NSF Student Travel Grant for DNA24: The 24th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming

DNA24 的 NSF 学生旅费资助：第 24 届 DNA 计算和分子编程国际会议

• 批准号: 1844818
• 负责人: Erik Winfree
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: California Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-10-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1844818&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Student; Travel; Grant; DNA24

With a vision to establish novel molecular programming rules for engineering for developing synthetic systems inside or outside of living cells, 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., in computer science, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics) come together to present their highest quality research and discuss new ideas. This proposal aims to provide student travel support for the 24th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming (DNA24), to be held at Jinan, China during October 8-12, 2018. By funding travel for U.S.-based students, the organizers are actively encouraging and incentivizing a new generation of researchers to benefit from participating in the conference, fostering 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. Up to 15 successful student applicants will be supported, by providing assistance to women and underrepresented minorities who are delivering oral or poster presentations at the conference, and to graduate students who are otherwise unable to afford attending this conference. The availability of the awards to US citizens and students at US institutions will be included in conference announcements, soliciting applications. This highly interdisciplinary conference emphasizes topics that bridge computation, biology, and nanotechnology and attracts researchers in the fields of computer science, mathematics, chemistry, molecular biology, and nanotechnology. The scope includes control of molecular folding and self-assembly to construct nanostructures; demonstration of switches, gates, devices, and circuits with biomolecules; 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; a range of applications in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

一年一度的 DNA 计算和分子编程国际会议的愿景是建立新颖的分子编程规则，用于开发活细胞内外的合成系统，它已成为重要的跨学科论坛之一，具有不同背景（例如计算机领域）的科学家在此聚集科学、物理、化学、生物和数学）齐聚一堂，展示他们最高质量的研究成果并讨论新想法。 该提案旨在为将于 2018 年 10 月 8 日至 12 日在中国济南举行的第 24 届国际 DNA 计算和分子编程会议 (DNA24) 提供学生旅行支持。通过资助美国学生的旅行，组织者积极鼓励和激励新一代研究人员从参加会议中受益，通过鼓励学生参加、展示他们的工作并与其他重要参与者互动，促进下一代分子程序员的发展在外地。通过向在会议上进行口头或海报演示的女性和代表性不足的少数族裔以及无法负担参加本次会议的研究生提供帮助，最多可支持 15 名成功的学生申请者。 向美国公民和美国院校学生提供的奖项将包含在会议公告中，并征求申请。 这次高度跨学科的会议强调连接计算、生物学和纳米技术的主题，并吸引了计算机科学、数学、化学、分子生物学和纳米技术领域的研究人员。范围包括控制分子折叠和自组装以构建纳米结构；演示带有生物分子的开关、门、设备和电路；分子马达和分子机器人；体外和体内的计算过程；容错和纠错研究；合成生物学和体外进化；用于分析、模拟和设计的软件工具；该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。