Workshop: Biocomplexity VI - Complex Behavior in Unicellular Organisms to be held at Notre Dame University, May 2004

研讨会：生物复杂性 VI - 单细胞生物的复杂行为，将于 2004 年 5 月在圣母大学举行

• 批准号: 0352904
• 负责人: James Glazier
• 金额: $ 2.8万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-06-15 至 2005-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0352904&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Biocomplexity; VI; Complex; Behavior

This project will support the International Workshop Biocomplexity VI: ComplexBehavior in Unicellular Organisms, jointly organized by the BiocomplexityInstitute at Indiana University and the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study ofBiocomplexity at the University of Notre Dame. The collective behavior ofbacteria is as a problem in basic science and is significant in bioengineering, agriculture, medicine, naval architecture and geosciences.... Biofouling is a major problem in cases ranging from surgical implants to submarines, and biofilms are a major cause of antibiotic-resistant infections. The regulatory mechanisms for collective behaviors in bacteria differ from those in more advanced organisms and present an opportunity to compare different design solutions to similar biological problems related to embryonic development. This workshop will develop a more comprehensive view of our current understanding of these issues and include a panel to discuss and report on new directions and collaborations. It will bring together researchers in many disciplines who would not normally attend the same conference (including experimental and theoretical biology, biophysics, engineering, mathematics, and computer science). Approaches will range from single molecule interactions and genetics to systems biology and ecology. About fifty speakers will attend from the USA, Canada, Europe, Israel and Japan, with a total participation of about 100, including many non-specialists. The workshop will include tutorials for graduate students and junior scientists, especially those not currently in the field, but interested in learning about open problems, methodologies and opportunities. As part of the workshop's outreach effort, Dr. Eshel Ben-Jacob will present a public lecture for nonscientists and interested members of the community-at-large.

该项目将支持国际研讨会生物复杂性VI：单细胞生物的复杂行为，由印第安纳大学的生物复杂性联合组织和圣母大学的Bioocompeomplexity研究中心。细菌的集体行为是基础科学中的一个问题，在生物工程，农业，医学，海军建筑和地球科学方面具有重要意义。...生物污染是从外科植入物到潜艇的病例中的一个主要问题，生物膜是抗生素抗药性感染的主要原因。细菌集体行为的调节机制与更先进的生物中的调节机制不同，并提供了将不同的设计解决方案与与胚胎发育相关的类似生物学问题进行比较的机会。该研讨会将对我们当前对这些问题的理解进行更全面的看法，并包括一个小组讨论和报告新的方向和协作。它将汇集许多通常不会参加同一会议的学科的研究人员（包括实验和理论生物学，生物物理学，工程，数学和计算机科学）。方法的范围从单分子相互作用和遗传学到系统生物学和生态学。大约有五十位发言人将从美国，加拿大，欧洲，以色列和日本参加，总共有100名，包括许多非专业人士。该研讨会将包括针对研究生和初级科学家的教程，尤其是目前不在该领域的教程，但有兴趣了解开放问题，方法论和机会。作为研讨会的宣传工作的一部分，Eshel Ben-Jacob博士将为非认识主义者和一般社区的有兴趣的成员介绍公开演讲。