Conference: 2024 Salt and Water Stress in Plants GRC and GRS: Abiotic Stress Research for Impact

人类社会面临的主要挑战之一是发展一个更可持续的社会。农业是土地和水的最大消耗者，也是环境退化的主要原因，超过了城市或工业用途。植物科学的一个基本目标是支持基础研究，以了解，预测和操纵植物用于有益的目的。这项使命的一个关键组成部分是了解植物在压力大的非生物环境下的生长和表现，这是全球植物生产力的一个关键限制因素。实现更可持续农业的目标将需要包括分子生物学家，生理学家，农学家和植物育种家在内的跨学科团队合作。戈登植物盐和水分胁迫研究会议的目标是促进这些领域最新研究的分享，以推动我们对植物的基本了解，并通过学术和工业科学家的参与来改善可持续农业。2024年戈登研究会议（GRC）在植物中的盐和水胁迫将汇集研究人员在不同规模的组织研究植物胁迫耐受性的机制基础，并承认植物与环境相互作用的综合性，跨越分子，细胞，发育，生态和全球尺度。会议将重点关注前沿科学，围绕五大主题，包括1）基因组学和压力信号，2）整个生物体对压力的生理反应，3）盐/水胁迫与气候变化的相互作用，4）胁迫耐受性的适应性进化，以及5）利用基础研究进行应用作物改良的策略。演讲将突出模型系统的力量，解决跨越物种界限的进化问题，并研究使用全球相关作物的基础研究和应用研究之间的联系。GRC的大部分内容将包括20分钟的未发表研究报告和10分钟的讨论时间。虽然该计划的核心已经确立，但近一半的演讲将从提交的摘要中选出，并为年轻的学员提供机会。该计划包括海报会议和自由时间，以加强思想交流和网络。GRS预会议由学员组织，重点关注多学科研究主题，探索植物多样性，基因组学，综合生理学和实地相关研究。 会议将通过有针对性的旅行奖励支持更广泛的参与，以研究生和博士后研究员有兴趣从事植物研究。该奖项由植物基因组研究计划和综合有机体系统部的生理机制和生物力学计划资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值进行评估而被认为值得支持和更广泛的影响审查标准。

One of the central challenges to human society is the development of a more sustainable society. Agriculture is the largest consumer of land and water and a major cause of environmental degradation, above and beyond urban or industrial use. A fundamental goal of plant science is to support fundamental research to understand, predict, and manipulate plants for beneficial purposes. A crucial component of this mission is understanding plant growth and performance under stressful abiotic environments, a key limiter of plant productivity worldwide. Achieving the goal of more sustainable agriculture will require interdisciplinary teams including molecular biologists, physiologists, agronomists, and plant breeders working in collaboration. The goal of the Gordon Research Conference on Salt and Water Stress in Plants is to foster sharing of the latest research in these areas to drive progress in our basic understanding of plants, and improve sustainable agriculture by engaging both academic and industry scientists. The 2024 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Salt and Water Stress in Plants will bring together researchers studying the mechanistic basis of stress tolerance in plants at different scales of organization and acknowledges the integrative nature of plant-environmental interactions that span molecular, cellular, developmental, ecological and global scales. The meeting will focus on cutting edge science centered on five major themes including 1) genomics and stress signaling, 2) whole organism physiological responses to stress, 3), interactions of salt/water stress with climate change, 4) the adaptive evolution of stress tolerance, and 5) strategies to leverage fundamental research for applied crop improvement. Presentations will highlight the power of model systems, tackle evolutionary questions spanning species boundaries, and examine the nexus between basic and applied research using globally relevant crops. The bulk of the GRC will comprise 20-minute presentations of unpublished research and 10-minute discussion periods. Although the core of the program is established, nearly half of the talks will be selected from submitted abstracts and provide opportunities for younger trainees. The program includes poster sessions and free time to enhance idea exchange and networking. The GRS pre-meeting is organized by trainees and focused on multi-disciplinary research topics that explore plant diversity, genomics, integrative physiology and field-relevant research. The conference will support broader participation through targeted travel awards to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in pursuing plant research.This award is co-funded by the Plant Genome Research Program and the Physiological Mechanisms and Biomechanics 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.