CONFERENCE: 2013 FASEB Meeting on Ciliate Molecular Biology to be held July 7-12, 2013 at the Steamboat Grand in Steamboat Springs, CO

智力优势：2013年FASEB会议纤毛虫分子生物学将于2013年7月7日至12日在科罗拉多的汽船泉的汽船大酒店举行。 纤毛虫分子生物学会议汇集了具有不同研究兴趣的科学家，他们通过一个共同的线索团结在一起-使用纤毛原生动物作为模式生物。 本次会议的目标是（i）传播新的研究信息和想法，（ii）分享技术创新，（iii）组织社区资源的进一步开发，以及（iv）推进研究生和本科生的研究和教育活动。这个一年两次的会议是传播新的研究工具，其中许多利用纤毛虫生物学的独特方面，以解决各种问题的信息的主要场所。为了确保2013年会议促进所有职业水平的研究人员之间的互动，会议将以平台会议，海报会议和研讨会的混合形式组织。平台会议旨在提供有关我们对纤毛虫生物学的理解中最令人兴奋的进展的一般信息，以及与纤毛虫使用的主要研究领域有关的更专业的信息。海报会议将提供更多的个人互动的机会，特别是对学生和博士后。一个“未来方向研讨会”将包括生物信息学资源和实验工具的遗传学和细胞生物学研究，人口遗传学和evolution.Broader影响的讨论：会议的一个重点将是在本科研究和课堂实验室纤毛虫的使用。 这将是一个研讨会的主题，这将是一个本科生研究小型研讨会，其中四名本科生将口头介绍他们的研究成果。一个特殊的机会，在所有职业水平的个人之间的互动将形成“主题表”在晚餐时间，让个人在重要的职业发展主题的讨论，如开发一个独立的研究计划，赠款写作，学生/博士后辅导，解决冲突，参与社区倡议，科学推广，并平衡教学和研究。

Intellectual Merit: The 2013 FASEB Conference on Ciliate Molecular Biology will be held July 7-12, 2013 at the Steamboat Grand in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The Ciliate Molecular Biology conference brings together scientists with diverse research interests who are united by a common thread--the use of ciliated protozoa as model organisms. The objectives of this meeting are to (i) disseminate new research information and ideas, (ii) share technical innovations, (iii) organize further development of community resources, and (iv) advance graduate and undergraduate research and education initiatives. This biannual meeting is the primary venue for disseminating information on new research tools, many of which exploit unique aspects of ciliate biology, to address diverse questions. To ensure that the 2013 conference promotes interactions between researchers at all career levels, the meeting is organized as a mixture of platform sessions, poster sessions, and workshops. The platform sessions are designed to provide general information about the most exciting advances in our understanding of ciliate biology as well as more specialized information pertaining to the main research areas in which ciliates are used. The poster sessions will provide opportunities for more personal interactions, especially for students and post-docs. A "Future Directions Workshop" will include discussion of bioinformatic resource and experimental tool development for genetics and cell biology research, population genetics, and evolution.Broader Impacts: One focus of the meeting will be on the use of ciliates in undergraduate research and classroom laboratories. This will be the topic of a workshop, which will be coupled to an undergraduate research mini-symposium, in which four undergraduate students will give oral presentations on their research findings. A special opportunity for interaction between individuals at all career levels will be formation of "topic tables" at dinnertime to engage individuals in discussions of important career-development subjects, such as developing an independent research program, grant writing, student/postdoc mentoring, conflict resolution, involvement in community initiatives, scientific outreach, and balancing teaching and research.