2013 Plant Lipids GRC/GRS January 26-February 1; 2013; Galveston, TX

2013年戈登植物脂研究会议（GRC）：结构、代谢和功能戈登植物脂研究研讨会（GRC）：“结构、新陈代谢和功能”会议将于2013年1月27日至2月1日在德克萨斯州加尔维斯顿的加尔维斯酒店举行，由GRC组织，GRC是一家以高质量、尖端会议而闻名的国际组织。会议计划围绕“植物脂质代谢和信号传导的新兴和先进研究领域”的主题进行。演讲将集中在脂质信号和脂质代谢机制的阐明，提高经济重要植物产品生产的策略，以及新的脂质成像策略。植物脂类GRC汇集了致力于创造和传播新研究工具的专家，发现了脂质介导的发育、生理和应激反应调节的基本范式，并对脂质储存和体内平衡有了新的认识。会议期间的正式和非正式互动将激发新的研究方向，并为合作互动提供基础，以推进植物脂质结构，代谢和功能的基础研究。2013年1月26日至27日，在同一地点，首次由研究生和博士后水平的研究人员组织了一次会前戈登研究研讨会（GRS）。研讨会期间的活动旨在提供(1)背景，以加强对随后会议上所介绍的科学的理解，(2)分享研究成果并与该领域的同行和专家建立联系的机会，以及(3)同行和专家对正在进行的研究的反馈和支持性建议。NSF支持的GRC和GRS将部分支付16名研究生和博士后研究员的注册费，他们将在一个或两个会议上展示他们的研究。更广泛的影响在2013年GRC和GRS植物脂类会议上的科学讲座、海报展示、聚会和讨论将激发新的研究方向，并为促进脂质结构、代谢和功能研究的协作互动提供基础，从而导致实际应用，如改善植物产量和提高种子油的质量和数量。GRS将为研究生和博士后学员提供一个集中的交流和学习的机会。GRS将包括一个发人深省的指导环节，鼓励参与者考虑有效接受和提供指导的新想法。在GRC的受邀演讲者和讨论领导者中，女性的比例（29%）超过了参加2011年会议的女性比例（26%）。由于参加会议是融入研究界的一个重要方面，GRC和GRS将聘请一个多元化的国际委员会，在其8名成员中有5名女性，从提交摘要的人中寻找额外的发言人，并积极考虑代表性不足的地位。对注册的财政支持将增加学生和博士后学员在GRC和GRS展示他们的研究的参与。在GRS和GRC的支持氛围中，作为主讲人参与并与其他科学家互动，为初级研究人员提供了一个极好的机会，可以发展强大的同行和资深同事网络，同时增加科学的广度和深度。为年轻的研究人员提供这样的机会应该有助于他们在科学事业上的保留和成功，为社会提供长期的利益。

ABSTRACTGordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar on Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism, and FunctionPI: Ruth Welti, Kansas State UniversityCo-PI: Edgar Cahoon, University of NebraskaIntellectual MeritThe 2013 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism, and Function, to be held January 27 to February 1, 2013 at the Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas, is being organized by the GRC, an organization internationally known for high-quality, cutting-edge meetings. The program for the meeting is assembled around the theme of "Emerging and advancing research areas in plant lipid metabolism and signaling". Presentations will focus on elucidation of lipid signaling and lipid metabolic mechanisms, strategies to enhance production of economically important plant products, and new lipid imaging strategies. The GRC on Plant Lipids brings together experts working to create and disseminate new research tools, discovering fundamental paradigms for lipid-mediated regulation of development, physiology, and stress responses and developing new understanding of lipid storage and homeostasis. Formal and informal interactions throughout the conference will stimulate new research directions and provide the basis for collaborative interactions to advance fundamental research into plant lipid structure, metabolism, and function. For the first time, a pre-conference Gordon Research Seminar (GRS), planned for January 26-27, 2013 at the same location, is being organized by investigators at the graduate student and postdoctoral levels for investigators at those levels. Activities during the seminar are intended to provide (1) background that will enhance understanding of science presented at the subsequent conference, (2) opportunities to share research and to network with peers and experts in the field, and (3) peer and expert feedback and supportive suggestions about ongoing research. NSF support of the GRC and GRS will partially defray registration fees for 16 graduate student and postdoctoral researchers who will present their research at one or both meetings.Broader ImpactsScientific talks, poster presentations, get-togethers, and discussion at the 2013 GRC and GRS on Plant Lipids will stimulate new research directions and provide underpinnings for collaborative interactions that advance the study of lipid structure, metabolism, and function, leading to practical applications, such as improved plant production and increased seed oil quality and quantity. The GRS will offer a concentrated opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral trainees to network and learn. The GRS will include a thought-provoking session on mentoring that will encourage participants to consider new ideas for effectively receiving and providing mentoring. The proportion of women among the invited speakers and discussion leaders (29%) at the GRC exceeds the proportion of women who attended the 2011 conference (26%). Because conference participation is an important facet of inclusion in the research community, the GRC and GRS will employ a diverse, international committee with 5 women in its 8 members, to seek additional speakers from among those submitting abstracts, with positive consideration of under-represented status. Fiscal support for registration will increase participation of students and postdoctoral trainees who present their research at the GRC and GRS. Participating as a presenter and interacting with other scientists in the supportive atmosphere of the GRS and GRC provides an excellent opportunity for beginning researchers to develop a strong network of peers and senior colleagues, while increasing scientific breadth and depth. This opportunity for young researchers should aid in their retention and success in scientific endeavors, providing long term benefit to society.