SICB Meeting Implementation of the Grand Challenges in Organismal Biology held in Seattle, WA

SICB 组织生物学重大挑战的实施会议在华盛顿州西雅图举行

• 批准号: 1007750
• 负责人: Brian Tsukimura
• 金额: $ 1.58万
• 依托单位: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-01 至 2011-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1007750&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SICB; Meeting; Implementation; Grand; Challenges

The overall goal of the "Grand Challenges in Organismal Biology" initiative is to engage scientists in discussions that will shape future efforts towards creating new research foci that will address scientific and societal interests in the 21st century. The Grand Challenges were described in a white paper published in Integrative and Comparative Biology, the journal for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). They identify the "organism" as the crucial intersection at which our understanding of biological phenomena expands within the sciences, and develop from that understanding to meet the needs of society. Five main research areas were identified: 1) understanding the organism's role in organism-environment linkages, 2) utilizing the functional diversity of organisms, 3) an integrated approach to analysis of living and physical systems, 4) understanding how genomes produce organisms, and 5) understanding how organisms walk the tightrope between stability of form and function on the one hand, and dynamics of change inherent to all organisms. To begin a national dialog about the Grand Challenges, a workshop will be held at the SICB annual meeting in Seattle, January 2010. The workshop participants will include four authors of the Grand Challenges papers, plus six members of executive boards of professional organizations other than SICB and its sister societies. The participants represent a diverse group of scientists with respect to gender, research area, and membership of groups underrepresented in science and engineering. Panel members will lead discussions to identify possible areas of intersection and synergy among the Grand Challenges, and will discuss the role of their disciplines in addressing these issues. This workshop will produce a "white paper" that outlines possible future research directions aimed at stimulating additional national conversations, and community-driven development of a research agenda for organismal biology.

“有机生物学的重大挑战”倡议的总体目标是让科学家参与讨论，从而塑造未来创建新研究焦点的努力，从而解决 21 世纪的科学和社会利益。综合与比较生物学学会 (SICB) 期刊《综合与比较生物学》发表的白皮书描述了这些重大挑战。 他们将“有机体”视为我们对生物现象的理解在科学范围内扩展的关键交叉点，并从这种理解中发展以满足社会的需求。 确定了五个主要研究领域：1）了解生物体在生物体与环境联系中的作用，2）利用生物体的功能多样性，3）分析生命和物理系统的综合方法，4）了解基因组如何产生生物体，以及5）理解生物体如何在一方面形式和功能的稳定性与所有生物体固有的变化动态之间走钢丝。为了开始关于“重大挑战”的全国性对话，将于 2010 年 1 月在西雅图举行的 SICB 年会上举办一次研讨会。研讨会参与者将包括“重大挑战”论文的四位作者，以及除SICB 及其姐妹协会。 参与者代表了不同性别、研究领域以及科学和工程领域代表性不足的群体成员的不同科学家群体。小组成员将主持讨论，以确定重大挑战之间可能存在的交叉和协同作用领域，并将讨论其学科在解决这些问题中的作用。本次研讨会将制作一份“白皮书”，概述未来可能的研究方向，旨在刺激更多的国家对话，以及社区驱动的有机生物学研究议程的发展。