23rd International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming

第23届DNA计算和分子编程国际会议

• 批准号: 1722251
• 负责人: Andrew Ellington
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-04-01 至 2018-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1722251&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 23rd; International; Conference; DNA; Computing

Life operates on a hardware that is composed of cells enclosing molecular components and a software encoded by information and programs written in molecules. With the vision of understanding the natural molecular programs and further establishing novel molecular programming rules for engineering and developing synthetic systems, the annual International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming has been one of the premier interdisciplinary forums where scientists with diverse backgrounds (e.g.; experts in computer science, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics) come together to present their highest quality research and discuss new ideas. This proposal is for 12,000 USD to support student travel expenses for the 23rd of the conference series (DNA23), to be held at The University of Texas at Austin on September 24-28, 2017. The primary purpose of these funds is to provide assistance to students who are delivering oral or poster presentations at the conference. The process of selecting the travel award recipients is intended to give priority to women and underrepresented minorities, in addition to supporting quality research presentations. Approximately 24 successful student applicants from institutions (excluding The University of Texas at Austin) will be funded for travel and accommodation, with an expected average award of 500 USD per student.The objective is to encourage and incentivize a new generation of researchers to attend the conference. The travel awards will help to foster the development of the next generation of molecular programmers, by encouraging students to attend, present their work, and interact with other important players in the field. Students who attend the conference will get exposure to early versions of work that are expected to be published in top venues and, furthermore, they will have the opportunity to interact with, and potentially collaborate with, researchers who are producing work of the highest quality.The scope of topics includes algorithms and models of computation for biomolecular systems; control of molecular folding and self-assembly to construct nanostructures; demonstration of switches, gates, devices, and circuits; molecular motors and molecular robotics; computational processes in vitro and in vivo; studies of fault-tolerance and error correction; synthetic biology and in vitro evolution; software tools for analysis, simulation, and design; as well as a range of applications in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine and nanotechnology education. The first day of the conference will be devoted to tutorial on the use of nucleic acid nanotechnology in synthetic biology and talks from speakers on best practices in nanotechnology education. These latter talks and ensuing discussions will allow educators from around the world to share their approaches on how to effectively impart the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology to students. The presentation sessions during the conference will be an excellent stage for discussing new results of highest quality and exchanging new ideas, which will contribute to advancing knowledge and developing new technologies.

生命是由由包含分子组件的单元组成的硬件和由分子编写的信息和程序编码的软件组成的。鉴于了解自然分子程序并进一步建立了针对工程和开发合成系统的新型分子编程规则，DNA计算和分子编程的年度国际会议一直是具有多样性背景的科学家的首要跨学科论坛之一（例如，计算机科学，化学，化学，生物学和数学的专家）呈现最高的思想，并呈现出了最高的思想，并将其呈现出良好的思想。该提案是为12,000美元提供的，以支持将于2017年9月24日至28日在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀大学举行的会议系列第23届学生差旅费（DNA23）。这些资金的主要目的是为在会议上提供口头或海报演讲的学生提供帮助。除了支持优质的研究演讲外，选择旅行奖获得者的过程还旨在将妇女和代表性不足的少数民族优先考虑。来自机构的大约24名成功的学生申请人（不包括德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校）将获得旅行和住宿资金，预计平均奖励每名学生500美元。目标是鼓励和激励新一代研究人员参加会议。旅行奖将通过鼓励学生参加，展示工作并与该领域的其他重要参与者互动，从而有助于促进下一代分子程序员的发展。参加会议的学生将获得预计将在顶级场所出版的工作的早期版本，此外，他们将有机会与正在生产最高质量的研究人员进行互动并可能与他们进行互动并可能合作。主题范围包括算法和生物分子系统的计算模型；控制分子折叠和自组装以构建纳米结构；开关，门，设备和电路的演示；分子电动机和分子机器人技术；体外和体内计算过程；缺陷耐受性和误差校正的研究；合成生物学和体外进化；用于分析，模拟和设计的软件工具；以及工程，物理，化学，生物学，医学和纳米技术教育方面的一系列应用。会议的第一天将致力于在合成生物学中使用核酸纳米技术的使用教程，并从纳米技术教育的最佳实践中发表演讲。后一个谈话和随后的讨论将使来自世界各地的教育者能够分享他们关于如何有效地传授纳米技术跨学科领域的方法。会议期间的演讲会议将是讨论最高质量和交换新想法的新结果的绝佳阶段，这将有助于促进知识和开发新技术。