NSF Student Travel Grant for The 25th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming 2019 (DNA 25)

2019 年第 25 届 DNA 计算和分子编程国际会议 (DNA 25) 的 NSF 学生旅费补助金

• 批准号: 1936603
• 负责人: Georg Seelig
• 金额: $ 1万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-15 至 2020-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1936603&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Student; Travel; Grant; 25th

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 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.; experts in computer science, physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics) come together to present their research and discuss new ideas. The application of molecular programming include development of molecularly-defined electronic and optical materials, the integration of molecular-scale recognition and amplification circuits within analytical techniques for studying biology, and `smart' therapeutics with programmable control over drug delivery. This award provides student travel support for the 25th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming (DNA25), held at the University of Washington, Seattle, August 5-9, 2019. By funding travel for students the organizers are actively encouraging and incentivizing 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 experts in the field. Students who attend the conference will get exposure to early versions of work that will go on 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.Oranizers plan to support up to 20 successful student applicants, who will be funded for travel and accommodation expenses. The primary purpose of these funds is to provide 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. A committee of three faculty will decide on awards based on the above priorities. This highly interdisciplinary conference emphasizes topics that bridge computation, biology, and nanotechnology and attracting 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.

生命在硬件上运行，该硬件由包围分子组件的细胞和由分子编写的信息和程序编码的软件组成。怀着理解自然分子程序并进一步建立用于工程和开发活细胞内外合成系统的新颖分子编程规则的愿景，一年一度的国际 DNA 计算和分子编程会议已成为重要的跨学科论坛之一，科学家们与不同背景的专家（例如计算机科学、物理、化学、生物学和数学专家）齐聚一堂，展示他们的研究成果并讨论新想法。 分子编程的应用包括开发分子定义的电子和光学材料、将分子尺度识别和放大电路集成到研究生物学的分析技术中，以及对药物输送进行可编程控制的“智能”疗法。该奖项为 2019 年 8 月 5 日至 9 日在西雅图华盛顿大学举行的第 25 届国际 DNA 计算和分子编程会议 (DNA25) 提供学生旅行支持。通过资助学生旅行，组织者积极鼓励和激励新一代研究人员出席会议。旅行奖将鼓励学生参加、展示他们的作品并与该领域的其他专家互动，从而有助于促进下一代分子程序员的发展。参加会议的学生将接触到将在顶级场所发表的早期版本的工作，此外，他们将有机会与正在制作最高质量工作的研究人员互动，并有可能合作组织者计划支持最多 20 名成功申请的学生，并为其提供交通和住宿费用。 这些资金的主要目的是为在会议上进行口头或海报演讲的妇女和代表性不足的少数群体以及无法负担参加本次会议的研究生提供帮助。 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。 由三名教师组成的委员会将根据上述优先事项决定奖项。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。