Keystone Symposia meeting on "Biofuels", Singapore, March 1-6, 2011

1111477首席研究员：安德鲁·D·罗伯逊研究所：Keystone分子和细胞生物学研讨会该奖项将为参加2011年3月1日至6日在新加坡举行的Keystone生物燃料研讨会的美国与会者提供部分旅行支持。Keystone生物燃料研讨会的总体目标是通过为燃料、电力和产品创造安全和可持续的来源，为减少对化石原料的依赖做出有意义的贡献。2011年Keystone生物燃料研讨会将作为一个场所，重点介绍三种主要生物质原料在生物燃料研究方面的进展：木质纤维植物材料、藻类和麻疯树等替代原料。这次研讨会将汇集来自学术界、工业界和政府的从事生物燃料研究的植物和藻类生物学家。长期目标是促进旨在加速积累光合作用生物体的基本知识的合作，包括藻类和植物，并加速部署新的和扩大的生物能源原料。更广泛的影响这次研讨会还将提供教育方面的好处。具体而言，研讨会活动旨在通过口头陈述和海报会议，让新接触生物能源作物研究领域的受训人员和研究人员熟悉这一领域的最新发展，并为这些新的研究人员提供机会，从资深同事那里获得反馈、网络和指导。

1111477Principal Investigator: Andrew D RobertsonInstitution: Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular BiologyThis award will provide partial support for travel of US participants to participate in Keystone Symposia meeting on Biofuels, to be held in Singapore, March 1-6, 2011.Intellectual MeritThe overarching goal of the Keystone Symposia meeting on Biofuels is to make a meaningful contribution to reducing dependence on fossil feedstocks by creating secure and sustainable sources for fuel, power, and products. The 2011 Keystone biofuels symposium will serve as a venue to highlight advances in biofuels research from three major biomass feedstocks: lignocellulosic plant material, algae, and alternative feedstocks such as Jatropha. This symposium will bring together plant and algae biologists engaged in biofuels research from academia, industry and government. The long term goal is to facilitate collaborations intended to accelerate the accumulation of basic knowledge of photosynthetic organisms, both algae and plants, and to accelerate the deployment of new and expanded bioenergy feedstocks. Broader ImpactsThis symposium will also provide educational benefits. Specifically, symposium activities are designed to acquaint trainees and investigators new to the field of bioenergy crop research with the state-of-the-art developments in this area through oral presentations and poster sessions, and to provide these new investigators with opportunities for feedback, networking and mentorship from senior colleagues.