Workshop: Evolutionary Cell Biology, May 29-31, 2012, Warrenton, Virginia

研讨会：进化细胞生物学，2012 年 5 月 29-31 日，弗吉尼亚州沃伦顿

• 批准号: 1228570
• 负责人: Holly Goodson
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: University of Notre Dame
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-03-01 至 2015-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1228570&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Evolutionary; Cell; Biology; May

Intellectual Merit The Evolutionary Cell Biology Workshop will be held at the Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton, Virginia. The goal of this multi-investigator project is to organize a Workshop that will bring together investigators from diverse scientific communities and with diverse perspectives including evolutionary biologists, cell biologists and computational biologists to define the nascent field of "evolutionary cell biology" and to identify the key issues and fundamental principles that are in most urgent need to being addressed in order to foster this exciting and emerging area of research. With the fact that there are mature fields of molecular evolution, genome evolution and even developmental evolution, there is no recognizable field of evolutionary cell biology. With that in mind, this is an opportunity for both cell biologists and evolutionary biologists alike. Therefore, the potential payoff of organizing a meeting that focuses on evolutionary biologists and cell biologists is significant. The development of a field of evolutionary cell biology should have impacts on disciplines beyond cell and evolutionary biology, e.g., by helping scientists figure out how to rationally alter cell biological features or even to invent new ones, thereby contributing to the emerging fields of synthetic biology and artificial life. Broader ImpactsThe development of a field of evolutionary cell biology is expected to have major impacts on the disciplines of cell biology and evolutionary biology but it will influence other fields as well. Establishing an understanding of the principles of evolutionary cell biology should help scientists establish how to rationally alter cell biological features or even to invent new ones, thereby contributing to the emerging fields of synthetic biology and artificial life. The requested funding will be used to support travel, meals and/or lodging for 35 participants from US and international locations.

智力优势 进化细胞生物学研讨会将在弗吉尼亚州沃伦顿的艾尔利会议中心举行。 这个多研究人员项目的目标是组织一个研讨会，将来自不同科学界和具有不同观点的研究人员聚集在一起，包括进化生物学家、细胞生物学家和计算生物学家，以定义“进化细胞生物学”的新兴领域，并确定为了促进这一令人兴奋的新兴研究领域的发展，最迫切需要解决的关键问题和基本原则。 尽管分子进化、基因组进化甚至发育进化等领域已经成熟，但进化细胞生物学还没有一个公认的领域。 考虑到这一点，这对于细胞生物学家和进化生物学家来说都是一个机会。 因此，组织一次以进化生物学家和细胞生物学家为重点的会议的潜在回报是巨大的。 进化细胞生物学领域的发展应该对细胞和进化生物学以外的学科产生影响，例如帮助科学家弄清楚如何合理地改变细胞生物学特征，甚至发明新的生物学特征，从而为合成生物学的新兴领域做出贡献和人工生命。 更广泛的影响进化细胞生物学领域的发展预计将对细胞生物学和进化生物学学科产生重大影响，但它也会影响其他领域。 建立对进化细胞生物学原理的理解应该有助于科学家确定如何合理地改变细胞生物学特征，甚至发明新的生物学特征，从而为合成生物学和人工生命的新兴领域做出贡献。 所申请的资金将用于支持来自美国和国际各地的 35 名参与者的旅行、餐饮和/或住宿。