Recipient Organization
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIV
1310 BOLLEY DR
FARGO,ND 58105-5750
Performing Department
Animal Sciences
Non Technical Summary
This conference grant application is to support travel awards for established and developing U.S. scientists to the "12th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine." This meeting will take place fromFebruary 21-25, 2021 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.The overall goal of this international conference is to bring together 250-300 scientists from around the world to share cutting-edge research findings and exchange ideas related to the fields ofdietary selenium in animals and humans, biofortification of crops, selenoprotein biology and biochemistry, selenium/selenoproteins in human and animal health, and otherareas of research. Topics covered will span a wide range of areas with a specific objective of bridging these different fields of research under a 'One Health' concept. A second specific objective is to attract and support young investigators to attend the meeting, and thereby provide up-to-date training in methods and approaches as well as integrate future scientists into the greater research community. Specific scientific sessions that have direct focus and relevance to the USDA mission include: 1) selenium related health and disease in animals and humans, 3) selenium metabolism, 4) mechanisms of selenium toxicity, 5) consequences of selenium deficiency, 6) synthesis, function, biology, and genetics of selenoproteins, 7) selenium in regional soil and atmospheres, and 8) selenium accumulation and biofortification. These topics will be featured in focused research sessions with key lectures and in oral and poster presentations. This project will bring together experts from around the world working in the selenium area and provide an excellent forum for established and emerging investigators to exchanged data and new ideas within this research area.
Animal Health Component
40%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
60%
Applied
40%
Developmental
(N/A)
Goals / Objectives
This conference grant application is to support travel awards for established and developing U.S. scientists engaged in research highly relevant to the USDA mission for the "12th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine" (Se2021) This meeting will take place fromFebruary 21-25, 2021 at theHilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.The overall goal of this international conference is to bring together ~250 to 300 scientists from around the world to share cutting-edge research findings and exchange ideas related to the fields ofdietary selenium in animals and humans, biofortification of crops, selenoprotein biology and biochemistry, selenium/selenoproteins in human and animal health, and otherareas of research. Topics covered by presentations will span all phylogenic levels, from human to animal, microbes to plants, soil to crops, with a specific objective of bridging these different fields of research under a 'One Health' concept as described in detail below. A second specific objective is to attract and support young investigators to attend the meeting, and thereby provide up-to-date training in methods and approaches as well as integrate future scientists into the greater research community. Specific scientific sessions that have direct focus and relevance to the USDA mission include: 1) selenium supplementation for animal and livestock/poultry health, 2) selenium related health and disease in animals and humans, 3) selenium metabolism, 4) mechanisms of selenium toxicity, 5) consequences of selenium deficiency, 6) synthesis, function, biology, and genetics of selenoproteins, 7) selenium in regional soil and atmospheres, and 8) management strategies for selenium accumulation and biofortification. These topics will be featured in focused research sessions with key lectures and in oral and poster presentations.
