Conference: 18th International Conference on the Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas to be held June, 2018, Washington, DC

该奖项将支持研究生和博士后研究人员参加将于2018年6月17日至21日在华盛顿卡内基研究所举行的第18届衣藻细胞和分子生物学国际会议。会议将从一个公共论坛开始，强调单细胞绿藻衣藻作为研究复杂生物体生物学的模型的效用。正式会议将包括全体讲座、演讲和海报会议。将有充分的机会分享最新的研究成果，探索合作的可能性。衣藻是理解许多生物过程的杰出模型。这次会议将重点介绍该领域的最新进展，包括新的技术能力。讨论的主题包括鞭毛的结构和功能；叶绿体的结构、功能和生物发生；碳代谢；细胞周期、光感受、热量和昼夜节律控制；新的研究和开发系统；以及最近开发的反向遗传学资源。这次会议将把经验丰富的研究人员和职业生涯早期的科学家聚集在一个鼓励非正式讨论和分享最新研究成果的场所。该奖项由分子和细胞生物科学部的遗传机制、细胞动力学和功能、系统和合成生物学集群以及综合组织系统部门生理和结构系统集群的生理机制和生物力学项目共同资助，所有这些都在生物科学局。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 attendance by graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at the 18th International Conference on the Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas, to be held June 17-21, 2018 at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, DC. The meeting will start with a public forum emphasizing the utility of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas as a model for studying biology in complex organisms. Formal sessions will include a combination of plenary lectures, talks and poster sessions. There will be ample opportunity for sharing latest research results and for exploring collaborative possibilities. Chlamydomonas is an outstanding model for understanding many biological processes. Recent advances in the field, including new technological capabilities, will be highlighted in this meeting. Among the topics for discussion will be structure and function of flagella; plastid structure, function and biogenesis; carbon metabolism; cell cycle, photoperception, heat and circadian control; novel studies and developing systems; and recently developed resources for reverse genetics. The meeting will bring together seasoned investigators with early-career scientists in a venue that will encourage informal discussion and sharing of latest research results.This award is co-funded by the Genetic Mechanisms, Cellular Dynamics and Function, and Systems and Synthetic Biology Clusters in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences and by the Physiological Mechanisms and Biomechanics Program in the Physiological and Structural Systems Cluster of the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems, all of which are in the Directorate for Biological Sciences.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.