7th International Conference on Plasmodesmata, 21st-26th March 2010, Sydney, Australia

第七届胞间连丝国际会议，2010 年 3 月 21-26 日，澳大利亚悉尼

• 批准号: 1019469
• 负责人: David Jackson
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-03-15 至 2011-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1019469&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 7th; International; Conference; Plasmodesmata; 21st

Funds are requested to support attendance at the 7th International Conference on Plasmodesmata, which will take place from 21st-26th March 2010, in Sydney, Australia. Plasmodesmata are tiny channels that connect plant cells to their neighbors, and are important for plant growth and crop yields because they control the movement of nutrients and spread of plant diseases. Because research in this field is multidisciplinary, and extremely active, it is important that researchers in diverse subject areas have the opportunity to meet and discuss their research. Many important discoveries have been made in this area by US scientists. Plasmodesmata research is also highly interactive, and has many international collaborators who are essential to advance the science rapidly. Therefore attendance at this conference by a diverse pool of US scientists will be highly beneficial both to basic research and to agriculture.It is expected that the conference will contribute significantly to science and education. First, the conference will foster interactions between scientists with skills in diverse areas. Second, involvement of students and post docs will be strongly encouraged by the secluded and interactive environment, and by having each participant present a talk or a short oral presentation alongside his or her poster. Participation by minority and female scientists will also be strongly encouraged. This will be achieved by identification and encouragement of individuals, as well as by advertising the conference widely. Success of the conference will be assessed by a written questionnaire distributed among all attendees.

第七届Plasmodesmata国际会议将于2010年3月21日至26日在澳大利亚悉尼举行，现申请资金支持出席会议。间连丝是连接植物细胞和相邻细胞的微小通道，对植物生长和作物产量很重要，因为它们控制着营养物质的流动和植物疾病的传播。由于该领域的研究是多学科的，并且非常活跃，因此不同学科领域的研究人员有机会见面并讨论他们的研究非常重要。美国科学家在这个领域有了许多重要的发现。胞间连丝的研究也是高度互动的，并且有许多国际合作者，他们对快速推进科学至关重要。因此，由各种各样的美国科学家参加这次会议将对基础研究和农业都非常有益。预计这次会议将对科学和教育作出重大贡献。首先，会议将促进具有不同领域技能的科学家之间的互动。其次，学生和博士后的参与将通过隐蔽和互动的环境得到强烈鼓励，并通过让每个参与者在他或她的海报旁边做一个演讲或简短的口头报告。少数民族和女性科学家的参与也将得到大力鼓励。这将通过确定和鼓励个人以及广泛宣传会议来实现。会议的成功与否将通过向所有与会者分发书面问卷来评估。