Conference on Population Biology and Evolution of Microorganisms; Plymouth, NH; July 24-28, 1989

这笔赠款为将于1989年7月24-28日在新罕布夏州普利茅斯举行的戈登种群生物学和微生物进化会议提供资金。微生物种群和进化领域是一个不断发展的研究领域。这是一个交叉学科领域，微生物遗传学和分子生物学技术的力量，加上进化生物学对假设检验的日益重视，使微生物成为种群遗传学和进化生物学领域的主流。事实上，微生物种群数量大、世代时间短、具有生物化学定义的遗传学，为某些进化机制的实验测试提供了唯一实用的系统。资金将用于支付演讲者和讨论者的费用，并允许资源有限的少数研究生、博士后研究员和年轻科学家参加会议。

This grant provides funds for the support of a Gordon Conference on the Population Biology and Evolution of Microorganisms, to be held in Plymouth, New Hampshire, July 24- 28, 1989. The field of microbial population and evolution is a growing field of research. It is an interdisciplinary field in which the power of the techniques of microbial genetics and molecular biology combined with increased emphasis on hypothesis testing in evolutionary biology has brought microorganisms into the mainstream of the fields of population genetics and evolutionary biology. In fact, microorganisms with their large populations, short generation times and biochemically defined genetics provide the only practical systems for experimental testing of some kinds of evolutionary mechanisms. Funds will be used to help cover expenses of speakers and discussants and to permit a modest number graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and younger scientists whose resources are limited to attend the conference.