Conference: The 23rd Penn State Plant Biology Symposium: RNA Biology

该奖项将为将于2022年5月18日至20日在大学公园的宾夕法尼亚州立大学校园举行的第23届宾夕法尼亚州立大学植物生物学研讨会：RNA生物学提供部分支持。这次会议将以植物RNA生物学各个方面的老牌和新兴领导者为特色。这是两个长期会议系列的延续，预计将吸引一批国际与会者。会议将包括两次主旨演讲，19次特邀讲座，15次来稿演讲，以及两次海报会议。旅行奖励和外联将确保参与者群体多样化。学生将在会议上扮演重要角色，帮助组织和运行会议，以及展示他们自己的研究。一份描述研讨会成果的出版物将由研究生与会者领导，为他们的职业发展提供宝贵的专业经验和切实的成果。RNA生物学是一个快速发展的领域，正在影响生命科学的所有领域。无论是作为易于处理的模式系统，还是在提高农业生产力的背景下，植物都处于RNA生物学的前沿。在RNA结构、基因调控和表观遗传学方面的关键发现来自植物系统。这次会议将涵盖在小调控RNA、RNA结构、RNA加工、RNA定位、基因表达的翻译控制以及表观遗传学和染色质修饰等领域令人兴奋的进展。这次研讨会将汇集领先的研究人员、早期科学家、实习生和学生在亲密的环境中。这将使该领域的前沿信息共享成为可能。招募参与者的综合计划将确保这次聚会将催化可能不会发生的合作。该项目由分子和细胞生物科学部的遗传机制计划和生物科学总监综合组织系统部的植物基因组研究计划联合资助。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 will provide partial support for the 23rd Penn State Plant Biology Symposium: RNA Biology, to be held May 18-20, 2022 on the Penn State Campus in College Park. The conference will feature established and emerging leaders in all aspects of plant RNA biology. This is the continuation of two long-running conference series, and is expected to draw an international group of attendees. The conference will include two keynote addresses, 19 invited lectures, and 15 contributed presentations, as well as two poster sessions. Travel awards and outreach will ensure a diverse group of participants. Students will have prominent roles at the conference, helping to organize and run the sessions, as well as presenting their own research. A publication describing findings from the symposium will be led by graduate student attendees, providing valuable professional experience and tangible outcomes for their career advancement. RNA biology is a fast-moving field that is impacting all areas of the life sciences. Plants are at the forefront of RNA biology, both as tractable model systems and in the context of enhancing agricultural productivity. Pivotal discoveries in RNA structure, gene regulation, and epigenetics are coming from plant systems. The conference will cover exciting advances in the areas of small regulatory RNAs, RNA structure, RNA processing, RNA localization, translational control of gene expression, and epigenetics and chromatin modifications. This symposium will gather leading investigators, early stage scientists, trainees, and students in an intimate setting. This will allow for information sharing on the cutting edge of this field. The comprehensive plan for recruiting participants will ensure that the gathering will catalyze collaborations that may not otherwise happen.This project is jointly funded by the Genetic Mechanisms program in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences and the Plant Genome Research Program in the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems of the Biological Sciences Directorate.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.