Synthetic Biology Workshop will be held April 3-4, 2008 at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farms campus in Ashburn, Virginia

该奖项将支持为期两天的邀请，只有题为“走向合成生物学：NSF- NASA在HHMI珍妮利亚农场联合研讨会”，将于2008年4月3日和4日在弗吉尼亚州的霍华德休斯医学研究所珍妮利亚农场校园举行。将邀请大约30人作简短发言，然后有充足的时间进行讨论。将要求每个发言者介绍他们认为是一个具体机会的小插曲，然后将通过与其他讲习班与会者的合议讨论进行审查。一系列广泛的问题渗透到合成生物学的新学科将被确定和解决。这些问题包括：通过合成生物学的实施，可以预期会出现哪些新的科学原理？有选择和有针对性地应用这一新兴技术，实际上可能产生哪些类型的实际、工业、生物医学或其他利益？由于合成生物学与许多新技术一样，有可能被滥用，生物伦理界的领导者也将成为研讨会的主要参与者。研讨会的更广泛影响是预期的可交付成果。研讨会将列举和澄清合成生物学研究的理论和实践，短期和长期目标。这些目标可有助于为各种政府机构的筹资举措制定一个战略性的长期观点。由于新兴学科合成生物学是跨学科的性质，该领域的未来发展可能会刺激工程，自然和生物科学，以及公共政策竞技场之间的互动和跨学科培训。合成生物学可能为整个新产业提供基础;因此，该领域的重点可能会对经济发展产生重大影响。最后，会议结束后，会议主席和会议组织者将在一份白色文件中总结会议成果，并提供给国家科学基金会和美国航天局，作为将新兴学科纳入各自资助研究组合的指南。

This award will support a two day invitation-only workshop titled "Toward a Synthetic Biology: NSF- NASA Joint Workshop at HHMI Janelia Farm", to be held on April 3 and 4, 2008 at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farms campus in Virginia. Approximately 30 individuals will be invited to make short presentations, followed by ample time for discussion. Each speaker will be asked to present a vignette regarding what they believe to be a specific opportunity, which then will be vetted through collegial discussion with the other workshop participants. A series of broad questions permeating the new discipline of Synthetic Biology will be identified and addressed. Such questions include: What new scientific principles can be expected to emerge through the implementation of synthetic biology? What types of practical, industrial, biomedical, or other benefits might realistically accrue from the selective and targeted application of this emerging technology? Because synthetic biology, like many new technologies, has the potential for misuse, leaders from the bioethical community also will be prominent participants at the workshop.The broader impacts of the workshop are the deliverables that are anticipated. The workshop will enumerate and clarify the theoretical and practical, short- and long-term goals of synthetic biology research. Such goals could assist in developing a strategic long-term view of funding initiatives for a variety of government agencies. Since the emerging discipline Synthetic Biology is interdisciplinary in nature, future development of the field is likely to stimulate the interaction and cross disciplinary training between engineering, the natural and biological sciences, and the public policy arena. Synthetic Biology can potentially provide the foundation for an entire new industry; thus crystallizing the focus of the field could have a major impact on economic development. Finally, the outcomes of the meeting will be summarized in a white paper produced by the session chairs and meeting organizers after the conclusion of the meeting and provided to the NSF and NASA as a guide for incorporating the emerging discipline into their respective portfolios of funded research.