Conference: The Next Generation of Conversations: Albany at Louisiana Tech

会议：下一代对话：路易斯安那理工学院奥尔巴尼

• 批准号: 2412981
• 负责人: Thomas Bishop
• 金额: $ 20.69万
• 依托单位: Louisiana Tech University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-04-15 至 2027-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2412981&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Next; Generation; Conversations; Albany

In 1979, Professor Ramaswamy H. Sarma initiated the Albany Conversations on Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics at the State University of New York, Albany. This biennial event evolved into a five-day gathering attended by hundreds of scientists from over 20 countries. Since its inception, the Conversations have attracted scientists of all career stages, from Nobel Laureates to students, to engage in collegial interchange without distinction of rank. The event fosters global collaboration and knowledge exchange in computational, theoretical, and experimental biomolecular research. After 20 successful Conversations, which contributed to numerous collaborations and launched many careers, Professor Sarma is passing the torch to the Next Generation of scientists, with Louisiana Tech University chosen as the new host. This strategic move aims to further advance scientific innovation and collaboration between emerging scientists and field leaders alike. The Next Gen Conversations will provide budding scientists the same opportunities that shaped previous generations.The Next Generation of Conversations aim to address current challenges in structural biology and foster scientific collaboration across diverse expertise levels. Building on the legacy of the Albany Conversations, this conference series will provide a platform for scientists, ranging from Nobel laureates to early career researchers, to engage in scientific discourse, explore novel ideas, and establish collaborations. Unifying informatics-based techniques such as next-generation sequencing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence with physics-based imaging and structural techniques, will be required to advance the current understanding of biomolecular mechanisms. The Next Generation Conversations will focus on promoting the unification of cross-cutting and trans-disciplinary scientific efforts, emphasizing collaboration and knowledge exchange. Louisiana Tech University is within a 5 to 6 hour drive of numerous major metropolitan areas in the Mississippi Delta/Gulf South region, a strategic location for the Next Generation Conversations to also broaden participation among underrepresented institutions and communities. Bringing the Next Generation of Conversations to the rural south will directly address disparities in scientific representation and promote broader societal impacts in this region.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.

1979年，Ramaswamy H. Sarma在纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼发起了关于生物分子结构和动力学的奥尔巴尼对话。这一两年一度的活动发展成为一次为期五天的聚会，来自20多个国家的数百名科学家参加了会议。自成立以来，对话已经吸引了所有职业阶段的科学家，从诺贝尔奖获得者到学生，进行不分级别的学术交流。该活动促进了计算，理论和实验生物分子研究的全球合作和知识交流。经过20次成功的对话，促成了众多的合作，并推出了许多职业生涯，教授Sarma是传递火炬给下一代科学家，与路易斯安那理工大学被选为新的主机。这一战略举措旨在进一步推动新兴科学家和领域领导者之间的科学创新和合作。下一代对话将为崭露头角的科学家提供与前几代人相同的机会。下一代对话旨在解决结构生物学当前的挑战，并促进不同专业水平的科学合作。在奥尔巴尼对话的遗产的基础上，这个会议系列将为科学家提供一个平台，从诺贝尔奖获得者到早期的职业研究人员，参与科学话语，探索新的想法，并建立合作。将下一代测序、机器学习和人工智能等基于信息学的技术与基于物理学的成像和结构技术相结合，将有助于推进当前对生物分子机制的理解。下一代对话将侧重于促进跨领域和跨学科科学努力的统一，强调合作和知识交流。路易斯安那理工大学距离密西西比三角洲/海湾南部地区的许多主要大都市区均在5至6小时车程内，这是下一代对话的战略位置，也可以扩大代表性不足的机构和社区的参与。将下一代对话带到南方农村将直接解决科学代表性的差异，并促进该地区更广泛的社会影响。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。