U.S.-Japan Seminar: Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Biopesticides for Insect Control/ November 1994/Kyoto, Japan

该奖项支持10名美国科学家参加定于1994年11月在日本京都举行的美日生物农药分子生物学和基因工程防治昆虫研讨会。协办人员是康奈尔大学博伊斯·汤普森植物研究所的罗伯特·格拉纳多斯教授和京都工业大学的松本刚国教授。研讨会将集中讨论用作生物农药的昆虫病原体的基因工程、对致病微生物与其宿主昆虫之间的分子相互作用的更深入了解，以及利用这些新制剂和知识改进害虫和病媒的生物防治策略。该研讨会将汇集两国专门从事生物防治领域的主要科学家，讨论用于昆虫防治的微生物遗传操纵的新分子方法。该研讨会具有当代昆虫病原体研究的多学科特征，并将影响生物、环境、农业和医学科学领域。特别是，信息交流将加速制定新的战略和战术，以控制造成农业、医疗和兽医问题的有害昆虫。＊＊＊

9315370 Granados This award support the participation of 10 U.S. scientists in a U.S.-Japan Seminar on Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Biopesticides for Insect Control, scheduled for November 1994 in Kyoto, Japan. The co- organizers are Professor Robert Granados, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, and Professor Tsuguo Matsumoto, Kyoto Institute of Technology. The seminar will focus on the genetic engineering of insect pathogens used as biopesticides, development of a greater understanding of the molecular interactions between pathogenic microbes and their insect hosts, and improvement of biological control tactics for insect pests and vectors using these new agents and knowledge. The seminar will bring together leading scientists from the two countries who specialize in the area of biological control to address novel molecular approaches for the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for insect control. The seminar has a multidisciplinary character of contemporary research on insect pathogens and will impact the areas of biological, environmental, agricultural, and medical sciences. In particular, the exchange of information will accelerate the development of new strategies and tactics for controlling harmful insects that account for agricultural, medical, and veterinary problems. ***