Conference: Keystone Symposia on "RNA Silencing in Plants" to be held in Keystone, CO from February 17-22, 2015

该项目将支持早期职业科学家参加2015年2月17日至22日在科罗拉多州Keystone举行的Keystone植物RNA沉默专题讨论会。会议的形式是演讲和海报的结合，这将促进正式和非正式环境中的科学交流。届时将有充分的机会分享最新的研究成果并探索合作的可能性。自2010年举行的上次会议以来，RNA沉默领域发展迅速，出现了许多新的发展。本次会议将介绍这一领域的最新研究成果，包括：小RNA的生物发生和稳定性，RNA沉默和生殖细胞命运，RNA依赖的染色质修饰，转录表观遗传，染色体RNA沉默，RNA信号传导，DNA甲基化和去甲基化，以及非编码RNA的新生物学功能。会议将具有前瞻性，在植物育种和生物技术方面有许多潜在的应用。

This project will support attendance by early-career scientists at the Keystone Symposia on RNA Silencing in Plants to be held in Keystone, CO on February 17-22, 2015. The format of the meeting is a combination of talks and posters, which will promote scientific exchange in both formal and informal settings. There will be ample opportunity for sharing latest research results and for exploring collaborative possibilities.The field of RNA silencing is fast-moving and many new developments have arisen since the last conference on this topic was held in 2010. This conference will present the latest research in this area through sessions that include: small RNA biogenesis and stability, RNA silencing and germ cell fate, RNA-dependent chromatin modification, transcriptional epigenetic inheritance, chromosomal RNA silencing, RNA signaling, DNA methylation and demethylation, and novel biological functions of noncoding RNA. The conference will be forward-looking with many potential applications in plant breeding and biotechnology.