U.S.-Japan Joint Seminar: Molecular Organization of Photosynthetic Antennas

9603034布兰肯希普该奖项支持美国科学家参加1997年4月16日至20日在夏威夷举行的关于光合作用天线分子组织的美日研讨会。联合组织者是亚利桑那州立大学的罗伯特·布兰肯希普教授和日本国家基础生物学研究所的Mamoru Mimuro博士。研讨会将讨论大多数已知类型的光合作用天线，包括细菌植物和藻类系统的整体膜天线以及绿体和藻胆体等外围天线。方法将包括光谱学、结构确定、分子生物学、蛋白质化学、模型系统和理论。将特别注意关于管制和保护天线系统以及演变方面的新概念。近年来，随着几种天线复合体结构的确定，以及用于研究和操纵光合作用系统的超快光谱和分子生物学技术的成熟，这一领域的研究取得了异常迅速的进展。所有领域和方法在两国与会者中都得到了很好的代表。与日本专家在这一领域交换想法和数据将使美国参与者能够推进他们自己的工作，并将为未来的合作项目奠定基础。研讨会将有初级研究人员和博士后研究人员积极参与，会议结果将通过万维网主页广泛传播。***

9603034 Blankenship This award supports the participation of American scientists in a U.S.-Japan seminar on Molecular Organization of Photosynthetic Antennas to be held in Hawaii from April 16-20, l997. The co-organizers are Professor Robert Blankenship of Arizona State University and Dr. Mamoru Mimuro of the National Institute for Basic Biology in Japan. The seminar will address most of the known types of photosynthetic antennas, including integral membrane antennas from bacterial plant and algal systems as well as peripheral antennas such as chlorosomes and phycobilisomes. Approaches will include spectroscopy, structure determination, molecular biology, protein chemistry, model systems and theory. Particular attention will be paid to new concepts on the regulation and protection of antenna systems as well as to evolutionary aspects. This area of research has seen exceptionally rapid progress in recent years, with the determination of several structures of antenna complexes and the maturing of ultrafast spectroscopic and molecular biological techniques for investigation and manipulation of photosynthetic systems. All the areas and approaches are well represented among the participants from both countries. The exchange of ideas and data with Japanese experts in this field will enable U.S. participants to advance their own work, and will set the stage for future collaborative projects. The seminar will involve active participation by junior investigators and postdoctoral researchers, and the results of the meeting will be widely disseminated via a World Wide Web homepage. ***