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.

生物学中的一个关键问题是：“一个受精卵细胞是如何产生成年生物体的所有不同细胞类型、组织和器官的？什么样的遗传、分子和细胞机制调节着这一过程？”发育生物学领域解决了这个自古以来就引起人类兴趣的问题。在这一领域工作的科学家研究各种各样的生物，从细菌到无脊椎动物再到脊椎动物，包括人类，也包括植物。他们使用最新的技术和方法来回答他们的具体问题。世界各地众多研究人员从这类研究中获得的知识丰富了我们对发育过程的理解，也为实际应用提供了基础，从而增强了这个星球上生物的健康和福祉。自1939年以来，发育生物学学会（前身为发育与生长研究学会）的年会一直是北美及其他地区发育生物学家报告发现、交流思想和建立合作的主要论坛。尖端技术已将该领域带入基因组时代，使研究人员能够在发育过程中询问单细胞，并获得细胞和分子运动的高分辨率图像。这些研究还提供了关于细胞或组织在疾病状态下如何变化的信息；以及为什么有些组织能够再生，而另一些却不能。这些新技术也提高了人们对道德实践的认识；深发展年会为理性讨论提供了重要的场所，也为培养下一代发育生物学家提供了机会。发展生物学学会（SDB）拟举办的三次年度会议的目标是继续为全世界发育生物学及相关领域的科学家提供主要的会议场所。会议将包括全体会议和同时举行的会议，由经验丰富的和新的调查人员进行会谈，专门的海报会议和关于特别和当前感兴趣的主题的讲习班/圆桌会议。将从提交的摘要中选择多个会谈，以确保广度并鼓励新的和多样化的投入。为了与深发展的教育使命保持一致，这些项目还包括为受训者和终身教职前教师举办的专业发展研讨会、博士后研讨会和所有人的交流机会。本次会议的一大特色是希尔德·曼戈尔德博士后研讨会，由两位博士后从同行中评审符合条件的摘要，选出前七/八名进行简短的演讲，并共同主持研讨会。他们在深发展校长的指导下进行同行评议和主持会议，这对这些年轻科学家来说是一个很好的职业发展机会。SDB会议计划是面对面的，但基于在COVID大流行期间开发的虚拟会议经验，平台会议的录音将在会议后的短时间内提供给那些无法亲自参加会议的人，并得到演讲者的许可。虽然观众无法与演讲者进行现场交流，但他们可以通过电子邮件与演讲者联系并提出问题。深发展致力于为所有与会者提供一个友好、包容和尊重的环境，鼓励坦率的思想交流，激发未来的合作。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。