Interdisciplinary Research Training Group on Plant-Insect Interactions

这是美国能源部/美国国家科学基金会/美国农业部植物生物学合作研究项目的一个单元。本次研究训练组的主题是植物与昆虫的相互作用。昆虫在植物生长发育中起着重要的作用，既有有益的，也有有害的。生物技术研究的主要挑战之一是如何尽量减少昆虫对植物的有害影响。迄今为止的努力表明，为了迎接挑战，需要在许多学科内部和之间进行创造性的接口。这个研究小组的目的是建立这些接口。成员们计划在昆虫行为学、生理学和生态学等研究技能的综合指导下，建立一个卓越的植物基因工程中心。研究训练小组奖将为17名教师提供跨学科研究的机会，并支持博士后和研究生，以及选定的本科生，他们将接触到与植物-昆虫相互作用相关的广泛科学研究。

This is a unit of DOE/NSF/USDA Collaborative Research in Plant Biology Program. The theme of this research training group is plant-insect interaction. Insects play important roles, both beneficial and detrimental, in plant growth and development. One of major challenges of biotechnology research has been how to minimize detrimental effects of insects on plants. Efforts to date suggest that creative interfacing within and between many disciplines is needed in order to meet the challenge. The aim of this research group is to build these interfaces. The members plan to develop a center of excellence in the genetic engineering of plants, guided by a combination of research skills including expertise in insect ethology, physiology and ecology. The research training group award will provide opportunities for interdisciplinary research to 17 faculty members, and support postdoctoral and graduate students, as well as selected undergraduate students who will be exposed to a broad range of scientific research as related to plant-insect interaction.