Facilitating US-China Collaborations and Student Training in Emerging Molecular Techniques for Identifying Potential Pathogens in Environmental Systems

该奖项将资助为美国和中国研究生举办的关于环境-病原体联系的下一代DNA测序方法的研讨会。研讨会将与2012年10月15日至18日在昆明举行的第四届国际生态与健康协会会议中国同时举行。研究所有物种的环境与健康之间的联系是一个活跃且不断增长的研究领域，涉及许多学科。会议的一个主要目标是为学生提供教育和网络机会，并通过聚集世界专家来促进生态卫生领域的国际合作。研讨会将围绕进一步了解病原体在环境中的生存和传输机制这一共同目标，将目前和未来可能在这些领域的美中领导人聚集在一起。

This award will fund a workshop for U.S. and Chinese graduate students on next-generation DNA sequencing approaches to environment-pathogen linkages. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the fourth biennial conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health in Kunming, China, on 15-18 October 2012. The study of linkages between the environment and health of all species is an active and growing area of research that spans many disciplines. A primary goal of the conference is to provide educational and networking opportunities to students and to promote international collaborations within the field of ecohealth by bringing together world experts. The workshop will bring together current and potential future US and Chinese leaders in these fields around the common goal of furthering knowledge of mechanisms of survival and transport of pathogens in the environment.