Project Methods
The Se2021 will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, and will welcome experts and young scientists involved in a wide variety of selenium research topics. We anticipate 250 to300 attendees from countries all over the globe. With support from the USDA, this conference will be able to increase participation in high-quality special sessions with animal and livestock/poultry emphasis. We will also be able to cover some expenses for junior investigators and students in USDA related research fields in order to encourage a One Health approach in selenium research that includes human biology, animals, plants, and their shared environments. The conference will have plenary talks, and overlapping parallel sessions, poster sessions, and social events. This approach was taken for the previous meeting in this series (Se2017, 200 Years of Selenium Research;" August 13-17, 2017; Stockholm, Sweden), and we plan to build on its success with efforts to further build strong and sustained bridges between basic scientists, biomedical scientists, plant biologists, soil scientists, livestock/poultry researchers, and others involve in selenium research.The theme of the planned conference is a One Health perspective of selenium research. Our specific conference objectives are to contribute to our basic understanding of biological and chemical processes in: 1) selenium supplementation for animal and livestock/poultry health, 2) selenium related health and disease in animals and humans, 3) selenium metabolism, 4) mechanisms of selenium toxicity, 5) consequences of selenium deficiency, 6) synthesis, function, biology, and genetics of selenoproteins, 7) selenium in regional soil and atmospheres, and 8) management strategies for selenium accumulation and biofortification. Each topic identified in the specific objectives will be featured in oral presentation sessions with key lectures and in oral and poster communications. We will bring together established and emerging scientists from diverse but integrated disciplines from around the world to report and discusses their findings in an atmosphere conducive to information exchange, networking, and strategic research planning. Communication of the current state of knowledge among scientists working in these areas can promote more rapid development and transfer of knowledge and technology related nutrition and metabolisms in animal and human health related systems.Recent Meetings on the Same SubjectThe conference "Se2017, 200 Years of Selenium Research" (August 13 to 17, 2017; Stockholm, Sweden) was a combined event consisting of two of the world's best symposiums for scientific exchange regarding selenium in biology, health, and the environment. The two symposiums that were merged included "The 11th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine" and "The 5th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health." This meeting was a major success in expanding the breadth of topics covered at the ISSBM series. For ISSBM2021, we will continue to reach out to the wider research community involved in the full spectrum of selenium researchers. The International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine has a long and successfully history. This symposium was first held in Corvallis, Oregon (1976). Then in Lubbock, Texas (1980), Beijing, China (1984), Tubingen W. Germany (1988), Nashville, Tennessee (1992), Beijing China (1996), Venice, Italy (2000), Madison Wisconsin (2006), Kyoto Japan (2010), Berlin, Germany (2013), and Stockholm, Sweden (2017) as mentioned above. Attendance at this symposium has historically ranged from 200 to 300 scientists from 25 to 30 countries. The International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health has also built a strong track record of success having been held in Suzhou, China (2009), Suzhou, China (2011) Hefei, China (2013), San Paulo, Brazil (2015), Stockholm, Sweden (2017), and Xian, China (2019). Attendance at this conference has historically averaged from 70 to 100 from 20 to 25 countries. The Co-PIs of this project, Drs. Caton and Hoffmann, have been attending these meetings and working hard to unite the diverse group of selenium researchers in a collaborative manner for attending Se2021. Both will serve as Program Directors for this conference. The expected attendance for Se2021 is approximately 250 to300 people. Proceedings and review papers have been published from both conferences in various venues in the past, and we plan to continue this for the upcoming Se2021.CommitteesCo-Organizers:Peter R. Hoffmann, University of Hawaii, USAMarla J. Berry, University of Hawaii, USAExecutive Committee:Peter R. Hoffmann (Program Director), University of HawaiiJoel Caton (Program Director), North Dakota State University, USAMarla J. Berry, University of HawaiiGary Banuelos, USDA, USAZhi-Qing Lin, Southern Illinois University, USAInternational Scientific Organizing Committee:Peter R. Hoffmann, Ph.D., University of HawaiiMarla J. Berry, Ph.D., University of HawaiiGary Banuelos, Ph.D., USDA, USAJoel Caton, Ph.D., North Dakota State University, USAZhi-Qing Lin, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Illinois, USAVadim Gladyshev, Ph.D.,Harvard UniversityLutz Schomberg, Ph.D., Charité-Universitäts Medizin Berlin, GermanyXingen Lei, Ph.D., Cornell UniversityUlrich Schweizer, Ph.D., University Bonn, GermanyRoger Sunde, Ph.D., University of WisconsonK. Sandeep Prabhu, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State UniversitySharon Rozovsky, Ph.D., Delaware UniversityPeko Tsuji, Ph.D., Towson UniversityThe Executive Committee will make decisions on conference site logistics, Session Chair selections, budget issues, and other aspects of the conference. Members of the International Scientific Organizing Committee serve as consultants in the creation of the scientific program. This ensures that a balanced scientific program will be organized, with diversity and the inclusion of emerging investigators. The Organizing Committee will also assist in review of abstracts and assist the Organizers in evaluating the oral presentations and posters for the awards. Program Directors will plan the parallel program topics in coordination with the Executive Committee.