2019 Chromosome Dynamics Gordon Research Seminar

该奖项将为研究生和博士后研究人员提供支持，参加2019年戈登研究研讨会（GRS）染色体动力学（6月22日至23日，2019年在纽里，ME），将在相关的戈登研究会议（GRC； 6月23日至28日，2019）之前举行。这些会议汇集了来自多个学科的年轻和成熟的研究人员，从数学和计算到生物学，他们正在研究染色体结构/动力学和功能。GRS的重点是早期职业科学家，它为他们提供了一个有效的论坛，通过研讨会和海报会议讨论研究，非正式地交流思想和资源，并发展他们的专业网络。一个值得注意的计划性活动是由主讲人和不同的教师导师组成的关于指导和职业发展的小组讨论。GRS由两位博士后共同组织和主持，也是他们重要的职业发展经验。近年来，新技术的发展加速了染色体生物学的发现。它还导致了具有深远影响的高度专业化，但也可能妨碍更充分地了解包装DNA的生物物理特性如何影响遗传密码的功能、维护和繁殖。GRS和GRC为研究人员提供了一个重要的环节，促进了对染色体组织和基因调控影响、染色体背景下DNA复制和修复、减数分裂染色体组织和分离、着丝粒和染色体稳定性等主题的最新发现的讨论。染色体生物学研究特别将促进下一代科学家，包括代表性不足的少数民族在染色体生物学领域的培训和专业发展。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。

The award will provide support for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to attend the 2019 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Chromosome Dynamics (June 22-23, 2019 in Newry, ME), to be held just before the associated Gordon Research Conference (GRC; June 23-28, 2019). These conferences bring together young and established investigators from multiple disciplines, ranging from mathematics and computing to biology, who are studying chromosome structure/dynamics and function. The GRS is focused on early career scientists, and it provides an effective forum for them to discuss research through seminars and poster sessions, exchange ideas and resources informally, and develop their professional network. A notable programmatic activity is a panel discussion on mentoring and career development with the keynote speaker and a diverse group of faculty mentors. The GRS is organized and co-chaired by two post-doctoral fellows, and it serves as a significant career development experience for them as well. New technology development has accelerated discoveries in chromosome biology in recent years. It has also led to high levels of specialization that have a profound impact, but can also hinder fuller understanding of how the biophysical properties of packaged DNA influence the function, maintenance and propagation of the genetic code. The GRS and GRC serve as a vital link for investigators by facilitating discussion of the latest discoveries in topics such as chromosome organization and the impact on gene regulation, DNA replication and repair in the chromosomal context, meiotic chromosomal organization and segregation, as well as centromeres and chromosome stability. The GRS in particular will facilitate training and professional development of the next generation of scientists, including underrepresented minorities, in the field of chromosome biology.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.