CONFERENCE: Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting to be held March 14-16, 2014 at Vanderbilt University

智力优势：该奖项为本科生和研究生出席和参加将于2014年3月14日至16日在范德比尔特大学校园举行的第21届年度东南地区酵母会议（SERYM）提供支持。本次年会为来自美国东南部各州的酵母研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，让他们聚集在一起分享他们的初步研究成果，并讨论新的研究工具和新兴技术。作为模式生物，酵母是研究复杂的分子、细胞和生物化学过程的理想材料。研究这些简单真核生物的研究人员在真菌进化、DNA损伤/修复、RNA加工、细胞周期进程、染色体分离、朊病毒繁殖、自噬和细胞器生物发生/维持等领域做出了重大贡献。本次会议预计将吸引100至125名与会者，是学生演讲的理想场所，最终目标是促进学生和资深科学家之间的互动和讨论。更广泛的影响：该奖项将通过提供资金支付差旅费，对本科生和研究生参与者产生广泛的教育影响。将特别强调通过招聘妇女和少数民族来增加在科学领域代表性不足的个人的参与。这次会议的一个关键优势是为本科生和研究生提供了以平台和/或海报形式展示他们研究的机会。本次会议的区域性为学生提供了与领先科学家讨论他们的研究工作的机会，为未来的科学发展和合作奠定了基础。

Intellectual Merit: This award provides support for undergraduate and graduate student attendance and participation in the 21st Annual Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM) to be held on the campus of Vanderbilt University from March 14-16, 2014. This annual meeting provides a unique opportunity for yeast researchers from states in the Southeastern region of the U.S. to come together to share their preliminary research findings and discuss new research tools and emerging technologies. As model organisms, yeasts are ideal for the study of complex molecular, cellular, and biochemical processes. Researchers studying these simple eukaryotes have made significant contributions in areas as diverse as fungal evolution, DNA damage/repair, RNA processing, cell cycle progression, chromosome segregation, prion propagation, autophagy and organelle biogenesis/ maintenance. This meeting, which is expected to attract between 100 and 125 participants, is the ideal venue for the inclusion of student presentations with the ultimate goal of facilitating interactions and discussions between students and senior scientists.Broader Impacts: This award will have broad educational impact for undergraduate and graduate student participants, by providing funds to defray travel expenses. Particular emphasis will be placed on increasing participation of individuals underrepresented in the sciences through the recruitment of both women and minorities. A key strength of this meeting is the opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students to present their research in platform and/or poster formats. The regional nature of this meeting provides opportunities for students to discuss their research work with leading scientists, laying the foundation for future scientific development and collaborations.