Conference: Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution and Design (SEED) Conference

2023年合成生物学、工程、进化和设计（SEED）会议将扩大主题范围，并将强调合成生物学的新兴领域，如气候变化和可持续性的合成应用，以及食品和环境的微生物组工程。 更广泛的主题将使会议能够接待具有不同背景的科学家和工程师。会议还将允许学生和早期职业专业人士分享他们的工作，并了解快速发展领域的新进展。此外，会议还将促进合成生物学界成员的持续发展，鼓励通常分开的科学家和工程师之间的讨论并鼓励合作，这对于开发新的合成技术以及生物技术、农业和医学的应用至关重要。在过去的十年中，合成生物学领域从以研究为基础、以应用为基础迅速发展。从理论学科到影响社会的学科，并将在未来的应用中继续增长。自2014年以来，SEED一直是聚集合成生物学工作人员的主要技术会议，包括工程师，生物学家，化学家，电气工程师，计算机科学家等。会议聚集了一个跨学科的观众分享前沿研究和应用的技术演示，网络发展关系，并连接那些否则可能没有机会互动的人。与会者包括该领域的领导者，知名研究人员，早期职业专业人士和将在未来几十年领导该领域的学员。该奖项反映了NSF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。

The 2023 Synthetic Biology, Engineering, Evolution and Design (SEED) Conference will have an expanded range of topics and will emphasize burgeoning areas of synthetic biology such as synthetic applications for climate change and sustainability, and microbiome engineering for food and the environment. The broader range of topics will allow the conference to host scientists and engineers with diverse backgrounds. The conference will also allow students and early career professionals to share their work and learn about new advances in a rapidly growing field. Additionally, the conference will promote the continuous growth of members of the synthetic biology community, encouraging discussions among normally separated scientists and engineers and encouraging collaborations, which are critical for the development of new synthetic technologies and applications for biotechnology, agriculture and medicine.Over the past decade, the field of synthetic biology has rapidly developed from a research-based, theoretical discipline to one that is impacting society and will continue to grow in applications into the future. Since 2014, SEED has been the primary technical conference to gather people working in synthetic biology, including engineers, biologists, chemists, electrical engineers, computer scientists and more. The conference gathers an interdisciplinary audience to share technical presentations on cutting edge research and applications, network to develop relationships and connect people who may otherwise not have an opportunity to interact. Attendees include leaders in the field, established researchers, early career professionals and trainees who will lead the field in the coming decades. SEED’s goal is to share insights into next-generation development strategies in synthetic biology research and industry.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.