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

本提案请求支持将于2001年8月11-16日在威斯康星州麦迪逊举行的第12届国际植物膜生物学研讨会。这是该领域最负盛名的会议，每三年在世界某个地方举行一次。其目的是为研究人员提供一个机会，交流有关植物膜生物学的最新信息和想法，这是一个通过生物物理学，细胞生物学，遗传学和基因组学的应用迅速发展的领域。会议将讨论的主题，如激素反应，环境信号感知，营养物质的获取，膜和发展，源/汇运输，水关系，比较基因组学，转运蛋白的演变，结构/功能关系，和膜研究的实际应用。口头和海报介绍将按主题分组，会议将包括植物膜生物学重要主题的实验和智力方法的代表性混合物。演讲时间为30分钟或15分钟。部分演讲者将提前受邀，部分演讲者将从提交的摘要中选出。相对年轻的PI，博士后研究员和研究生的参与是通过特别考虑财政支持和邀请演讲来实现的目标。根据经验，我们预计约有450名与会者。

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.