Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Conference (The Phage Meeting)

细菌和噬菌体分子遗传学会议（噬菌体会议）

基本信息

批准号：
10752758
负责人：
Patricia A Champion
金额：
$ 0.6万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-07-10 至 2024-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY The Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages (“Phage”) meeting is a long-standing national scientific conference that brings together investigators from the US and abroad to present and discuss advances in the molecular biology of bacteria and their viruses. The Phage Meeting is significant because it directly and positively impacts broad molecular research focused on the causative agents of human disease, commensals, symbionts and phages while prioritizing the training of a diverse scientific workforce. A long-standing objective of the Phage Meeting is to provide an engaging and encouraging forum for students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty to share their work in a collegial environment. The annual Phage Meeting originates from the Phage Meetings initiated in 1940 at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). The ~400 attendees of the five day meeting include undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty members and professional scientists from the private sector. The 2022 attendees hailed from 35 US states and 13 countries. Several innovative aspects distinguish the Phage meeting including mentoring tables for discussion of career paths, inclusivity, and diversity, the Sternberg Thesis Award for the most outstanding PhD thesis on bacterial or phage molecular genetics, trainee poster awards and community building events. The 2023 Phage Meeting will be held from August 7-11, 2023 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an ASM-designated Milestones in Microbiology Site. Aligned with the tradition of past Phage Meetings, ~70% of the oral presentations for the 2023 meeting will be from postdoctoral scholars and graduate students, chosen from submitted abstracts. The remaining 30% of the presentations will be from faculty, including the Keynote and Session Chairs, and ~10 additional talks by young faculty chosen from the submitted abstracts. Of the invited talks for the 2023 meeting, 70% are female, and 20% are underrepresented scientists. 70% are Assistant or Associate Professors. The Keynote for the 2023 meeting will be Dr. Gigi Storz, a long-standing member of the Phage Meeting Community who is committed to promoting equity in science and advocating for scientists raising families. Dr. Storz will be present for the entire meeting to facilitate interaction between the faculty and trainees. We propose to select 13 meritorious trainees from the submitted abstracts for registration waivers to promote ethnic and gender diversity. We propose to provide childcare/ family care funding grants for trainees and faculty to support inclusivity. Together, the rigor and inclusivity of the scientific program, the focus on increasing gender and racial diversity of trainees, and the opportunities for interaction will positively impact the broad field of molecular biology of bacteria and their viruses.

项目概要细菌和噬菌体分子遗传学（“噬菌体”）会议是一个长期存在的国家科学会议来自美国和国外的研究人员聚集在一起的会议，介绍和讨论该领域的进展噬菌体会议对于细菌及其病毒的分子生物学意义重大，因为它直接而积极。影响广泛的分子研究，重点关注人类疾病的病原体、共生体、共生体和噬菌体，同时优先培训多元化的科学队伍是噬菌体的长期目标。会议旨在为学生、博士后研究员和初级教师提供一个有吸引力且令人鼓舞的论坛在学院环境中分享他们的工作一年一度的噬菌体会议源于噬菌体会议。于 1940 年在冷泉港实验室 (CSHL) 发起，为期五天的会议约有 400 名与会者。包括本科生和研究生、博士后学者、教职员工和专业人士 2022 年的与会者来自美国 35 个州和 13 个国家。噬菌体会议的创新之处包括用于讨论职业道路的指导表，包容性和多样性，斯滕伯格论文奖，颁发给关于细菌或噬菌体的最杰出博士论文分子遗传学、实习生海报颁奖和社区建设活动将举行 2023 年噬菌体会议。 2023 年 8 月 7 日至 11 日在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校举行，ASM 指定的微生物学里程碑与过去噬菌体会议的传统保持一致，2023 年会议的口头报告将占到 70%。来自博士后学者和研究生，从提交的摘要中选出。演讲将由教师进行，包括主题演讲和会议主席，以及大约 10 场额外的演讲从提交的摘要中选出的年轻教师在 2023 年会议的受邀演讲中，70% 是女性， 20% 是代表性不足的科学家，70% 是助理或副教授。会议将由 Gigi Storz 博士主持，她是噬菌体会议社区的长期成员，致力于斯托兹博士将出席整个会议，促进科学公平并倡导科学家养育家庭。会议旨在促进教师和学员之间的互动，我们建议选出13名优秀学员。从提交的注册豁免摘要中我们建议：为学员和教师提供儿童保育/家庭保育资助，以支持包容性和严谨性。科学计划的包容性、注重增加受训者的性别和种族多样性以及相互作用的机会将对细菌及其病毒的分子生物学广泛领域产生积极影响。