2016 Plant Cell Dynamics Meeting Nanoscale Imaging to Quantitative Phenomics

揭示细胞器和细胞动力学的基本机制是建立一个全面的植物生长和发育模型以及了解植物如何适应环境的必要条件。这些知识对于基础植物细胞生物学的基础进展和促进未来在农业上的应用至关重要。2016年植物细胞动力学会议将于6月21日至24日在密苏里州圣路易斯举行，会议将重点为植物细胞生物学家提供机会，学习分析细胞动力学和功能的定量方法，包括高分辨率显微镜和计算工具。它还将为学生、博士后科学家和新的研究人员提供一个与植物细胞生物学领域的知名领导者互动的场所，从而为各级学生和学员的职业发展提供积极的影响。通过鼓励和支持来自未被充分代表的群体的受训者参加会议，会议将扩大参与这一发展中的领域，该领域采用定量、预测和理论驱动的生物学技术，并鼓励在生物学、物理学、数学和计算机科学的界面上采用多学科方法。会议将包括来自植物细胞生物学领域的专家的主题演讲，讨论定量研究的方法，探讨植物细胞如何在整体细胞功能中整合代谢，细胞骨架组织和囊泡运输。此外，还将有机会由学员进行口头和海报展示，并参与光谱成像，自动化植物表型，定量图像分析和使用与会者提供的样品的超分辨率显微镜的实践研讨会。

Uncovering fundamental mechanisms of organelle and cell dynamics is required for a comprehensive model of plant growth and development as well as for understanding how plants adapt to their environment. Such knowledge is critical for fundamental advances in basic plant cell biology and promoting future applications to agriculture. The 2016 Plant Cell Dynamics conference, to be held June 21-24 in St. Louis, Mo, will focus on providing opportunities for plant cell biologists to learn quantitative approaches for analyzing cellular dynamics and function, including high-resolution microscopy and computational tools. It will also provide a venue for students, postdoctoral scientists and new investigators to interact with established leaders in the field of plant cell biology, thus providing positive impacts on career development for students and trainees at all levels. By encouraging and supporting attendance of trainees from underrepresented groups, the conference will broaden participation in this developing field, which employs techniques of quantitative, predictive and theory-driven biology, and encourages multidisciplinary approaches at the interface of biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science.The conference will include keynote talks from experts in the field of plant cell biology on methodology appropriate for quantitative studies that probe how plant cells integrate metabolism, cytoskeletal organization, and vesicle trafficking in overall cellular function. In addition, there will be opportunities for oral and poster presentations by trainees and participation in hands-on workshops on spectral imaging, automated plant phenotyping, quantitative image analysis, and super resolution microscopy using attendee-provided samples.