NSF Conference Grant to Support the 2018 Ciliate Molecular Biology Meeting; July 17-22, 2018, Washington, D.C.

该奖项将支持早期职业研究人员参加第19届纤毛虫分子生物学会议，该会议将于2018年7月17日至22日在华盛顿特区的美利坚大学校园举行。会议的形式是演讲和海报的结合，这将促进正式和非正式环境中的科学交流。一个会议是专门为本科生研究讲座，另一个会议是专门为整合的研究和教学。会议之间的研讨会侧重于早期职业科学家的专业发展和指导。届时将有充足的机会分享最新的研究成果并建立网络。会议参与者以纤毛虫为模型，研究细胞生物学、分子进化、结构生物学和核酸生物化学等领域的各种问题。会议的结构为科学交流提供了广度和深度。会议的目标是：(1)支持和指导早期职业科学家；(2)鼓励跨学科研究；(3)整合以研究和教育为重点的科学；（四）开发和分享技术创新成果；(5)开发社区资源。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award will support early career researcher attendance at the 19th conference on Ciliate Molecular Biology, which will be at the American University campus in Washington D.C. on July 17-22 of 2018. The format of the meeting is a combination of talks and posters, which will promote scientific exchange in both formal and informal settings. One session is devoted to undergraduate research talks and another session is devoted to the integration of ciliate research and teaching. A workshop between sessions focuses on the professional development and mentoring of early career scientists. There will be ample opportunity for sharing the latest research results and for networking.The conference participants use ciliates as models to investigate diverse questions in cell biology, molecular evolution, structural biology and nucleic acid biochemistry. The structure of the meeting provides both breadth and depth to the scientific communications. The objectives of the conference are the following: (1) support and mentor early career scientist; (2) encourage interdisciplinary research; (3) integrate research and education focused science; (4) develop and share technical innovations; (5) develop community resources.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.