Meeting: BIO-IOS Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE) Program's Awardee Meeting to be held 29 April 2019 in Alexandria (VA)

通过基因组工具发现(EDGE)计划成立于2016年，旨在提供直接测试各种非规范模式生物中的基因功能所需的工具、方法和相关基础设施。提供资金以支持目前获得资助的EDGE项目的科学领袖和关键人员参加2019年4月29日在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市举行的为期一天的EDGE获奖者会议。这一成立会议为EDGE项目人员提供了联网和讨论这些重要资源开发项目的进展、陷阱以及长期的科学和社会影响的机会。此外，与会者将了解和讨论与快速有效地传播从各自项目获得的资源和知识有关的新战略和最佳做法。由于所有这些项目都有一个共同主题，即潜在地用新技术促进更大的调查人员社区，因此本次会议还将为与会者提供一个机会，讨论如何最好地在研究界和更广泛的公众受众之间接触和交流项目成果。希望这次会议能就在非规范模型系统中使用新技术的后果展开长期对话，以获得更好的科学洞察力以及潜在的更广泛的社会影响。这一奖项反映了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。

The Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE) program was established in 2016 to provide tools, approaches and associated infrastructure that are critically needed to directly test gene function in diverse non-canonical model organisms. Funds are provided to support the participation of the scientific leaders and key personnel of currently funded EDGE projects in a one-day EDGE awardee meeting to be held on April 29, 2019 in Alexandria, VA. This inaugural meeting offers opportunities for EDGE project personnel to network and discuss the progress, pitfalls and long-term scientific and societal implications of these important resource development projects. In addition, participants will learn about and discuss novel strategies and best practices related to rapid and efficient dissemination of resources and knowledge gained from their respective projects. As all these projects have the common theme of potentially catalyzing larger communities of investigators with new techniques, this meeting will also provide an opportunity for participants to discuss how best to engage with and communicate project outcomes between research communities and to a broader public audience. It is the hope that this meeting will initiate a long-term dialog about the consequences of the use of novel techniques in non-canonical model systems, both for greater scientific insight as well as potential broader impacts for society.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.