Conference: The Gordon Research Conference on the Molecular Basis of Microbial One-Carbon Metabolism; July 7 - 12, 2002, New London, Connecticut

微生物单碳代谢分子基础戈登研究会议将于今年夏天召开。这将是第三次以戈登研究会议的形式举行这样的会议，但在27年的传统中，这是第11次。这次会议汇集了一组不同的研究人员，他们研究来自真核菌、古生菌和细菌的各种微生物，这些微生物通过对单碳化合物的代谢而统一，因此经常使用共同的基因和酶。这些生物代谢的C-1化合物对全球环境有影响，其中许多具有工业价值。所研究的途径对进化、结构生物学、酶机制、基因调控、生态学和应用生物学的研究具有重要意义。随着生物化学、分子生物学、遗传学和基因组技术的最新进展，这些技术用于利用微生物来检测C-1，这些技术极大地增强了最近的基础发现，该领域非常活跃，这种活力反映在代表对微生物C-1代谢感兴趣的不同学科的演讲者的多样化选择上。前一年的会议取得了巨大的成功，并为已成名的科学家和仍在接受培训的科学家提供了动力和灵感。会议致力于微生物C-1代谢的性质为与会者提供了一个无法获得的机会，让他们与来自世界各地的志同道合的人见面和互动。GRC的主持为年轻和成熟的科学家提供了一个良好的交流环境，组织者共同努力，让年轻的科学家与经验丰富的科学家分享主要的演讲平台。为会议寻求部分资金，这些资金将用于为那些可能没有办法参加会议的年轻科学家建立奖学金基金。此外，还需要支助来部分支付发言者和讨论主持人的登记费用。

The Gordon Research Conference on the Molecular Basis of Microbial One-Carbon Metabolism will be held this coming summer. This will be the third such meeting to be held as a Gordon Research Conference, but it is the eleventh in a twenty-seven year old tradition. This meeting brings together a diverse group of researchers who study a wide variety of microbes from the Eucarya, Archaea and the Bacteria that are unified by their metabolism of one-carbon compounds, and thus often use common genes and enzymes. The C-1 compounds metabolized by these organisms are of global environmental impact and many are of industrial interest. The pathways studied have implications for studies in evolution, structural biology, enzyme mechanism, gene regulation, ecology, and applied biology. With recent advances in the biochemical, molecular biological, genetic, and genomic techniques used to examine C-1 utilizing microbes that have greatly augmented recent fundamental discoveries, the field is robust, and this vigor is reflected in the diverse selection of speakers representing different disciplines interested in microbial C-1 metabolism. Previous year's conferences have been resounding successes, and have provided impetus and inspiration to both the established scientist and to those who are still in training. The dedicated nature of the conference to microbial C-1 metabolism provides a otherwise unavailable opportunity for the attendees to meet and interact with those sharing similar interests from around the globe. The auspices of the GRC provide an excellent environment in which the interaction of younger and more established scientists is fostered, and concerted efforts have been made by the organizers to have junior scientists share the main speaking platform with more seasoned workers. Partial funding for the conference is sought which will be used to establish a fellowship fund for those younger scientists who otherwise might lack the means to attend the conference. In addition, support is needed to in part defray the registration costs of speakers and discussion leaders.