WORKSHOP: Building Links between North American Plant Biologists and Crop Scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa at ASPB 2012 to be held July 20-24, 2012 in Austin, TX

国际：克里斯平·泰勒[美国植物生物学家协会(ASPB)]Copis：Leon V.Kochian(USDA-ARS/康奈尔大学)，Jurandir Magalhaes(巴西巴西利亚EmbRapa玉米和高粱)和George N.Ude(鲍伊州立大学)将于2012年7月20-24日在德克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的ASPB 2012年会上举办一次研讨会，以扩大参与并加强非洲和美国科学家之间的联系。国家科学基金会提供的资金将用于支持来自东非和西非的八名作物科学家参加的活动，这些科学家参加了2011年11月15日至18日在肯尼亚内罗毕的东非和中非生物科学中心举行的ASPB讲习班“分子育种的新工具”。“分子育种新工具”讲习班由ASPB国际委员会主办，CGIAR新一代挑战方案(GCP)协助，并与非洲作物科学学会和国际非洲生物科学家和生物技术专家学会合作，为非洲作物科学家提供关于使用分子标记和新的基因分型战略进行植物育种和遗传多样性评估的培训。为2012年ASPB研讨会计划的活动包括来自非洲和美国的科学家的全体演讲、参与者的简要科学陈述和圆桌讨论，这些活动将以BEA研讨会的活动为基础，并为非洲参与者和感兴趣的美国植物生物学家之间建立联系和建立有意义的合作提供极好的新机会。

PI: Crispin Taylor [American Association of Plant Biologists (ASPB)]CoPIs: Leon V. Kochian (USDA-ARS/Cornell University), Jurandir Magalhaes (Embrapa Maize and Sorghum, Brasilia, Brazil), and George N. Ude (Bowie State University)A workshop to broaden participation and strengthen linkages between African and US scientists will be held at the ASPB 2012 Annual Meeting July 20-24, 2012 in Austin, TX. Funding provided by NSF will support activities that involve participation of eight crop scientists from East and West Africa who attended "New Tools for Molecular Breeding", an ASPB workshop held November 15-18, 2011, on at the BioSciences of East and Central Africa (BECA) hub in Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsored by the ASPB International Committee, with assistance from the CGIAR Generation Challenge Program (GCP), and in collaboration with the African Crop Science Society and the International Society of African Bioscientists and Biotechnologists, the "New Tools for Molecular Breeding" workshop provided training to African crop scientists on the use of molecular markers and new genotyping strategies for plant breeding and genetic diversity assessment. The activities planned for the workshop at ASPB 2012 that include plenary talks from Africa- and US-based scientists, brief scientific presentations from participants, and round table discussions will build upon the activities of the BecA workshop and provide excellent new opportunities for networking and setting up meaningful collaborations between the African participants and interested US plant biologists.