Conference: 2024 Midwest ASPB Conference Grant

会议：2024 年中西部 ASPB 会议资助

• 批准号: 2404066
• 负责人: Cankui Zhang
• 金额: $ 0.92万
• 依托单位: Purdue University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2404066&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 2024; Midwest; ASPB; Grant

The 2024 American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Midwestern Section Meeting serves as a crucial platform at the nexus of scientific discovery and practical application, addressing the monumental challenges facing global agriculture. One of the main goals for this meeting is to nurture the next generation of plant scientists. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers, constituting approximately 80% of the attendees, will benefit from mentorship and networking with established experts. It is particularly noteworthy that the meeting will commit to promote diversity by actively involving individuals from underrepresented groups, early career scientists, and first-generation college students. The NSF award is a pivotal component of this initiative. It will be used to provide travel awards to 10 underrepresented or first-generation college students and graduate students, easing the financial burden of attendance. These awards, which encourage participation from diverse backgrounds, align with the broader impact of the meeting, aiming to foster an inclusive and thriving community of plant biologists.The increasing global demand for food production, combined with shifting environmental dynamics and the depletion of natural resources, poses significant challenges to agriculture. Plant biology plays a pivotal role at the crossroads of fundamental scientific exploration and practical applications. Timely dissemination of fundamental discoveries in plant biology is not only important for basic science but also acts as a catalyst for the development of innovative, eco-friendly, and sustainable strategies in crop production and plant-based product manufacturing. The 2024 Midwest ASPB meeting will attract an estimated 300 participants from the 15 Midwest states in the U.S. and two provinces in Canada. This event will encompass oral presentations, poster displays, and panel discussions, functioning as a platform for the presentation of ongoing research across diverse aspects of plant biology. These areas span genome editing and genomics, biotechnology, growth processes, signal transduction, primary and secondary metabolite synthesis, and interactions with both the abiotic and biotic environment. The conference's central mission is to foster dynamic discussions, cultivating an environment that nurtures the emergence of fresh ideas and partnerships. Moreover, it seeks to create a supportive atmosphere conducive to guiding and mentoring emerging scientists, with a particular emphasis on colleagues from underrepresented groups. This gathering is poised to encourage collaboration, inspire innovation, and provide the mentorship necessary for the development of the next generation of plant biologists who can address the pressing challenges of our time.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.

2024年美国植物生物学家学会（ASPB）中西部部分会议是科学发现和实际应用联系联系的关键平台，以应对全球农业面临的巨大挑战。这次会议的主要目标之一是培养下一代植物科学家。本科生，研究生和博士后研究人员构成约80％的与会者，将受益于与已建立的专家的指导和网络。特别值得注意的是，会议将通过积极参与代表性不足的团体，早期职业科学家和第一代大学生的个人来促进多样性。 NSF奖是该计划的关键部分。它将用于为10名代表性不足或第一代大学生和研究生提供旅行奖，从而减轻了出勤的经济负担。这些奖项鼓励从不同的背景参与，与会议的更广泛影响相吻合，旨在促进植物生物学家的包容性和蓬勃发展的社区。全球对粮食生产的需求不断增长，加上改变的环境动态以及自然资源的耗尽，对农业构成了重大挑战。植物生物学在基本科学探索和实际应用的十字路口起着关键作用。及时传播植物生物学中的基本发现不仅对基础科学很重要，而且还可以作为开发创新，环保和可持续策略在作物生产和基于植物的产品制造方面的催化剂。 2024年中西部ASPB会议将吸引来自美国15个州和加拿大两个省的300名参与者。此事件将涵盖口头演示，海报显示和小组讨论，作为介绍植物生物学各个方面正在进行的研究的平台。这些区域涵盖了基因组编辑和基因组学，生物技术，生长过程，信号转导，原代和次生代谢物合成以及与非生物和生物环境的相互作用。会议的中心任务是培养动态讨论，培养一个培养新思想和伙伴关系的环境。此外，它试图营造一种有利于指导和指导新兴科学家的支持氛围，并特别着重于代表性不足的群体的同事。这次聚会有望鼓励合作，激发创新，并为开发下一代植物生物学家的发展提供了所必需的指导，这些植物生物学家可以应对我们时间的紧迫挑战。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评估审查审查的标准来通过评估来获得支持的。