17th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research to be held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison on June 28 - July 2, 2006.

第十七届拟南芥研究国际会议将于2006年6月28日至7月2日在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校举行。

• 批准号: 0607919
• 负责人: Judith Bender
• 金额: $ 2.98万
• 依托单位: Johns Hopkins University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-06-15 至 2007-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0607919&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 17th; International; Conference; Arabidopsis; Research

This project will provide support for the 17th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research to be held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison on June 28 through July 2, 2006. Arabidopsis thaliana has been the subject of genetic analysis for more than forty years. Currently thousands of researchers world-wide work with this highly tractable reference plant, using it to study nearly all aspects of plant biology. The plant research community has responded to the challenge of exploiting the complete genome sequence of Arabidopsis with an ambitious functional genomics program, driving the discovery of Arabidopsis gene functions and by extension gene functions in all plants. Arabidopsis research has especially impacted the understanding economically important processes of agriculturally important plants. A key component in the synergistic interactions among Arabidopsis research laboratories is the opportunity to meet and share results with colleagues from around the world at the annual International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR). The conference brings together over 1000 participants from the international community to exchange scientific results and report on progress in the field. The conference will include platform sessions on systems biology; interactions with biotic and abiotic factors in the environment; genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that control plant gene expression; natural variation and comparative genomics; development of the flower, fruit, seed, root and shoot of the plant; plant metabolism; signaling pathways; cell biology; translation of Arabidopsis research to other plant systems; how plants contribute to energy resources; and a special session on projects funded through the NSF Arabidopsis 2010 program. Each platform session will include approximately 5 speakers, the majority of whom will be junior faculty, post-Doctoral fellows, and graduate students. These junior scientists will professionally benefit from the experience and exposure of giving a platform talk to a large audience. In addition, the conference will feature at least 600 poster presentations and several workshops on special topics such as database resources and teaching strategies.The broader impact of the conference lies in its ability to enhance the exchange of information at the forefront of Arabidopsis research world-wide, creating new networks and collaborations. Conference abstracts will be publicly available on the conference Web site, which is linked to the Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) Web site. In addition, the Conference fosters the participation of minority scientists by providing them with travel subsidies. Furthermore, this year's conference will emphasize extending Arabidopsis studies to other plant species, stimulating innovative strategies for improvement of agricultural plants.

该项目将为2006年6月28日至7月2日在麦迪逊的威斯康星州大学举行的第17届拟南芥研究国际会议提供支持。拟南芥作为遗传分析的对象已经有四十多年了。目前，全世界成千上万的研究人员使用这种高度易处理的参考植物，用它来研究植物生物学的几乎所有方面。植物研究界已经响应了利用拟南芥全基因组序列的挑战，提出了一个雄心勃勃的功能基因组学计划，推动了拟南芥基因功能的发现，并扩展了所有植物中的基因功能。拟南芥的研究特别影响了对农业重要植物的经济重要过程的理解。拟南芥研究实验室之间协同互动的一个关键组成部分是有机会在一年一度的拟南芥研究国际会议（ICAR）上与来自世界各地的同事会面并分享成果。该会议汇集了来自国际社会的1000多名与会者，交流科学成果并报告该领域的进展情况。会议将包括关于系统生物学的平台会议;与环境中生物和非生物因素的相互作用;控制植物基因表达的遗传和表观遗传机制;自然变异和比较基因组学;植物的花，果实，种子，根和芽的发育;植物代谢;信号通路;细胞生物学;拟南芥研究到其他植物系统的翻译;植物如何为能源做出贡献;以及通过NSF Arabidopsis 2010计划资助的项目的特别会议。每个平台会议将包括大约5名发言人，其中大多数将是初级教师，博士后研究员和研究生。这些年轻的科学家将从向大量观众进行平台演讲的经验和曝光中受益。此外，会议还将展示至少600幅海报，并举办多场关于数据库资源和教学策略等专题的研讨会。会议的更广泛影响在于，它能够加强世界范围内拟南芥研究前沿的信息交流，建立新的网络和合作。会议摘要将在会议网站上公开发布，该网站与拟南芥信息资源（TAIR）网站相连。此外，会议通过向少数群体科学家提供旅费补贴，促进他们的参与。此外，今年的会议将强调将拟南芥的研究扩展到其他植物物种，促进农业植物改良的创新策略。