U.S.- New Zealand Workshop in Rosaceae Genomics

该奖项支持美国博士后和研究生参加将在新西兰纳皮尔举行的美国-新西兰酒渣科基因组学科学家联合研讨会。联合组织者是伊利诺伊大学的Schuyler Korban教授和新西兰北部Palmerstson North HortResearch植物基因图谱办公室的Susan Gardiner博士。蔷薇科包括一组重要的水果和观赏作物，为多年生木本植物开花和结果的基础生物学研究提供了一个模式系统。这个家族包括几个重要的属，这些属构成了我们重要的落叶果树的大部分，包括苹果、梨和核果，如桃、樱桃、李子、杏和杏子，以及其他有价值的观赏植物，包括玫瑰和山楂。目前在开发蔷薇科基因组资源方面取得了快速进展，包括将20多万个表达序列标签(EST)发布到公共数据库中。其中超过一半的EST是由美国研究人员产生的，另一半是由新西兰的研究人员产生的。美国和新西兰的研究团队已经认识到整合他们的资源和努力的重要性，以便最大限度地提高基因组资源开发和功能基因组研究的进展。研究研讨会的目标是：1)确定明确的互惠互利的美国-新西兰蔷薇科基因组学双边研究努力；2)建立开展研究合作的战略；3)协调未来的美新科学家联系；4)协调未来的美新青年科学家(博士后和学生)交流。此外，该奖项支持的博士后和学生将在新西兰多呆一周。这将使他们能够参与一个实践实习计划，该计划将涉及HortResearch的几个实验室的板凳经验和互动，这些实验室涉及蔷薇科基因组学。联合组织者在该领域拥有互补的科学专业知识。这使他们能够评估和吸引最好的研究人员参加蔷薇科基因组学会议。目前美国和新西兰的蔷薇科基因组学计划处于独特的地位，在推动这一重要高等植物家族的基因组学研究前沿方面处于领先地位。与新西兰科学家的协调和合作将对我们美国对这个重要家庭的了解产生重大影响。这一伙伴关系将加强美国的培训、教育、国际经验和交流。这一合作的成果将进一步促进向高中教师、青年和普通公众传授基因组学及其对人类生活的影响的外联努力。

0554740KorbanThis award supports the participation of American postdocs and graduate students in a U.S.- New Zealand joint workshop for scientists on rosaceae genomics to be held in Napier, New Zealand. The co-organizers are Professor Schuyler Korban at the University of Illinois and Dr. Susan Gardiner in the Plant Gene Mapping Office at HortResearch in Palmerstson North, New Zealand. The Rosaceae family includes a group of important fruit and ornamental crops, and offers a model system for research in fundamental biology of flowering and fruiting woody perennial plants. This family includes several important genera that account for most of our important deciduous fruit crops including apple, pear and stone fruits such as peach, cherry, plum, apricot, and almond, as well as other valuable ornamental plants including roses and hawthorn. Rapid progress is now being made in developing genomic resources for Rosaceae, including the release of over 200,000 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) into the public database. Over half of these ESTs have been generated by U.S. researchers and the other half by the New Zealand researchers. The U.S. and New Zealand research teams have recognized the importance of combining their resources and efforts in order to maximize the progress made in both genomic resources development and functional genomics research. The goals of the research workshop are to: 1) identify well-defined bilateral U.S.- New Zealand Rosaceae genomics research efforts that are of mutual benefit; 2) establish strategies for carrying out research collaborations; 3) coordinate future U.S.-New Zealand scientists linkages; and 4) coordinate future U.S.-New Zealand young scientists (postsdocs and students) exchanges. In addition, the postdocs and students supported by this award will remain in New Zealand for an additional week. This will enable them to participate in a hands-on internship program that will involve bench experience and interaction in several laboratories at HortResearch that are involved in Rosaceae genomics. The co-organizers have complementary scientific expertise in the field. This enables them to evaluate and attract the best researchers to participate in the Rosaceae genomics meetings. Current Rosaceae genomics programs in the US and New Zealand are in unique positions to lead the way in pushing the frontiers of genomics research in this important family of higher plants. Coordinating and collaborating with NZ scientists will have a major impact on our US knowledge of this important family. This partnership will enhance the training, educational, international experiences and exchanges in the U.S. Results of this collaboration will further lead to outreach efforts to teach high school teachers, youth, and the general public about genomics and its impact on human lives.