GRS and GRC are “Integrated Microbial Oceanography” and “Interconnected Microbial Ocean.” These themes highlight some of the pressing challenges and opportunities for innovation and collaboration in the field of marine microbiology. The “Integrated Microbial Oceanography” GRS focuses on research at the nexus of approaches of study marine microbes that bridges across methods, experimental systems, and scales to form a more holistic understanding of the ocean microbiome. The complementary GRC is on the “Interconnected Microbial Ocean,” and aims to highlight the vital functional roles of microorganisms, their ecological interactions, and their feedbacks on marine physiochemical environments. The Marine Microbes GRS/GRC are arguably the only meetings that coalesce such a diverse array of researchers (from career stages, disciplines, areas of expertise) related to marine microbes. The GRC meeting format emphasizes personal interactions, unpublished, cutting-edge research, and community-building. As such, these meetings continue to be an exceptional opportunity for the exchange of scientific ideas, developing new collaborations, gaining experience in presenting research (especially for early-career scientists), and are a crucial platform for addressing pressing challenges and opportunities for the field of marine microbiology. The meetings are highly interactive, stimulating environments that drive scientific conversations and community forward. A critical part of achieving our meeting goal is participation from a diverse array of scientists to the meeting site.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.