4th International Conference on Microbiome Engineering (ICME)

第四届国际微生物组工程会议（ICME）

• 批准号: 2200689
• 负责人: Michelle O'Malley
• 金额: $ 1.25万
• 依托单位: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-11-01 至 2022-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2200689&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 4th; International; Conference; Microbiome; Engineering

Microbiomes consist of diverse microorganisms and viruses that exist in every environment on Earth ranging from the deep ocean to human skin. Microbiomes are highly complex since they contain hundreds to thousands of members and change as a function of time, space and environmental context. By compartmentalizing functions in different organisms and coordinating these activities, microbial communities can perform biotransformations more efficiently than single populations. Environmental perturbations can alter the composition and functions of microbiomes. Microbiome engineering aims to design targeted interventions to predictably alter microbiome properties or wire together interacting microbial strains with desired functions from the bottom-up for biotechnological, agricultural and therapeutic applications. The 4th International Conference on Microbiome Engineering is designed in this framework. This conference brings in experts in industry and academia worldwide to discuss the challenges in microbiome engineering and the future of the field. The conference is the fourth in the series, following the success of the previous ones held in previous years (including the virtual conference in 2020). This award provides partial support for US-based graduate student/postdoctoral associate participants, and by providing a forum for the interactions between normally separated leading medical professionals and engineers the conference stimulates new ideas about materials that could benefit economic, health and pharmaceutical related activities.The 4th International Conference on Microbiome Engineering aims to create a platform for the sharing of groundbreaking knowledge in the field. The conference draws attendees from academia as well as industry to allow new knowledge from the laboratory to potentially be utilized to manufacture new products. The conference allows for active participation with question-and-answer sessions as well as a panel discussion. The networking opportunities at the conference allow attendees to exchange their ideas and foster an environment for future collaborations.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.

微生物组由各种微生物和病毒组成，它们在地球上的每个环境中都存在，从深海到人类皮肤。微生物组非常复杂，因为它们包含数百至数千个成员，并且随时间，空间和环境环境的变化而变化。通过将不同生物体的功能划分并协调这些活动，微生物群落可以比单个种群更有效地执行生物转化。环境扰动可以改变微生物组的组成和功能。微生物组工程旨在设计有针对性的干预措施，以可预测地改变微生物组的特性或导线相互作用的微生物菌株，并具有从自下而上的生物技术，农业和治疗应用的所需功能。第四届微生物工程国际会议是在此框架中设计的。这次会议吸引了全球行业和学术界的专家，讨论了微生物组工程和该领域的未来的挑战。这次会议是该系列赛的第四次会议，此前是前几年举行的上一届会议（包括2020年的虚拟会议）。该奖项为美国的研究生/博士后同学提供了部分支持，并通过为正常分离的领先医疗专业人员与工程师之间的互动提供论坛，会议激发了有关可能使经济，健康和药品相关活动受益的材料的新想法。第四届微生物组工程国际会议旨在创建一个平台，以共享该领域的开创性知识。该会议吸引了来自学术界和行业的参与者，以允许实验室的新知识到潜在地用于生产新产品。会议允许通过问答会议以及小组讨论积极参与。会议上的网络机会使与会者能够交换他们的想法并促进未来合作的环境。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准通过评估来支持的。