20th North American Conference on Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation to be held in Milwaukee, WI July 9-13, 2007

第20届北美共生固氮会议将于2007年7月9日至13日在威斯康星州密尔沃基举行

• 批准号: 0641274
• 负责人: Gary Stacey
• 金额: $ 0.9万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Columbia
• 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: 2006-09-15 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0641274&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 20th; North; American; Conference; Symbiotic

This grant will enable graduate students and postdoctoral associates, especially from underrepresented groups, to attend and participate in the 20th North American Conference on Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation, July 9-13, 2007, on the campus of Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. These conferences have been held for the past forty years on an approximately two-year cycle. Originally called the Rhizobium Conference, the current meetings are a forum for scientists to present results relating to rhizobial, algal, Frankia and animal nitrogen-fixing symbioses, which are important in nutrient relationships, especially in natural ecosystems. These symbioses are important models for understanding other mutualistic relationships. These meetings attempt to keep costs as low as possible to encourage student participation. Subject matter at the conference ranges from the most basic to very applied, with cutting edge molecular biology in one session, cutting edge ecology in another and the latest in farm methods in a third. The size of the meeting, usually 140-200 scientists, means that participants across these "boundaries" actually interact. A web site to describe the meeting will be established (www.marquete.edu/NASNFC). Symbiotic nitrogen fixation has great agricultural importance providing limiting nitrogen at lower cost than fossil fuel-derived nitrogen and with lower environmental impact. With today's rising cost of fossil fuel, biological nitrogen fixation is even more relevant to agriculture. The goal of these meetings is to foster understanding and to generate new knowledge through collaboration. The focus on the involvement of young scientists is particularly important, building the scientific base for future advancement and discovery.

这项补助金将使研究生和博士后助理，特别是来自代表性不足的群体，参加并参加第20届北美共生固氮会议，2007年7月9日至13日，在马奎特大学，密尔沃基，威斯康星州的校园。过去四十年来，这些会议每两年举行一次。 最初被称为根瘤菌会议，目前的会议是一个论坛，科学家提出有关根瘤菌，藻类，Frankia和动物固氮共生体，这是重要的营养关系，特别是在自然生态系统的结果。这些共生是理解其他互利关系的重要模型。 这些会议试图保持成本尽可能低，以鼓励学生参与。 会议的主题范围从最基本的到非常实用的，其中一个会议是尖端分子生物学，另一个会议是尖端生态学，第三个会议是最新的农业方法。 会议的规模通常为140-200名科学家，这意味着跨越这些“界限”的参与者实际上会进行互动。将建立一个介绍会议情况的网站（www.marquete.edu/NASNFC）。共生固氮具有很大的农业重要性，以比化石燃料衍生的氮更低的成本提供有限的氮，并且具有更低的环境影响。随着当今化石燃料成本的上升，生物固氮与农业的关系更加密切。这些会议的目的是促进了解，并通过合作产生新的知识。注重青年科学家的参与尤为重要，因为这为今后的进步和发现奠定了科学基础。