WorkShop: Summer Workshop for Synchrotron Radiation in Biological Research to be held on June 2-6, 2003 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

该项目支持年轻参与者参加将于2003年6月2日至6日在路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日举行的生物研究同步辐射夏季研讨会。本次研讨会的目的是向生物学家、分子生物学家、遗传学家和生物化学家介绍利用强大x射线源的生物物理技术。x射线是研究生物分子的重要工具，同步加速器为科学家们提供了异常强大的x射线源。研讨会将向参加者介绍同步辐射在生物研究中的理论和实践。研讨会上的演讲者将介绍利用x射线对生物分子和结构成像的不同技术。此外，参与者将有机会获得使用这些技术的第一手经验，以便他们将来可以将这些方法应用于他们特定的研究领域。该研讨会向任何希望将各种x射线成像技术应用于其研究领域的科学家开放。将特别努力邀请少数民族机构的科学家。由于同步加速器源是一种专门的设备，许多研究机构的学生、博士后助理和主要研究人员几乎没有机会调查这些技术。同步加速器使用的讲习班将为参与者提供他们在本国机构无法获得的研究机会。此外，一旦他们获得了这种专业知识，他们将能够前往各种同步加速器设施进行进一步的研究。

This project supports attendance of young participants in the Summer Workshop for Synchrotron Radiation in Biological Research, which will be held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana from June 2-6, 2003. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce biophysical techniques, which utilize powerful X-ray sources to biologists, molecular biologists, geneticists and biochemists. X-rays provide an important tool to study biological molecules, and synchrotrons provide scientists with an exceptionally powerful x-ray source. The workshop will introduce the participants to the theory and practice of techniques that utilize synchrotron radiation in biological research. Speakers at the workshop will describe the different techniques that utilize X-rays to image biological molecules and structures. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to gain first hand experience in the use of these techniques so that they may in the future apply the methods to their specific areas of research.The workshop is open to any scientist wishing to apply the various x-ray imaging techniques to his/her area of research. Special efforts will be made to invite scientists from minority-serving institutions. Because a synchrotron source is a specialized facility, students, post-doctoral associates and principal investigators at many research institutions have little opportunity to survey these techniques. A workshop in the synchotron use will provide the participants with a research exposure they are unable to obtain at their home institutions. Furthermore, once they obtain this expertise they will be able to travel to the various synchrotron facilities to pursue further studies.