WORKSHOP: International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology, in Madison, Wisconsin, on August 11 - 16, 2001

该提案请求支持将于2001年8月11日至16日在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校举行的第12届植物膜生物学国际研讨会。这是该领域最负盛名的会议，每三年在世界上的某个地方举行。其目的是为研究人员提供一个机会，以交流与植物膜生物学有关的最新信息和想法，该领域正在通过生物物理学、细胞生物学、遗传学和基因组学的应用而迅速发展。会议将讨论激素反应、环境信号感知、营养获取、膜与发育、源/汇运输、水关系、比较基因组学、转运蛋白的进化、结构/功能关系以及膜研究的实际应用等主题。口头和海报演示将按主题分组，会议将包括植物膜生物学中重要主题的实验和智力方法的代表性混合。演讲时间为30分钟或15分钟。一些发言者将被提前邀请，一些发言者将从提交的摘要中挑选出来。相对年轻的私人投资机构、博士后研究员和研究生的参与是一个目标，需要通过他们对财政支持和演讲邀请的特殊考虑来实现。根据经验，我们预计大约有450人参加。

This proposal requests support for the 12th International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology to be held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, August 11-16, 2001. This meeting, the most prestigious in the field, is held somewhere in the world every three years. The aim is to provide an opportunity for researchers to exchange the most recent information and ideas relating to the biology of plant membranes, a field that is rapidly advancing through the application of biophysics, cell biology, genetics, and genomics. The conference will address topics such as Hormone Responses, Environmental Signal Perception, Nutrient Acquisition, Membranes and Development, Source/Sink Transport, Water Relations, Comparative Genomics, Evolution of Transporters, Structure/Function Relationships, and Practical Applications of Membrane Research. Oral and poster presentations will be thematically grouped and sessions will include a representative mixture of experimental and intellectual approaches to important topics in plant membrane biology. Talks will be either 30 min or 15 min. Some speakers will be invited in advance and some will be selected from the submitted abstracts. Participation of relatively young PIs, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students is a goal to be achieved through their special consideration for financial support and invitations to speak. Based on experience, we expect approximately 450 participants.