Conference: The Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin XVIII: Functional Genomics, Development and Education

提案号（IOS-0814287）该奖项为参加第18届“海胆发育生物学”会议的大约20名学生提供旅费补助。海胆是理解基因如何调控发育的最佳模式生物之一，这在很大程度上是因为利用它们的胚胎可以进行复杂的分子生物学程序，在技术上很容易。海胆因其易于获取、培养、观察和处理，也是本科教学实验室的主要内容之一。这次会议将是自2006年9月紫海胆基因组序列发表以来的第一次会议，因此将特别关注基于基因组学的工具和资源的使用和开发，以加强研究，并讨论如何将基因组学方法与传统的海胆教学应用相结合。利用结合实验和计算经验以及熟悉基因组学资源的课程，对培养本科生和研究生从事现代生物学的职业至关重要。这次会议汇集了世界领先的海胆生物学家，在构建和使用基因组学工具方面有经验的科学家，以及在创建和实施本科研究课程方面有经验的教师。这为振兴海胆领域、基因组学研究和本科教育提供了新的和令人兴奋的方法。预计约有150名与会者，在过去，这为非正式讨论和发起新想法和合作提供了一个亲密的环境。这次会议为学生提供了展示他们的工作（通常是第一次）的机会，促进了科学家和教育工作者之间的新合作，并有助于开发新的本科课程。这个项目在性别方面很平衡。

Veronica Hinman Proposal number (IOS-0814287)This award supplements travel costs for approximately 20 students to attend the 18th conference on the "Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin". Sea urchins are one of the best model organisms for understanding how genes regulate development, in large part due to the technical ease with which complex molecular biological procedures can be undertaken using their embryos. Sea urchins are also one of the mainstays of undergraduate teaching labs as they are easy to obtain, culture, view and handle. This meeting will be the first since the publication in September 2006 of the genome sequence of the purple sea urchin and hence will particularly focus on the use and development of genomics-based tools and resources to enhance research, and also to discuss ways in which undergraduate curricula can include genomics approaches with traditional teaching uses of the sea urchin. Utilizing curricula that combines experimental and computational experiences and a familiarity of genomics resources is of foremost importance in training undergraduate and graduate students for careers in modern biology. This meeting brings together the world's leading sea urchin biologists, scientists with experience in building and using genomics tools and faculty with experience in creating and implementing undergraduate research based curricula. This provides fertile ground for new and exciting ways to invigorate the sea urchin field, genomics research, and undergraduate education. Approximately 150 attendees are anticipated, which, in the past, has provided an intimate setting for informal discussion and initiation of new ideas and collaborations. This meeting provides opportunity for students to present their work (often for the first time), fosters new collaborations between scientists and educators, and aids in development of new undergraduate curricula. The program is well-balanced with respect to gender.