NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute for FY 2012 in Korea

这一行动资助新墨西哥州立大学的格雷戈里·菲利普·里夫斯于2012年夏天在韩国首尔国立大学(SNU)开展了一项名为“在智利辣椒中定位新的抗病基因”的研究项目。主持的科学家是Doil Choi博士，其智力优势体现在辣椒抗病基因的鉴定上，这是未来培育抗病优良辣椒品种所需的，并通过减少植物病原体造成的损失来提高作物产量。此外，新的抗病基因的发现为植物/病原体的相互作用提供了新的见解。在辣椒上的发现也可以应用于其他作物--也用于开发它们的抗病能力，对东亚和美国的农业产生重大的经济影响。EAPSI奖学金的更广泛影响包括为研究员提供美国以外的第一手研究经验；介绍各自所在地的科学、科学政策和科学基础设施；以及了解社会、文化和语言。这些活动符合NSF的目标，即在其科学家、工程师和教育工作者的职业生涯早期为国际合作进行教育，从而确保拥有一支具有全球意识的美国科学队伍。

This action funds Gregory Philip Reeves of New Mexico State University to conduct a research project, entitled "Locating a New Disease Resistance Gene in Chile Peppers," during the summer of 2012 at Seoul National University (SNU) in Seoul, South Korea. The host scientist is Dr. Doil Choi.The intellectual merit is found in the identification of disease resistance genes in chile peppers, which is required for breeding elite disease resistant chile pepper varieties in the future and increasing crop yield by reducing the losses due to plant pathogens. Also, discovery of new disease resistance genes yields new insights into plant/pathogen interactions. Discoveries made in chile peppers can be applied to other crops - for the development of disease resistance in them as well, with significant economic impact on East Asian and U.S. agriculture. Broader Impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce.