Vector Biology Representation at the 2014 Arthropod Genomics Symposium

描述(由申请人提供)：本申请申请资助媒介生物学家参加将于2014年6月12-14日在伊利诺伊大学校园举行的第八届年度节肢动物基因组学研讨会(AGS)。AGS是节肢动物基因组研究的国际论坛，促进生物信息学、基因组学以及基础和应用节肢动物研究之间的技术和知识交流。虽然研讨会的理念是涵盖广泛的系统发育节肢动物群体，但重点是节肢动物传播人类疾病的媒介。2014年专题讨论会将是一次约有230人参加的公开会议。在会议之前，将举行为期一天的RNAseq研讨会，该研讨会将在AGC研讨会之前结束。会议议程将有一位主旨演讲者和特邀演讲者在会议上介绍i5K/1KITE、媒介基因组学、社会昆虫、种群基因组学、比较基因组学和微生物群等领域。该计划将通过从提交的海报摘要中选择较短的演讲和两次海报会议来扩大，预计两次海报会议将根据过去的参与情况发布60-70张海报。我们的总体目标是在媒介生物学领域增加基因组学研究。将通过以下具体目标实现这一目标：(1)补充早期媒介生物学家的基因组学培训；(2)招募节肢动物基因组学研究人员进入媒介生物学领域；以及(3)让非媒介节肢动物基因组学研究人员接触媒介生物学领域。我们建议支持在基因组学领域工作的有成就的媒介生物学家旅行介绍他们的工作。这一应用的意义在于基因组信息对现代媒介生物学研究的关键作用。它的创新是AGS独特的能力，可以将载体生物学、基因组学、生物信息学和基因组技术开发人员的专家聚集在一起。这次会议与公共卫生有关，因为尖端基因组研究的研究能力建设对于开发抗击和预防媒介传播疾病的新工具至关重要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funds to support vector biologists to attend the 8th annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium (AGS) to be held at the University of Illinois campus June 12 -14, 2014. The AGS is the international forum for arthropod genomics research and fosters technology and knowledge exchange between bioinformatics, genomics, and fundamental and applied arthropod research. While the philosophy of the symposium is to cover a broad range of phylogenetic arthropod groups, a substantial focus has been on arthropod vectors of human disease. The 2014 symposium will be an open meeting of approximately 230 participants. The meeting will be preceded by a one day RNAseq Workshop that concludes in time for the AGC Symposium. The meeting agenda will offer a keynote speaker and invited speakers presenting in sessions the areas of i5K/1kite, Vector Genomics, Social Insects, Population genomics, Comparative Genomics, and Microbiomes. The program will be augmented by shorter talks chosen from submitted poster abstracts, and two poster sessions for which anticipate 60-70 posters based on past participation. Our over-arching goal is to increase genomics research in the field of vector biology. Progress towards this goal will be achieved through the following specific aims: (1) supplementing genomics training for early stage vector biologists; (2) Recruiting arthropod genomics researchers to the vector biology field; and (3) exposing non- vector arthropod genomics researchers to the field of vector biology we propose to support the travel of accomplished vector biologists working in the genomics field to present their work. The significance of this application lays in the key function of genomic information to modern vector biology research. Its innovation is the AGS's unique ability to bring together experts in vector biology, genomics, bioinformatics, and genomics technology developers. The meeting is public health relevant as research capacity building in cutting edge genomics research is crucial for the development of novel tools to combat and prevent vector-borne diseases.