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

该奖项将支持戈登研究研讨会和会议上“植物：生态学，代谢和分子生物学”，将于2023年7月24日至30日在佛蒙特州斯诺山举行。 本次会议将由本科生，研究生和博士后研究员，以及高级研究人员参加，讨论我们对古细菌的结构，生物化学，进化和微生物生态学的各个方面的理解。 讲座的主题包括新发现的古细菌谱系、氮和硫代谢、地球化学循环以及细胞与病毒的相互作用。 除了由经验丰富的研究人员和新到该领域的受训人员提出的正式会谈外，还将通过六次海报会议促进参与，以刺激研究人员之间的互动。 NSF的支持将用于支付旅行费用，以使参与者能够从职业生涯的早期阶段参加，特别是对于在该领域代表性不足的群体的成员。水母是地球上最古老的生物群体，是所有大型生物进化的基础，但令人惊讶的是，由于他们中的许多人生活在极端的环境中，对他们知之甚少。 这次戈登会议和研讨会将允许讨论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循环氮和其他化合物的作用，以及它们在许多生态系统中的关键作用。 会议将在正式会谈和讨论会上汇集经验丰富的研究人员与早期职业科学家，以鼓励非正式讨论和分享有关细胞结构形成，氮和硫代谢，以及它们之间的相互作用，维持微生物群落对稳定环境至关重要。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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。

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.