Conference: The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC) 2024

果蝇和贝克氏酵母等“模式生物”为科学研究人员提供了揭示普遍生物学原理和人类遗传疾病模型的基本见解的手段，在某些情况下会导致重要的治疗方法。此外，对模式植物的研究，如拟南芥，带来了突破性的技术，使农业发生了革命性的变化。这些模式生物以其短暂的寿命、标准化的基因改造技术和易于在实验室环境中使用而闻名。美国遗传学会（GSA）认为，当来自不同背景的个体聚集在一起，把他们的观点和文化背景带到桌面上时，科学工作效果最好。为了优化新的研究视角和促进科学发现，由GSA组织的联合遗传学会议（TAGC）将于2024年3月6日至10日在马里兰州国家港举行。会议将汇集来自不同领域和学科的遗传学家，包括细胞生物学，遗传学，生物化学，生物物理学，神经科学，基因组学，工业和来自世界各地的更多，讨论各种新的研究项目，技术，他们的想法集中在模式生物研究和跨学科方法的科学进步上。TAGC将提供一个独特的平台，汇集利用不同模式生物的研究人员。本次会议将鼓励与会者之间的对话，并帮助为他们的研究提供新的合作和创新想法。该奖项将通过促进TAGC对早期职业科学家和历史上代表性不足的群体的全面支持计划，投资于下一代研究人员。GSA和TAGC的组织者将吸引代表美国各种人才的不同参与者、演讲者和组织者，以及广泛的职业阶段、机构类型和地理区域，以确保包括历史上代表性不足或服务不足的社区和机构。会议将围绕受训者组织，并将包括关于指导的全体主题演讲。该奖项将资助50名跨越多个科学领域的早期职业研究人员。该奖项由BIO/MCB的遗传机制项目、细胞动力学和功能项目、系统和合成生物学项目以及BIO/IOS的发育系统集群和植物基因组研究项目共同支持。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。

“Model organisms” such as the fruit fly and Baker’s yeast provide scientific researchers the means to reveal fundamental insights into universal biological principles as well as models of human genetic disease, in some cases leading to important treatments. In addition, research on model plants, such as Arabidopsis, have led to breakthrough technologies that have revolutionized agriculture. These model organisms are notable for their brief lifespans, standardized genetic modification techniques, and ease of use in a laboratory setting. The Genetics Society of America (GSA) believes that science works best when individuals from diverse backgrounds come together, bringing their points of view and cultural contexts to the table. To optimize new research perspectives and facilitate scientific discovery, The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC), organized by GSA, will occur March 6-10, 2024, in National Harbor, MD. The conference will bring together geneticists from different fields and disciplines including cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, biophysics, neuroscience, genomics, industry, and more from around the world to discuss a variety of new research projects, techniques, and ideas focused on model organism research and the advancement of science using a cross-disciplinary approach. TAGC will provide a unique platform to bring together researchers leveraging diverse model organisms. This conference will encourage dialogue among attendees and help seed new collaborations and innovative ideas for their research under one umbrella. This award will invest in the next generation of researchers by facilitating a comprehensive support plan at TAGC for early-career scientists and those from historically underrepresented groups. GSA and TAGC organizers will engage a diverse group of participants, speakers, and organizers who represent the full spectrum of diverse talent in the US, as well as a broad range of career stages, institutional types, and geographical regions to ensure the inclusion of historically under-represented or underserved communities and institutions. The conference will be organized to center around trainees and will include a plenary keynote on mentoring. This award will sponsor 50 early career researchers spanning multiple scientific communities.This award is supported jointly by the Genetic Mechanisms Program, the Cellular Dynamics and Function Program and the Systems and Synthetic Biology Program in BIO/MCB and by the Developmental Systems Cluster and the Plant Genome Research Program in BIO/IOS.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.