Conference: A Systems Biology Workshop, Career Panel and Speaker Session for the Promotion of Undergraduate Protein Science Education and Research, 7/30 - 8/3, 2005 in Boston, MA

蛋白质学会教育委员会在蛋白质学会的支持下，请求协助在2005年7月30日至8月3日在波士顿举行的蛋白质学会年会期间组织一次研讨会和一次演讲者会议。这个项目将支持(1)系统生物学研讨会和(2)本科生研究演讲会议的演讲者。智力价值：蛋白质学会的广泛使命是进一步研究和发展蛋白质科学。在这一知识框架内，教育委员会旨在促进关于蛋白质科学本科生和研究生教育的讨论。为了实现这些目标，将赞助两项活动。首先，一个关于教学和系统生物学的研讨会将提供实践教程，介绍系统生物学研究人员正在使用的工具。系统生物学是今年研讨会的一个主题，在教育界是一个被低估的领域。这一领域的四位专家将介绍他们的工作并主持讨论。第二个活动将赞助来自以本科生为主的机构的教职员工和学生的研究报告，以谈论他们的工作。摘要的要求将被发送给目标教职员工和参与RUI水平研究的学生，以进行竞争更新。该计划的目标是突出国家一级蛋白质科学本科生可获得的研究机会的质量。四名教师和八名学生将被选为在这次研究会议上展示他们的工作。广泛的影响：通过在这次国际会议上策划这样的活动，预计将促进招聘合格的本科生从事研究生科学工作，并将为全国的本科教育和研究状况提供可见度。会议将突出来自不同文化和种族背景的发展中的科学家。还将作出特别努力，以实现性别平衡。这些会议将丰富蛋白质学会的成员资格。该学会的资深科学家将接受由贝氏学院本科生进行的高质量研究的教育，并有机会为他们的研究生课程招募人才。本科生将有机会大放异彩，并与研究生院及以后的学生建立重要的联系。在参加研讨会期间，本科生将接触到来自蛋白质科学不同领域的演讲和海报演示，这些领域通常不可能融入课堂。本科院校的教师将有机会宣传他们的工作和他们的学生。在会议上介绍本科生研究的机会将吸引新的成员加入学会和新的参与。这次国际会议的教育推广工作发展到了一个关键时刻，因为科学和数学培训已被列为该国的一项关键的风险学科。这些讲习班提供的本科生干预措施将有助于满足对受过良好教育的科学家日益增长的迫切需求。

ABSTRACTThe Protein Society Education Committee, under the aegis of the Protein Society, requests assistance for the organization of a workshop and a speaker session during the annual meeting of the Protein Society in Boston, on July 30-August 3, 2005. This project will support speakers for (1) a Systems Biology Workshop, and (2) an undergraduate research speaker session.Intellectual Merit: The broad mission of the Protein Society is to further research and development in protein science. Within this intellectual framework, the Education Committee aims to facilitate discussions about education at the undergraduate and graduate levels in protein science. Towards these goals, two events will be sponsored. The first, a workshop on teaching and systems biology will offer a hands-on tutorial with the tools being used by researchers in systems biology. Systems biology is a thematic element at this year's symposium and is an under-appreciated field in the education community. Four experts in this field will present their work and lead a discussion. The second event will sponsor research presentations from faculty and students coming from predominantly undergraduate institutions to speak about their work. Requests for abstracts will be sent out to targeted faculty and students participating in RUI-level research for competitive renewal. The goal of this program is to highlight the quality of the research opportunities that are available to undergraduate students at the national level in protein science. Four faculty and eight students will be chosen to present their work at this research session.Broader Impact: By programming such events at this international meeting, it is expected that recruitment will be fostered of well-qualified undergraduates for careers in graduate science and visibility will be provided to the state of undergraduate education and research around the nation. The meeting will highlight developing scientists from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Particular efforts will be made to afford gender balance as well. These sessions will enrich the Protein Society membership. Senior scientists of the Society will be educated about the quality research that is carried out by undergraduates at PUI's and have an opportunity to recruit for their graduate programs. Undergraduate students will have a chance to shine and make critical contacts for graduate school and beyond. While attending symposia, undergraduate students will be exposed to speaker and poster presentations from the diverse fields of protein science often not possible to integrate into the classroom. Faculty at undergraduate institutions will have a chance to promote their work and their students. The opportunity to present undergraduate research at the meeting will attract new membership to the Society and new participation. The development of education outreach at this international meeting is coming at a critical juncture since science and math training has been targeted as a crucial at-risk discipline in the nation. Intervention at the undergraduate level, as provided by these workshops, will help to meet a critical growing need for well-educated scientists.