Conference: 2023 Archaea: Ecology, Metabolism and Molecular Biology GRC and GRS The Root and Branch of Discovery: Lessons on Life from the Archaea

该奖项将支持将于2023年7月24-30日在佛蒙特州斯诺山举行的戈登研究研讨会和会议“古生物：生态学、新陈代谢和分子生物学”。本科生、研究生和博士后研究员以及高级研究人员将参加这次会议，讨论我们对古生菌结构、生物化学、进化和微生物生态的方方面面的理解。讲座将围绕新发现的古菌谱系、氮和硫代谢、地球化学循环和细胞-病毒相互作用等主题展开。除了由经验丰富的研究人员和新进入该领域的受训人员进行的正式演讲外，还将通过六个海报会议促进参与，以促进研究人员之间的互动。NSF的资助将用于支付旅行费用，以允许职业生涯早期的参与者出席，特别是该领域代表性较低的群体的成员。古生代是地球上最古老的生物群，是所有较大生物进化的基础，但令人惊讶的是，由于它们中的许多人生活在极端环境中，人们对它们知之甚少。戈登会议和研讨会将讨论关于这些微小生物的结构和生物化学的最新研究，包括了解它们在环境中氮气和其他化合物循环中的作用，以及它们在许多生态系统中的关键作用。会议将聚集经验丰富的研究人员和职业生涯早期的科学家，在正式的演讲和讨论环节中，鼓励非正式讨论和分享关于细胞结构的形成、氮和硫代谢及其相互作用的最新研究成果，这些结构维持着对稳定环境至关重要的微生物群落。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。

This award will support the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on “Archaea: Ecology, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology,” to be held July 24-30, 2023 at Mount Snow, VT. This meeting will be attended by undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, as well as senior researchers to discuss our understanding of all aspects of the structure, biochemistry, evolution, and microbial ecology of the archaea. Talks will be presented on topics such as newly discovered archaeal lineages, nitrogen and sulfur metabolism, geochemical cycles, and cell-virus interactions. In addition to formal talks presented by experienced researchers and trainees new to the field, engagement will be facilitated by six poster sessions to stimulate interactions between researchers. NSF support will be used to defray travel costs to allow attendance of participants from early stages of their careers, especially for members of groups underrepresented in this field.Archaea are the oldest group of organisms on earth, fundamental to evolution of all larger creatures, yet surprisingly little is known about them due to the extreme environments in which many of them live. This Gordon Conference and Seminar will allow discussion of the newest research on the structure and biochemistry of these tiny creatures, including understanding of their role in cycling nitrogen and other compounds in the environment, and their key roles in many ecosystems. The meeting will bring together seasoned investigators with early-career scientists in both formal talks and discussion sessions to encourage informal discussion and sharing of latest research results on the formation of structures in the cell, nitrogen and sulfur metabolism, and their interactions that maintain communities of microbes essential for stabilizing the environment.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.