Faculty Awards for Women :The Plant Receptor for the Rhizobium meliloti Nodulation Signal

朗博士是氮领域的主要研究者- 修复细菌和豆科植物之间的共生关系， 细菌基因的鉴定和功能 共生结节的建立。 问题是 解决的是识别和表征的一个 这些细菌基因产物之一的豆科植物受体， 它是一种跨膜信号分子。 该奖项是国家科学基金会女性教师奖 科学家和工程师。 该提案满足了一汽 目标，这是：1，承认优秀和有前途的 从事研究和学术工作的女科学家和女工程师 教学和2，以促进其进一步发展 careers.

Dr. Long is a leading investigator in the area of nitrogen- fixing symbioses between bacteria and leguminous plants, focusing on the identification and functions of bacterial genes involved in the establishment of the symbiotic nodule. The problem being addressed is the identification and characterization of a leguminous plant receptor for one of these bacterial gene products, which is a transmembrane signalling molecule. This award is a National Science Foundation Faculty Award for Women Scientists and Engineers. The proposal fulfills the FAW objectives, which are: 1, to recognize outstanding and promising women scientists and engineers in academic careers of research and teaching and 2, to facilitate the further development of their careers.