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

该奖项支持研究生参加第二届国际植物过氧化酶体研究会议，该会议将作为2011年在明尼阿波利斯举行的美国植物生物学学会(ASPB)年会的卫星会议。植物过氧化物体参与植物生理和发育所特有的多种功能。关于这些细胞器在植物中的生物发生、功能和动态行为，最近报道了许多令人兴奋的发现。在2009年第一次植物过氧化物体国际讲习班(英国爱丁堡)之后，由于这一专题的重要性，决定在北美举行下一次会议，作为20122届亚洲及太平洋植物过氧体年度会议的一部分。会议的主要科学目标如下：(1)报告植物过氧化物酶研究的最新进展；(2)促进世界各地实验室之间的进一步合作。植物过氧化物体在农业和经济上都具有重要意义。然而，对这些细胞器缺乏完整的了解。这次会议聚集了植物过氧化物酶的研究人员，以交流最新和令人兴奋的科学发现，并建立新的合作关系。这次会议也为更广泛的植物界，特别是研究生和本科生提供了一个极好的教育机会，让他们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.