IV International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics to be held December 7 - 12, 2008 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

第四届豆类遗传学和基因组学国际会议将于2008年12月7日至12日在墨西哥巴亚尔塔港举行

• 批准号: 0818646
• 负责人: Gary Stacey
• 金额: $ 1.44万
• 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: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-07-01 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0818646&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IV; International; Conference; Legume; Genetics

Legumes (family Fabaceae) are a major source of protein and vegetable oil for animal and human nutrition. Recent years have seen an explosion of genomic and genetic resources for a variety of legume plants including but not limited to Medicago truncatula, Glycine max, Lotus japonicus, and Phaseolus vulgaris. These advancements set the stage for efforts to coordinate legume genetics and genomics to insure future progress and, more importantly, to transition basic discoveries into practical applications. The International Conferences on Legume Genomics and Genetics (ICLGG) were established in 2002 to reflect the growing development of legume genomics and genetics. This effort was driven in part by the adoption of the model legumes, Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus. A major impetus was the desire on the part of model legume researchers to see their discoveries translated into practical advances in crop legumes. A key element of these meetings from the beginning was the inclusion of plant breeders and agronomists, alongside researchers focused more on basic research. To encourage the participation of junior scientists, the Conference defrays the cost of attendance for a number of graduate students and postdoctoral associates to present their work and to otherwise participate in the 4th ICLGG. The funding provided by NSF will be used to support the participation of junior scientists from the US scientific community.

豆类（豆科）是动物和人类营养的蛋白质和植物油的主要来源。近年来，各种豆科植物的基因组和遗传资源激增，包括但不限于蒺藜苜蓿、大豆、百脉根和菜豆。 这些进展为协调豆类遗传学和基因组学的努力奠定了基础，以确保未来的进展，更重要的是，将基本发现转化为实际应用。国际豆类基因组学和遗传学会议（ICLGG）成立于2002年，以反映豆类基因组学和遗传学的不断发展。这一努力的部分原因是采用了模式豆类，蒺藜苜蓿和百脉根。一个主要的推动力是模式豆类研究人员希望看到他们的发现转化为豆类作物的实际进展。从一开始，这些会议的一个关键要素就是植物育种家和农学家的参与，以及更专注于基础研究的研究人员。 为了鼓励年轻科学家的参与，会议支付了一些研究生和博士后助理出席会议的费用，以介绍他们的工作，并以其他方式参加第四届ICLGG。 NSF提供的资金将用于支持来自美国科学界的年轻科学家的参与。