Meeting: Keystone Symposia on "Plant Signaling: Dynamic Properties" to be held in Breckenridge, CO from February 5-10, 2014

Keystone研讨会的主题是“植物信号：动态特性”，会议将重点讨论分子水平上的信号事件与它们的高阶行为之间的关系，例如细胞或有机体的综合反应。信号系统的特性将在不同的生物体中进行比较，包括非植物的例子，强调包括数学、计算和合成生物学在内的跨学科方法。这次会议的目标是：1)培养一个对阐明植物信号行为的新特性感兴趣的研究人员社区；2)帮助开发理解新信号行为所需的词汇和概念；3)提供一个论坛，讨论该领域的未来方向，特别是关于其预测能力和翻译潜力；以及4)建立一个互动论坛，吸引新的研究人员，并提供机会突出他们的研究。更广泛的影响。这次会议将使新学员和研究人员熟悉该领域的最新发展，并提供机会介绍他们的研究并与领先的研究人员互动。这次会议将扩大对这一新兴研究领域的参与(包括代表人数不足的群体的成员)。该奖项由分子和细胞生物科学部门(细胞动力学和功能集群)和综合组织系统部门(共生、防御和自我识别计划)共同支持。

The Keystone Symposia Conference on "Plant Signaling: Dynamic Properties" will focus on the relationship between signaling events at the molecular level and their higher order behavior, e.g. the integrated response of the cell or organism. The properties of signaling systems will be compared in diverse organisms, including non-plant examples, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches that include mathematics, computation and synthetic biology. This conference has the goals of 1) fostering a community of researchers interested in elucidating the emergent properties of plant signaling behaviors 2) helping develop the vocabulary and concepts necessary to understand emergent signaling behaviors 3) providing a forum for discussion of the future directions of this field, particularly with respect to its predictive power and translational potential and 4) generating an interactive forum that engages new investigators and provides opportunities to highlight their research. Broader Impacts. This conference will acquaint new trainees and investigators with recent developments in the field, and provide opportunities to present their research and interact with leading investigators. The conference will broaden participation (including by members of underrepresented groups) in this emerging field of research. This award is supported jointly by the Divisions of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (Cellular Dynamics and Function Cluster) and Integrative Organismal Systems (Symbiosis, Defense and Self-Recognition Program)