Conference Proposal: The 12th Cyanobacterial Workshop (Tempe Arizona, May 18-21, 2016)

蓝藻研讨会提出了一个独特的机会，以促进来自多个学科的研究人员之间的富有成效的沟通，所有共享在蓝藻无论是作为他们的研究的直接主题或作为实验模型来调查基本科学问题的共同利益。研讨会的主要目标是为年轻科学家（研究生和博士后）提供一个方便的场所来展示他们的研究成果，并与社区的主要成员正式或非正式地讨论他们的工作。讲习班将为青年科学家的出席提供支助，重点是增加妇女和在该领域代表性不足的少数民族的参与；研讨会上提出的主题和技术方法的多样性将为初级和高级科学家提供一个令人兴奋的多学科环境。蓝藻是全球氧、碳和氮循环的主要贡献者，越来越多地被用作生物技术创新的平台，用于开发“绿色”生物燃料、化学原料和高价值产品。蓝藻研讨会是丰富的学科的交叉，从代谢工程到微生物生态学，主题包括分子对压力的反应；光合作用;生理与代谢；生物技术和合成生物学；分化;环境与生态；监管;系统发育与进化。该奖项由细胞动力学和功能以及系统和合成生物学项目共同支持。

The Cyanobacterial Workshop presents a unique opportunity to facilitate productive communication between researchers from multiple disciplines, all sharing a common interest in cyanobacteria either as the direct subject of their research or as experimental models to investigate fundamental scientific questions. The major objective of the workshop is to provide a readily accessible venue for young scientists (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) to present the results of their research efforts, and formally and informally discuss their work with leading members of the community. The Workshop will provide support for the attendance of young scientists, with an emphasis on increasing the participation of women and minorities under-represented in the field; the diversity of topics and technical approaches presented at the Workshop will provide a stimulating multidisciplinary environment for junior and senior scientists alike. Cyanobacteria are major contributors to the global oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen cycles and are increasingly used as platforms for biotechnological innovation for the development of "green" biofuels, chemical feedstocks, and high value products. The Cyanobacterial Workshop is enriched by the intersection of disciplines ranging from metabolic engineering to microbial ecology, and themes include Molecular Responses to Stress; Photosynthesis; Physiology and Metabolism; Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology; Differentiation; Environment and Ecology; Regulation; Phylogeny and Evolution.This award is supported jointly by programs in Cellular Dynamics and Function, and Systems and Synthetic Biology.