Workshop: How Molecules Come to Life: Biophysics Vision 2016 on April 28-29, 2011 in Arlington, VA

该奖项是为2011年4月28日至29日在维吉尼亚州阿灵顿威斯汀阿灵顿门户酒店举行的为期两天的会议“分子是如何活过来的：2016年生物物理学展望”提供支持的。本次会议将召集20位代表新兴生物物理研究领域的演讲者，并将由NSF人员参加，包括项目主任。物理学的目标是用一套指导原则来解释我们周围的世界，这些原则同时是定量的、简单的和普遍的。在这个新千年里，物理学面临的最大挑战之一就是在生命系统的世界中实现这一目标。会议的目标是为生物体创造一个定量的叙述，并试图将简单的物理原理应用于对生命系统的理解。这次会议将把科学家聚集在一起，就活细胞物理学的现状和未来几年的发展方向发表他们的观点。会议的形式旨在为与会者提供充分的机会，积极参与科学论述。该研讨会是促进新技术发展和传播具有新应用于重要生物问题的新兴技术的独特工具。研讨会的成员代表了不同职业阶段的不同科学家，他们来自学术界和工业界，来自生命科学和物理科学。至少25%的成员是女性。本次研讨会的部分讨论将探讨如何最好地教育新一代科学家思考分子是如何产生生命的。了解生命和非生命系统之间的基本关系对于理解生命科学及其对我们周围世界的影响至关重要。本次研讨会由生物科学理事会分子与细胞生物科学部的生物分子动力学、结构与功能小组和数学与物理科学理事会物理部的生命系统物理学项目共同支持。

This award is in support of a two-day meeting entitled "How Molecules Come to Life: Biophysics Vision 2016" to be held in the Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, Virginia, April 28-29, 2011. This meeting will convene about 20 speakers that represent new emerging areas of biophysics research, and will be attended by NSF personnel, including program directors. The goal of physics is to explain the world around us using a set of guiding principles that are quantitative, simple and universal all at the same time. One of the great challenges for physics in this new millennium is to achieve this goal with regards to the world of living systems. The goal of the meeting is to address the creation of a quantitative narrative for the living organism, and to attempt to apply simple physical principles towards the understanding of living systems. This meeting will bring together scientists to present their views on where the physics of living cells stands and where it can go in the coming years. The format of the meeting is designed to provide attendees with ample opportunities to actively participate in the scientific discourse. This Workshop represents a unique vehicle to promote the development of new technologies and the dissemination of emerging technologies with novel applications to important biological problems. The members of the workshop represent diverse scientists at different stages of their careers, from both academia and industry, from both the life and physical sciences. At least 25% of the members are women. Part of the discussion of this workshop will be to explore how best to educate a new generation of scientists to think about how molecules come to life. An understanding of the fundamental relationships between living and non-living systems is critical to an understanding of the life sciences and their impact on the world around us.This workshop is jointly supported by the Biomolecular Dynamics, Structure and Function Cluster in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences in the Directorate for Biological Sciences, and the Physics of Living Systems Program in the Physics Division in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.