Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in Advanced RootBiology

这是美国能源部/国家科学基金会/美国农业部植物合作研究的一个单位 生物学课程。 跨学科研究训练组的主题是根 生物学，旨在培养一批创新和 有创造力的科学家能够开发和利用 植物生物学的跨学科团队方法。 三大 重点领域包括根系生态学、根系生物化学和 根/有机体相互作用。 该小组包括13名教员 他们都对根系生物学的各个方面感兴趣， 植物营养和固氮对土壤化学/物理的影响。 研究培训包括研究生、博士后、 系列研讨会、务虚会、国际研讨会， 在私人和政府机构实习。 外联 活动包括指导有天赋的高中生， 提高高中教师的专业水平。 的 调查人员希望将这个小组发展成为一个跨部门的 宾夕法尼亚州立大学根生物学中心。

This is a unit of DOE/NSF/USDA Collaborative Research in Plant Biology Program. The theme of the interdisciplinary research training group is root biology, and is designed to nurture a group of innovative and creative scientists capable of developing and utilizing an interdisciplinary team approach to plant biology. The three major focus areas include root ecology, root biochemistry and root/organism interactions. The group involves 13 faculty members all interested in various aspects of root biology from root growth, plant nutrition and nitrogen fixation to soil chemistry/physics. Research training involves training of graduate students, postdocs, a seminar series, retreats, an international symposium, and internships in private and government facilities. Outreach activities include mentoring gifted high school students and professional improvement of high school teachers. The investigators hope to develop this group into a inter-departmental center for root biology at Penn State University.