Pacific Northwest Undergraduate Research Symposium on Organic Chemistry and Chemi

描述(由申请者提供)：建议举办为期两天的区域研究研讨会，重点关注有机化学和化学生物学领域，以鼓励跨学科研究。目标参与者将是西北太平洋地区大学的高级本科生，他们在相关领域进行了重大研究项目(S)。研讨会的目的是为这些年轻的科学家提供一个在专业会议式的论坛上展示研究数据的宝贵经验，并促进有机化学、化学生物学以及相关生物医学学科的研究。因此，该活动将培养、支持和鼓励一批来自该国类似职业发展活动机会相对较少的地区的国家未来科学和医疗专业人员。研讨会的地点将受到严格的限制(大约30-35个)，因此由此产生的小组气氛鼓励参与者之间的重大互动。此外，所有学生与会者将在研讨会期间进行实质性的陈述，要么是研究海报，要么是演讲。与会者的选择将强调多样性(科学的和个人的)，并将根据提交的摘要(稍后汇编和分发)进行，最佳提交的报告将优先用于现有的讲座时段。三位主旨演讲者将就他们的研究发表演讲。主旨演讲者将从一系列职位中挑选--从学术界到医学院再到工业--以及在一系列研究领域(重点是跨学科研究)。NIGMS寻求支持，通过为所有选定的与会者提供旅行奖励，促进来自整个太平洋西北地区的最有才华的本科生广泛参与研讨会。 公共卫生相关性：有机化学和化学生物学在所有生物和生物医学领域发挥着关键作用，包括：药物开发和医疗实践。因此，拟议的关于有机化学和化学生物学本科生研究的科学会议的重点与机构相关，事实上，整个领域一直被视为国家卫生研究院具有战略重要性的领域。鉴于参加研讨会的学生将是对有机化学和化学生物学充满热情的职业前学生，因此，该活动将有助于培养、支持和鼓励一批来自该国机会相对较少的地区的未来国家科学和医疗专业人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A two-day regional research symposium is proposed focused on the field of organic chemistry and chemical biology to encourage cross-disciplinary research. The targeted participants will be advanced undergraduate students from universities within the Pacific Northwest region, who have conducted significant research projects in a relevant area(s). The purpose of the symposium is to provide these young scientists with an opportunity to gain valuable experience in presenting research data at a professional conference-style forum and to stimulate research in organic chemistry, chemical biology as well as allied biomedical disciplines. The event will thus serve to nurture, support, and encourage a cohort of the nation's future scientific and medical professionals from an area of the country with comparatively few opportunities for similar career developing activities. Places at the symposium will be strictly limited (to ca 30-35) such that the resulting small group atmosphere encourages significant interaction between participants. Furthermore, all student attendees will make a substantive presentation during the symposium, either a research poster or a lecture. The selection of participants will emphasize diversity (scientific and individual) and will be made on the basis of submitted abstracts (to be later compiled and distributed), with the best submissions being given priority for the available lecture slots. Three keynote speakers will give lectures on their research. The keynote speakers will be selected from a range of positions - from academia to medical schools to industry - and in a range of research areas (with emphasis on cross-disciplinary research).. NIGMS support is sought to facilitate wide participation in the symposium from the most talented undergraduate students from across the entire Pacific Northwest region by providing travel awards for all selected attendees. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Organic chemistry and chemical biology play pivotal roles in all biological and biomedical fields, including: pharmaceutical development and medical practice. The focus of the proposed scientific meeting on undergraduate research in organic chemistry and chemical biology is therefore agency relevant and indeed, the entire field has consistently been regarded as an area of strategic importance to the National Institutes of Health. Given that the participants involved in the symposium will be pre-professional students with a passion for organic chemistry and chemical biology, the event will thus serve to nurture, support, and encourage a cohort of the Nation's future scientific and medical professionals from an area of the country with comparatively few opportunities for this type of event.