2023 Lactic Acid Bacteria Biology, Symbioses and Applications GRC

提案摘要/摘要 首届2023年GRC乳酸菌生物学、共生体和应用会议将探讨 乳酸菌（LAB）是一组具有悠久研究历史的微生物， 并用于医学。许多LAB被用作人类和动物健康的益生菌，是必不可少的参与者 在食物发酵中。LAB也是人类和动物肠道和阴道微生物组的成员， 广泛用于合成生物学和（生物）工程。了解这些细菌的生物学特性 提高我们解码某些微生物如何改善人类健康的能力。尽管对实验室的兴趣 在过去的世纪里，在这些生物的基础生物学方面仍然存在许多未回答的和具有挑战性的问题。 细菌以及它们如何与宿主和本土微生物组相互作用以影响健康和疾病。这 GRC将为所有职业阶段和背景的不同研究人员建立一个包容性和令人兴奋的论坛 开会分享实验室的研究成果，并建立强大的合作网络和支持早期的职业生涯 科学家和代表性不足的少数民族。研讨会将邀请21位讲者， 从摘要，海报预览讲座和互动海报会议。在主要会议中的“动力小时”将 关注妇女在科学领域面临的挑战。我们的目标是建立一个互动，友好的环境， 思想可以自由交流，不分背景或资历。为此，会议和工作组 膳食将辅以积极的社会计划，以促进这些互动。GRC计划将 分九个上午和晚上举行，题目是：（1）进化;（2）新陈代谢;（3）噬菌体; (4)细胞表面和分泌的化合物;（5）肠道共生;（6）食物生态系统;（7）阴道共生; (8)生物工程;（9）合成生物学。因此，GRC将促进最新思想的交流， 技术实验室和提供新的合作，同时加强和促进未来的职业生涯 在这个充满活力和令人兴奋的领域的一代科学家。

Proposal Summary/Abstract The inaugural 2023 GRC Conference on Lactic Acid Bacteria Biology, Symbioses and Applications will explore cutting-edge research on lactic acid bacteria (LAB), a group of microorganisms that have a long history of study and use in medicine. Many LAB are applied as probiotics for human and animal health and are essential players in food fermentations. LAB are also members of human and animal intestinal and vaginal microbiomes and are used extensively in synthetic biology and (bio)engineering. Understanding the biology of these bacteria will improve our capacity to decode how certain microorganisms improve human health. Despite interest in LAB for well over a century, there remain many unanswered and challenging questions on the basic biology of these bacteria and how they interact with their hosts and indigenous microbiomes to impact health and disease. This GRC will establish an inclusive and exciting forum for diverse researchers of all career stages and backgrounds to meet to share LAB research and to develop strong networks for collaboration and support of early career scientists and under-represented minorities. The GRC will comprise 21 invited speakers, 16 talks to be selected from the abstracts, poster preview talks and interactive poster sessions. A `power hour' in the main meeting will focus on the challenges facing women in science. We aim to foster an interactive, friendly environment where ideas can be freely exchanged independently of background or seniority. To that end, the sessions and working meals will be supplemented with a vigorous social program to foster these interactions. The GRC program will be organized into nine morning and evening sessions entitled: (1) Evolution; (2) Metabolism; (3) Bacteriophage; (4) Cell surface and secreted compounds; (5) Intestinal symbioses; (6) Food ecosystems; (7) Vaginal symbioses; (8) Bioengineering, and (9) Synthetic biology. The GRC will thus promote the exchange of the latest ideas and techniques on LAB and deliver new collaborations while enhancing and promoting the careers of the next generation of scientists in this dynamic and exciting field.