Conference: "Metabolomics Workshop" at the University of Florida; to be held June 28 through July 1, 2010 in Gainesville, Florida

学术价值：这是一个在佛罗里达大学举办的为期四天的代谢组学跨学科研讨会。它将包括三天的课堂教学和一天的研讨会，最多40名学生。该计划的设计从教学角度和外部演讲者的质量方面都是杰出的。重要的是，正在实施一项良好的招聘计划，其中包括为两名少数族裔参与者提供研究金。研讨会将介绍核磁共振、质谱学、色谱学和统计学/信息学的基础知识。最后一天将是由著名研究人员举办的一系列研讨会，以说明代谢组学的前沿和重要应用。他们从世界各地招募了一批优秀的讲师，并开始广泛刊登招聘美国学生的广告。研讨会的目标是1。向学生介绍代谢研究所需的分析和统计技能2。确定未来几年代谢组学的主要挑战和机遇3。将基础科学和临床研究人员介绍给新兴的代谢组学领域亮点：-尖端话题，代谢组学，将被学术界从本科生到教师的广泛领域接触到-顶级国际专家受邀参加并授课/研讨会-由在这方面有良好记录的PI制定的伟大招聘和推广计划-NSF支持约一半-另一半的成本将来自机构(大学)和私人来源(代谢组学公司)更广泛的影响：更广泛的影响是好的：招聘计划明确强调女性和代表性不足的少数群体的参与。国际学生联合会与两个为少数族裔服务的机构正在进行合作，并将从这些机构带来一名教职员工和至少一名学生。重要的是，讲习班的数据和分析软件可用于这些机构随后的教学设置。

Intellectual Merit:This is a four day interdisciplinary workshop on metabolomics at the University of Florida. It will involve three days will be classroom instruction and one day of seminars for up to 40 students. The design of the program is outstanding from an instructional perspective and in terms of the quality of outside speakers. Importantly, a fine recruitment plan is being implemented and this includes fellowships for two minority participants. The workshop will provide instruction of the basics of NMR, mass spectrometry, chromatography, and statistics/informatics. The final day will be a series of seminars from prominent researchers to illustrate the frontiers and important applications of metabolomics. They have recruited an outstanding group of lecturers from around the world and have started to advertise broadly for students from United States. Objectives of the workshop are 1. Introduce students to the analytical and statistical skills required for metabolomic studies2. Identify the major challenges and opportunities in metabolomics for the next several years3. Introduce basic science and clinical investigators to the emerging field of metabolomics Highlights:-Cutting-edge topic, metabolomics, will be made accessible to a broad cross-section of academia from undergrads to faculty-Top international experts invited to participate and give instruction/seminars-Great recruitment and outreach plan by a PI who has a great track-record in this regard-NSF is supporting about half-the other half of the cost will come from institutional (University) and private sources (Metabolomics companies)Broader Impacts:The broader impacts are excellent: the recruitment plan clearly emphasizes participation of women and underrepresented minorities. The PI has on-going collaborations with two minority-serving institutions and will bring a faculty member and at least one student from these institutions. Importantly, the data and analysis software from the workshop can be utilized in subsequent teaching settings at these institutions.