Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Course: Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science

冷泉港实验室植物科学前沿和技术课程为不同的科学家群体提供了了解植物科学研究最新进展和方法的机会。为期三周的课程提供了深入的沉浸到跨学科，前沿的方法被用于植物生物学研究在生物和计算科学的接口。该课程的学生将准备加入下一代跨学科植物研究的领导者。课程的科学内容与该领域的趋势平行发展;目前的重点是使用许多植物模型（包括拟南芥，玉米和番茄）的基因组，进化，分析和计算主题。课程形式包括讲座，动手实验室和非正式讨论，由三位讲师和一群受邀讲师组成，他们是各自研究领域的领导者。面对对课程的高需求，课程组织者特别注意招收人口统计学上多样化的学生群体。教师和学生的课后评估有助于为随后几年的内容决策提供信息。过去的参与者对课程表示高度满意，长期的跟踪表明，课程对参与者的职业和研究方向产生了长期影响。

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory course on Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science provides opportunities for a diverse group of scientists to learn about the latest developments and methods that are used for plant science research. The three-week course offers intensive immersion into the cross-disciplinary, cutting-edge approaches being used in plant biology research at the interface of biological and computational sciences. Students who take the course will be prepared to join the next generation of leaders in interdisciplinary research on plants.Scientific content of the course evolves in parallel to trends in the field; current emphasis is on genomic, evolutionary, analytical and computational themes using a number of plant models, including Arabidopsis, maize and tomato. The course format includes lectures, hands-on laboratories, and informal discussions catalyzed by three instructors and a cadre of invited lecturers who are leaders in their fields of research. Faced with high demand for the course, course organizers pay special attention to enrolling a demographically diverse group of students. Post-course evaluations by both instructors and students helps to inform decision-making about content for subsequent years. Past participants have reported high satisfaction with the course, and long-term follow-up indicates that the course has long-lasting impact on the careers and research directions of participants.