Symposium: South Dakota Plant Physiology/Plant Biochemistry Symposium: From Plants to Genes and Back Again, Summer 2003, in Brookings, South Dakota

该提案要求为将在南达科他州州立大学举行的题为“南达科他州植物生理学/植物生物化学研讨会：从植物到基因再回来”的研讨会提供10,000美元的部分财政支助。这次研讨会是由南达科他州罗伯特·H和凯瑟琳·伯里斯植物生物化学杰出系列讲座委员会组织的。研讨会将于2003年8月6日至8日在南达科他州布鲁金斯州立大学举行。演讲的主题将包括代谢、非生物/生物胁迫、发育和信号转导。这次研讨会的学术价值是重大的。在其他会议上，数据和讨论以并行会议的形式提交。这次研讨会的目的是将在所有四个领域产生的知识结合起来。将不会有并发会话。人们相信，全景观察的能力将极大地提高我们理解疾病、应激状态和发育问题所涉及的生物问题的机会。就更广泛的影响而言，我们认为，更综合的植物生物学方法将促进减少作物损失、提高粮食供应质量和创造新市场的解决方案。这次研讨会的另一个学术价值将是对基因组学在理解植物生物学中的作用的分析。植物生物学各个领域的领导人应邀讨论了各种基因组和/或蛋白质组方法的应用在多大程度上解决了整个植物生物学问题。我们的目标是确定不同基因组测序项目的结果对植物生理和生物化学进步的影响。我们相信，有限的研讨会规模将允许利用各种基因组技术的不同植物生物学领域的科学家之间展开激烈的讨论。研讨会的跨学科性质也将使我们能够讨论后基因组时代植物生物学的未来方向。这次研讨会的一个更广泛的影响将是青年科学家的参与，为他们提供展示他们的研究的机会，最重要的是，让他们参与将决定植物生物学发展方向的关键讨论。

This proposal requests partial financial support in the amount of $10,000 for the symposium entitled "South Dakota Plant Physiology/Plant Biochemistry Symposium: From Plants to Genes and Back Again" to be held at South Dakota State University. The symposium is organized by the committee for the South Dakota Robert H and Katherine Burris Distinguished Lecture Series in Plant Biochemistry. The symposium will be held at South Dakota State University in Brookings SD from the 6th to the 8th of August 2003. Topics for the presentations will include metabolism, abiotic/biotic stress, development, and signal transduction. The intellectual merit of this symposium is significant. At other meetings, data and discussions are presented in concurrent sessions. This symposium has been designed to allow for integration of knowledge generated in all four areas. There will be no concurrent sessions. It is believed that the ability to view the whole picture will greatly improve our chances of understanding the biological issues involved in diseases, stress conditions and developmental problems. In terms of a broader impact, we believe that a more integrated plant biology approach will facilitate solutions that diminish crop loss, enhance the quality of the food supply and create new markets. Another intellectual merit to this symposium will be the analysis of the role of genomics in understanding plant biology. Leaders in the various fields of plant biology have been invited to discuss to the extent to which whole plant biology questions have been resolved with the application of the various genomic and/or proteomic approaches. It is our aim to determine the impact of results from the various genome sequencing projects on advancement of plant physiology and biochemistry. We believe that the limited symposium size will allow for vigorous discussion among scientists in different fields of plant biology who are utilizing the various genomic technologies. The interdisciplinary nature of the symposium will also allow us to discuss future directions for plant biology in the post-genomic era. One of the broader impacts of this symposium will be the involvement of young scientists by providing them the opportunity to present their research and, most importantly, including them in the critical discussions that will determine the directions in which plant biology should proceed.