Symposium: Genomic & Proteomic Approaches in Crustacean Biology, Orlando, FL January 4-8, 2006

这项建议的目的是为参加2006年1月4日至8日在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行的综合与比较生物学学会(SICB)会议的研讨会和补充会议的与会者提供部分旅费支持。为期一天的研讨会题为“甲壳类生物学中的基因组和蛋白质组方法”，将有10名与会者，他们是在甲壳类生物学中使用基因组和蛋白质组方法的领导者。这是第一次这样的研讨会。它将把来自不同学科的科学家聚集在一起，分享他们的成功和失败，鼓励合作，并向其他感兴趣的研究人员通报这些方法固有的可能性和局限性。它应该有广泛的吸引力，因为主题涵盖了各种学科，包括内分泌学、神经生物学、生理学、进化生物学和生态学。此外，我们将邀请对其他生物体采取类似方法的个人在补充会议上发言。更广泛的影响是，研究生、博士后科学家和初级研究人员将有机会分享他们的研究并了解该领域的最新发现。预算的一部分将提供机票，供6名研究生、博士后研究员和/或初级教员在补充会议上提交论文。这些资金将用于增加妇女和少数群体的参与。研讨会论文将发表在SICB期刊《综合与比较生物学》上。

The purpose of this proposal is to obtain partial travel support for participants in a symposium and complementary sessions at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) meeting in Orlando, Florida January 4-8, 2006. The one-day symposium, entitled "Genomic and proteomic approaches in crustacean biology," will have 10 participants who are leaders in using genomic and proteomic methods in crustacean biology. The symposium is the first of its kind. It will bring together scientists from diverse disciplines to share their successes and failures, to encourage collaboration, and to inform other interested investigators of the possibilities and limitations inherent in these methods. It should have wide appeal, as the topics cover a variety of disciplines, including endocrinology, neurobiology, physiology, evolutionary biology, and ecology. Moreover, we will invite individuals using similar approaches on other organisms to speak at a complementary session. A broader impact is that graduate students, postdoctoral scientists, and junior researchers will have an opportunity to share their research and learn about the most recent findings in this field. A portion of the budget will provide airfare for six graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and/or junior faculty to present papers at the complementary session. These funds will be used to increase participation of women and minorities. Symposium papers will be published in the SICB journal, Integrative and Comparative Biology.