International Xenopus Conference

摘要 非洲爪蟾是一种广泛使用的模式生物，用于基础生物医学发现。该申请要求资金， 第17届国际非洲爪蟾大会（17th International Xenopus Conference）自1984年以来每两年举行一次， 主要目标是为研究人员提供一个信息交流和互动的论坛， 非洲爪蟾作为生物医学研究的模式生物。这次会议的最后一次迭代（在美国） 来自世界各地的350多名研究人员参加了会议。 除了作为信息交流的平台外，本次会议还将提供1）一个场地， 将年轻的科学家介绍给该领域更成熟的成员，2）非洲爪蟾的机会 社区了解最新技术并协调其基础设施，以及3）有机会 把这种强大的模式生物介绍给来自弱势群体的学生。 这次会议将产生重大影响，因为非洲爪蟾广泛用于发育生物学，细胞， 生物学、分子生物学和神经生物学，现在许多最令人兴奋的发现都来自于 这些学科之间的联系。通过将感兴趣的不同研究人员聚集在一起， 而是一个共同的模式系统，会议应培养杰出的跨学科思维。 现代生物学要求我们在我们的研究中要有充分的信息，广泛的基础，有组织的和协作的。 国际非洲爪蟾会议将促进这种科学风格。

Abstract Xenopus is a widely-used model organism for basic biomedical discovery. This application requests funds to support the 17th International Xenopus Conference. Held every two years since 1984, this biennial meeting’s prime objective is to provide a forum for information exchange and interaction amongst researchers using Xenopus as a model organism for biomedical research. The last iteration of this meeting (in the United States) was attended by over 350 researchers from all over the world. In addition to serving as a platform for information exchange, this meeting will also provide 1) a venue for introducing younger scientists to more established members of the field, 2) an opportunity for the Xenopus community to learn about the latest technologies and to coordinate its infrastructure, and 3) an opportunity to introduce this powerful model organism to students from under-represented groups. This meeting will have a significant impact because Xenopus is widely used in developmental biology, cell biology, molecular biology, and neurobiology, and many of the most exciting discoveries now are coming from the interfaces between these disciplines. By bringing together researchers with divergent research interested, but a common model system, the meeting should foster outstanding interdisciplinary thinking. Modern biology demands that we be well-informed, broad-based, organized, and collaborative in our approaches, and the International Xenopus Conference will facilitate exactly that style of science.