The 7th XANTHOMONAS GENOMICS CONFERENCE

该奖项是为了表彰将在佛罗里达州克利尔沃特举行、由佛罗里达大学和奥本大学的教职员工组织的一次国际会议--“第七届黄单胞菌基因组学会议”。会议集中讨论了两类不同的植物相关和植物病原菌(即黄单胞菌和木霉)，它们对环境和对食物、纤维和能源至关重要的植物物种的产量和质量都产生了负面影响。此外，会议为早期职业专业人员和研究生提供了参加的支持，并提供了与STEM学科中代表性不足的参与者互动的机会。黄单胞菌和密切相关的木霉构成了最大且可以说是最重要的植物病原菌群。除了它们在农业上的重要性和作为了解植物细菌相互作用的模型，Xanthomonas spp.在转录激活子样效应子核酸酶(TALEN)的发展中也很重要，TALEN是一种通常用于作物改良的基因组编辑工具。第七届Xanthomonas基因组学会议(7XGC)将为Xanthomonas/Xylella研究人员和其他人提供一个分享最新成果和想法的场所，这些成果和想法加深了我们对调节植物-病原菌相互作用的基本过程的理解，并制定了改进的疾病控制策略。会议的广泛影响如下：(1)会议将提供一个分享和讨论最新发现的场所；(2)确定重要的挑战和机会；(3)展示新技术和方法；(4)培训下一代科学家；(5)促进国际合作；(6)确定持续的、社区驱动的进步的关键资源。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is for an international meeting "The 7th Xanthomonas Genomics Conference", which will be held in Clearwater, Florida and organized by faculty at the University of Florida and Auburn University. The Conference centers on two diverse groups of plant associated and plant pathogenic bacteria (i.e., Xanthomonas and Xylella) that negatively impact the environment and impact crop production both in yield and quality of plant species important for food, fiber, and energy. Further, the conference provides support for early career professionals and graduate students to attend and incorporates opportunities for interactions with participants who are underrepresented in STEM disciplines.Xanthomonas and the closely related Xylella constitute the largest and arguably the most important groups of plant pathogenic bacteria. In addition to their importance in agriculture and as models for understanding plant bacterial interactions, Xanthomonas spp. are also important in the development of transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALEN), a genome editing tool commonly used for crop improvement. The 7th Xanthomonas Genomics Conference (7XGC) will provide a venue for Xanthomonas/Xylella researchers and others to share recent results and ideas that deepen our understanding of the fundamental processes that mediate plant-pathogen interactions and develop improved disease control strategies. The broader impacts of the conference are the following: (1) The conference will provide a venue to share and discuss recent discoveries; (2) identify important challenges and opportunities; (3) present new technologies and approaches; (4) train next generation scientists; (5) promote international collaboration; and (6) determine key resources for continued, community-driven advances.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.