Conference: Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meetings 2023-2025

会议：2023-2025 年发育生物学会年会

• 批准号: 2321096
• 负责人: Victoria Prince
• 金额: $ 9万
• 依托单位: Society For Developmental Biol
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-05-15 至 2026-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2321096&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Society; Developmental; Biology; Annual

A key question in biology is: “How does a single, fertilized egg cell produce all the different cell types, tissues and organs of the adult organism; what genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms regulate this process?” The field of developmental biology addresses this question that has intrigued humans since ancient times. Scientists working in this field study various organisms, ranging from bacteria to invertebrates to vertebrates, including humans, and also plants. They use up-to-date techniques and methodologies to answer their specific questions. Knowledge acquired from such studies by numerous investigators around the world enriches our understanding of developmental processes, and also provides a fundamental basis for practical applications that enhance health and wellbeing of living organisms on this planet. Since 1939 the annual meetings of the Society for Developmental Biology (previously Society for the Study of Development and Growth) have been the major forum for reporting discoveries, exchanging ideas and establishing collaborations among developmental biologists in North America and beyond. Cutting edge technologies have moved the field into the genomic era, allowing investigators to interrogate single cells during development and obtain high resolution images of cellular and molecular movements. Such studies also provide information about how cells or tissues change in disease states; and why some tissues are able to regenerate while others cannot. These new technologies have also raised awareness of ethical practices; the SDB annual meetings have provided an important venue for rational discourse, as well as opportunities to train the next generation of developmental biologists. The goal of the three proposed annual Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) meetings is to continue to provide the primary meeting venue for scientists in developmental biology and related fields world-wide. Meetings will comprise plenary and concurrent sessions with talks by seasoned and new investigators, dedicated poster sessions and workshops/roundtables on topics of special and current interest. Multiple talks will be selected from submitted abstracts to ensure breadth and encourage new and diverse inputs. In keeping with SDB’s educational mission, the programs also include professional development workshops for trainees and pre-tenure faculty, postdoctoral symposia and networking opportunities for all. A unique feature of this meeting is the Hilde Mangold Postdoctoral Symposium, where two postdoctoral fellows review eligible abstracts from their peers, select the top seven/eight for short talks and co-chair the symposium. They practice peer review and session chairing under the mentorship of the SDB president, an outstanding career development opportunity for these junior scientists. The SDB meetings are planned to be in-person but building on virtual meeting experience developed during the COVID pandemic, recordings of platform sessions will be made available for a short period post meeting, with permission of the speakers, for those who could not attend in-person. While viewers will not be able to have live exchanges with speakers, they may contact the speakers via email with questions. SDB is committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive and respectful environment for all meeting participants, to encourage frank exchange of ideas and to inspire future collaborations.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.

生物学的一个关键问题是：“单个受精卵细胞如何产生成人生物体的所有不同细胞类型，组织和器官；哪些遗传，分子和细胞机制调节了这一过程？”发育生物学领域解决了这个问题，该问题从远古时代开始引起了人类的兴趣。在该领域工作的科学家研究了各种生物，从细菌到无脊椎动物再到包括人类以及植物在内的脊椎动物。他们使用最新技术和方法来回答他们的具体问题。从世界各地的众多研究者那里获得的知识丰富了我们对发展过程的理解，并且为实践应用提供了基本的基础，从而增强了这个星球上生物体的健康和福祉。自1939年以来，发育生物学协会（以前的发展与成长研究协会）的年度会议一直是报告发现，交换思想和建立北美发展生物学家之间合作的主要论坛。尖端技术已将现场转移到基因组时代，使研究人员能够在发育过程中询问单个细胞并获得细胞和分子运动的高分辨率图像。此类研究还提供了有关细胞或组织如何改变疾病状态的信息；以及为什么有些组织能够再生而其他组织不能再生。这些新技术也提高了人们对道德实践的认识。 SDB年度会议为理性话语提供了一个重要的场所，以及培训下一代发展生物学家的机会。三个拟议的年度发育生物学协会（SDB）会议的目标是继续为全球发育生物学和相关领域的科学家提供主要会议场所。会议将与经验丰富的调查员，专门的海报会议以及有关特殊和当前兴趣主题的专门海报和讲习班/圆桌会议的会议，并同时进行。将从提交的摘要中选出多次谈判，以确保广度并鼓励新的和潜水员的意见。为了与SDB的教育任务保持一致，这些计划还包括针对受训者的专业发展讲习班，以及陈旧的教职员工，博士后研讨会和所有人的网络机会。这次会议的一个独特功能是希尔德·曼格（Hilde Mangold）博士后研讨会，其中两个博士后研究员从同龄人那里回顾了合格的摘要，请为简短的谈话选择前七/八名，并共同主席座谈会。他们在SDB主席的指导下实践同行评审和会议主席，这是这些初级科学家的杰出职业发展机会。 SDB会议计划是面对面的，但是在Covid大流行期间开发的虚拟会议经验的基础上，在发言人的允许下，将在短期会议后的短期会议上为那些无法亲自参加的人提供平台会议的录音。虽然观众将无法与演讲者进行实时交流，但他们可以通过电子邮件与扬声器联系。 SDB致力于为所有会议参与者提供欢迎，包容和尊重的环境，以鼓励坦率地交流思想并激发未来的合作。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子的智力优点和更广泛的影响来通过评估来获得的支持。