The Past, Present and Future of Plant Biology -- A Symposium, May 27-29, 1993, St. Louis, Missouri

该奖项为将于1993年5月27-29日在华盛顿大学举行的题为“植物生物学的过去、现在和未来”的研讨会提供部分支持。举办这次研讨会是为了庆祝约瑟夫·E·瓦尔纳博士毕生的成就。该计划旨在涵盖植物科学广泛领域的过去和现在的主要成就，以及植物生物学的未来研究方向。三个主要会议包括：(1)从结构和功能到分子，(2)从分子回到结构和功能，(3)在地平线上。鼓励演讲者推测和讨论他们的研究成果对未来植物生物学研究方向的影响，组织者希望这将促进参与者之间的讨论。NSF奖将特别支持研究生和博士后参加这次研讨会，并接触到与传统研究会议略有不同的讨论类型。

This award provides partial support for a symposium entitled "The Past, Present and Future of Plant Biology" to be held on May 27 - 29, 1993 at Washington University. The symposium is organized to celebrate the life-long achievements of Dr. Joseph E. Varner. The program is designed to encompass major past and present achievements in broad areas of plant sciences as well as future research directions in plant biology. Three major sessions include; (1) from structure and function to molecule, (2) from molecules back to structure and function, and (3) on the horizon. Speakers are encouraged to speculate and discuss the implications of their research findings for future directions in plant biology research, which the organizers hope will promote discussions among the participants. The NSF award will specifically support graduate students and postdocs attend this symposium and be exposed to a slightly different kind of discussion from that of traditional research conferences.