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早期职业科学家的多元化群体提供了了解植物研究最新发展和方法的机会。这个为期三周的沉浸式课程提供了在模型和作物植物的现代研究中使用的尖端技术的培训。 该课程有着悠久的传统，让学生接触到植物研究的新思维方式和植物研究的新方法。 完成本课程的学生将准备加入植物研究界的下一代创新科学家。植物科学前沿与技术是一门关于植物生物学当前研究和技术的成熟课程。 本课程包括严格的系列讲座，动手实验室经验和非正式研讨会。 该课程提供植物遗传学和分子生物学，基因组学和合成技术，以及植物研究的分析，计算和跨学科方法的培训。 课程讲师是根据他们的专业知识和对植物研究的实质性贡献而选择的。 参与者是一群不同的早期职业科学家，他们受益于密集的实验室课程和与植物研究领域领导者建立联系的大量机会。 过去的参与者对该课程的满意度很高，长期的跟踪研究表明，该课程对参与者的职业生涯和研究方向产生了持久的影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory course on Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science provides opportunities for a diverse group of early career scientists to learn about the latest developments and methods in plant research. This three-week immersion course provides training in the cutting-edge techniques used in modern research on model and crop plants. The course has a long tradition of exposing students to new ways of thinking about plant research and to new approaches in plant research. Students who complete this course will be prepared to join the next generation of innovative scientists in the plant research community. Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science is a well-established course on current research and techniques in plant biology. This course consists of a rigorous lecture series, hands-on laboratory experiences and informal workshops. The course provides training in plant genetics and molecular biology, genomics and synthetic techniques, as well as analytical, computational and interdisciplinary approaches to plant research. The course instructors are chosen based on their expertise and substantial contributions to plant research. The participants are a diverse group of early career scientists who benefit from the intensive laboratory-based coursework and substantial opportunities for networking with leaders in the field of plant research. Past participants have reported a high satisfaction with the course, and long-term follow-up studies indicate that the course has a long-lasting impact on the careers and research directions of participants.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.