Pacific Northwest Undergraduate Research Symposium on Organic Chemistry

描述(由申请者提供)：建议举办为期一天的新的区域研究研讨会(标题如上)，重点是有机化学领域，将从最广泛的意义上进行解释，包括：生物化学、生物活性天然产物分子的全合成、合成方法开发、有机金属化学以及有机材料的制备和研究。目标参与者将是太平洋西北地区大学的高级本科生，他们在相关领域进行了重大研究项目。研讨会的目的是为这些年轻科学家提供一个在专业会议式论坛上展示研究数据的宝贵经验，并激发和告知他们对有机化学领域和相关生物医学学科潜在职业的更广泛兴趣。因此，该活动将培养、支持和鼓励一批来自该国类似职业发展活动机会相对较少的地区的国家未来科学和医疗专业人员。 研讨会的地点将受到严格的限制(大约20-25个)，因此由此产生的小组气氛鼓励参与者之间的重大互动。此外，所有学生与会者将在研讨会期间进行实质性的陈述，要么是研究海报，要么是演讲。与会者的选择将强调多样性(科学的和个人的)，并将根据提交的摘要(稍后汇编和分发)进行，最佳提交的报告将优先用于现有的讲座时段。作为科学计划的结束语，一位著名的学术演讲者将发表主题演讲，阐述有机化学研究的界面性质，并强调其与解决更广泛背景下的问题的相关性，特别是在生物学和医学领域。 NIGMS寻求支持，通过为所有选定的与会者提供旅行和住宿奖励，促进来自整个太平洋西北地区的最有才华的本科生广泛参与研讨会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A new one-day regional research symposium (entitled as above) is proposed focused on the field of organic chemistry, to be interpreted in its broadest sense, and including: biological chemistry, total synthesis of bioactive natural product molecules, synthetic methods development, organometallic chemistry, and preparation and study of organic materials. The targeted participants will be advanced undergraduate students from universities within the Pacific Northwest region, who have conducted significant research projects in a relevant area. The purpose of the symposium is to provide these young scientists with an opportunity to gain valuable experience in presenting research data at a professional conference-style forum, and to stimulate and inform their wider interests in potential careers in the organic chemistry field and allied biomedical disciplines. The event will thus serve to nurture, support, and encourage a cohort of the nation's future scientific and medical professionals from an area of the country with comparatively few opportunities for similar career developing activities. Places at the symposium will be strictly limited (to ca 20-25) such that the resulting small group atmosphere encourages significant interaction between participants. Furthermore, all student attendees will make a substantive presentation during the symposium, either a research poster or a lecture. The selection of participants will emphasize diversity (scientific and individual) and will be made on the basis of submitted abstracts (to be later compiled and distributed), with the best submissions being given priority for the available lecture slots. To conclude the scientific program, an eminent academic speaker will give a key-note lecture illustrating the interfacial nature of organic chemistry research and highlighting its relevance to the solution of problems in a wider context, and particularly in the realm of biology and medicine. NIGMS support is sought to facilitate wide participation in the symposium from the most talented undergraduate students from across the entire Pacific Northwest region by providing travel and accommodation awards for all selected attendees.