CONFERENCE: Second International Conference on Plant Peroxisome Research, August 5, 2011, Minneapolis MN

该奖项支持研究生出席和参加第二届国际会议植物过氧化物酶体研究，这将是一个卫星会议，以美国植物生物学学会（ASPB）在明尼阿波利斯的年会在2011年举行。 植物过氧化物酶体参与植物生理和发育的多种独特功能。 近年来，关于这些细胞器的生物发生、功能和动态行为的研究取得了许多令人振奋的发现。 继2009年第一届植物过氧化物酶体国际研讨会（英国爱丁堡）之后，由于该主题的重要性，决定在北美举行下一次会议，作为2012年ASPB年会的一部分。 会议的主要科学目标如下：（1）报告植物过氧化物酶体研究的最新进展;（2）促进世界范围内实验室之间的进一步合作。 植物过氧化物酶体具有重要的农业和经济意义。 然而，对这些细胞器缺乏全面的了解。 这次会议汇集了植物过氧化物酶体研究人员，交流最新和令人兴奋的科学发现，并建立新的合作。 这次会议也为更广泛的植物社区提供了一个很好的教育机会，特别是研究生和本科生，以了解这些重要的细胞器。

This award supports graduate student attendance and participation at the Second International Conference on Plant Peroxisome Research, which will be held as a satellite conference to the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Plant Biology (ASPB) in Minneapolis in 2011.Intellectual merit. Plant peroxisomes are involved in a variety of functions unique to plant physiology and development. Many exciting discoveries about the biogenesis, function, and dynamic behavior of these organelles in plants have been reported recently. Following the first International Workshop on Plant Peroxisomes (Edinburgh, UK) in 2009 and because of the importance of this topic, a decision was made to hold the next meeting in North America as part of the 20122 Annual ASPB Meeting. Major scientific objectives of the meeting are the following: (1) to report on the most recent advances in plant peroxisome research, and (2) to promote further collaborations among laboratories world-wide.Broader impacts. Plant peroxisomes are agriculturally and economically important. Yet, a complete understanding of these organelles is lacking. This meeting brings together plant peroxisome researchers to exchange the most recent and exciting scientific findings and to establish new collaborations. This meeting also provides an excellent educational opportunity for the broader plant community and, in particular, graduate and undergraduate students to learn about these important organelles.