Conference: CO2 Assimilation in Plants from Genome to Biome: Innovations in Photosynthesis to Solve Global Challenges REVISED, Newry, Maine, June 8-9, 2019

会议：植物从基因组到生物群落的二氧化碳同化：光合作用创新解决全球挑战修订版，缅因州纽里，2019 年 6 月 8-9 日

• 批准号: 1934429
• 负责人: Katie Becklin
• 金额: $ 1.51万
• 依托单位: Gordon Research Conferences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-06-01 至 2020-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1934429&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; CO2; Assimilation; Plants; Genome

Photosynthesis is a critical process in plants that impacts food and energy security, ecosystem productivity, and climate. The overarching goal of the 2019 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Carbon Dioxide Assimilation in Plants (June 8-14, Newry, ME, USA) is to advance our understanding of photosynthesis by bringing together top researchers and future scientific leaders from across the globe to discuss new ideas and innovative approaches in plant biology. GRC participants and speakers are some of the most active and world-renowned scientists who are exploring photosynthesis at the highest levels. The GRS, which occurs just prior to the GRC, is specifically designed to engage junior scientists who represent the future of this field. Mentoring of junior scientists by established leaders is a hallmark of the GRS and GRC. Support from NSF will be used to fund participation at these meetings by students and other early-career scientists, with an emphasis on supporting individuals from underrepresented groups in science. Bringing together a diverse scientific community for meaningful discussions and networking will have long-lasting implications for the development of photosynthesis research and encourage innovative solutions to global challenges at the nexus of food, energy, and climate concerns.The 2019 GRC and associated GRS on CO2 Assimilation in Plants from Genome to Biome (June 8-14, Newry, ME, USA) will bring together an international group of senior and junior scientists to explore the dynamics of carbon exchange between the biosphere and the atmosphere with an emphasis on understanding physiological mechanisms that underlie plant responses to biotic and abiotic factors and to link these traits to productivity and carbon storage at the global scale. Emerging scientific questions will be explored in the context of evolutionary mechanisms that led to novel plant innovations, modeling approaches to scale responses from cellular to ecosystem levels, metabolic feedbacks that link CO2 assimilation to other plant processes, and leveraging photosynthesis research to improve agricultural productivity. The meeting will host speakers from 10 different countries, and highlight questions at the nexus of plant molecular, physiological, ecological, and evolutionary biology. Planned activities include 11 organized scientific sessions, 6 highly interactive poster sessions, a career panel discussion for early-career scientists, and a "Power Hour" discussion of gender and diversity challenges. Together these meetings will facilitate the exchange of cutting-edge ideas on fundamental plant processes; promote international scientific collaborations that can shape the field for years to come; and foster the professional development of women, minority, and early-career scientists. NSF funding will be used to support attendance at both events by early-career scientists, with an overall commitment to broadening participation in this field. This award was co-funded by the Physiological Mechanisms and Biomechanics Program and the Integrative Ecological Physiology Program in the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems.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.

光合作用是影响粮食和能源安全、生态系统生产力和气候的植物的关键过程。2019年戈登研究会议（GRC）和戈登研究研讨会（GRS）对植物二氧化碳同化的总体目标（6月8日至14日，美国纽里）是通过汇集来自全球各地的顶尖研究人员和未来的科学领袖来讨论植物生物学的新思想和创新方法，从而促进我们对光合作用的理解。GRC的参与者和演讲者是一些最活跃和世界知名的科学家，他们正在探索最高水平的光合作用。GRS发生在GRC之前，是专门为代表该领域未来的年轻科学家设计的。由知名领导人指导年轻科学家是GRS和GRC的一个标志。来自NSF的支持将用于资助学生和其他早期职业科学家参加这些会议，重点是支持来自科学界代表性不足群体的个人。将不同的科学界聚集在一起进行有意义的讨论和建立网络，将对光合作用研究的发展产生持久的影响，并鼓励创新解决方案，以应对粮食、能源和气候问题之间的全球挑战。2019年GRC和相关GRS关于植物从基因组到生物群系的二氧化碳同化（6月8日至14日，美国纽里，缅因州）将汇集一个国际资深和初级科学家小组，探索生物圈和大气之间的碳交换动态，重点了解植物对生物和非生物因素响应的生理机制，并将这些特性与全球范围内的生产力和碳储存联系起来。新出现的科学问题将在导致植物创新的进化机制，从细胞到生态系统水平的规模反应的建模方法，将二氧化碳同化与其他植物过程联系起来的代谢反馈以及利用光合作用研究提高农业生产力的背景下进行探索。会议将邀请来自10个不同国家的演讲者，并重点讨论植物分子、生理、生态和进化生物学之间的关系。计划的活动包括11场有组织的科学会议，6场高度互动的海报会议，一场面向早期职业科学家的职业小组讨论，以及一场关于性别和多样性挑战的“权力时刻”讨论。这些会议将共同促进关于基本植物过程的前沿思想的交流；促进能够在未来几年塑造该领域的国际科学合作；促进女性、少数族裔和早期职业科学家的专业发展。美国国家科学基金会的资金将用于支持早期职业科学家出席这两个活动，并全面承诺扩大这一领域的参与。该奖项由生理机制和生物力学项目以及综合生物系统部门的综合生态生理学项目共同资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。