2020 Chromatin Structure and Function: Micro to Macro Chromatin Structure in Epigenetics and Disease GRS

该奖项将为研究生和博士后研究人员提供支持，参加2020年戈登研究研讨会（GRS）染色质结构和功能（5月30日至31日，2020年在卡斯特德尔菲尔斯，西班牙）之前举行的相关戈登研究会议（GRC； 5月31日至6月5日，2020）。这些会议汇集了来自多个学科的年轻和成熟的科学家，从遗传学和表观遗传学到计算生物学，他们正在研究控制基因组高阶结构和功能的机制。GRS为不同群体的早期职业科学家提供了一个论坛，通过研讨会和海报会议讨论研究，非正式地交流新思想，技术和资源，并发展他们的专业网络。该项目还包括与来自学术界、工业界和出版界等不同行业的科学家就指导和职业发展进行小组讨论。GRS由一名研究生和一名博士后共同组织和主持，为他们提供重要的职业发展经验。近年来，包括基因组可视化工具在内的新技术加速了染色质生物学的发现，同时增加了对多学科培训和合作研究的需求。GRS和GRC为世界各地的研究人员提供了重要的联系，分享他们最新的（通常未发表的）发现，讨论开创性的想法并启动新的合作。该领域的前沿话题将被涵盖，包括基因组在不同尺度上的组织，染色质重塑机制及其调控，对细胞发育和命运的影响等。GRS特别将促进下一代科学家的培训和专业发展，包括代表性不足的少数民族，在染色质生物学领域。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 2020 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Chromatin Structure and Function (May 30-31, 2020 in Castelldelfels, Spain) to be held just prior to the associated Gordon Research Conference (GRC; May 31-June 5, 2020). These conferences bring together young and established scientists from multiple disciplines, from genetics and epigenetics to computational biology, who are investigating mechanisms governing the higher order structure and function of the genome. The GRS serves as a forum for a diverse group of early career scientists to discuss research through seminars and poster sessions, exchange new ideas, technologies and resources informally, and develop their professional network. The program also includes a panel discussion on mentoring and career development with scientists in different professions, such as academia, industry and publishing. The GRS is organized and co-chaired by a graduate student and a post-doctoral fellow, providing them with a significant career development experience. New technologies, including genome visualization tools, have accelerated discoveries in chromatin biology in recent years, while increasing the need for multi-disciplinary training and collaborative research. The GRS and GRC serve as a vital link for investigators around the world to share their latest, often unpublished, discoveries, discuss pioneering ideas and launch new collaborations. Topics at the forefront of the field will be covered, including the organization of the genome at various scales, chromatin remodeling mechanisms and their regulation, the effects on cellular development and fate, among others. The GRS in particular will facilitate training and professional development of the next generation of scientists, including underrepresented minorities, in the field of chromatin 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.