U.S.-Japan Joint Seminar: Molecular Organization of Photosynthetic Antennas

该奖项支持美国科学家参加将于1997年4月16日至20日在夏威夷举行的关于光合天线分子组织的美日研讨会。联合组织者是亚利桑那州立大学的Robert Blankenship教授和日本国立基础生物学研究所的Mamoru Mimuro博士。研讨会将讨论大多数已知类型的光合作用天线，包括来自细菌植物和藻类系统的整体膜天线以及外围天线，如叶绿体和藻胆体。方法将包括光谱学、结构测定、分子生物学、蛋白质化学、模型系统和理论。将特别注意关于天线系统的管制和保护的新概念以及发展方面的问题。近年来，随着天线复合物结构的确定以及用于研究和操纵光合系统的超快光谱和分子生物学技术的成熟，这一研究领域取得了异常迅速的进展。所有领域和方法在两国参与者中都有很好的代表。与该领域的日本专家交流想法和数据将使美国参与者能够推进自己的工作，并为未来的合作项目奠定基础。研讨会将由初级研究人员和博士后研究人员积极参与，会议结果将通过万维网主页广泛传播。＊＊＊

9603034 Blankenship This award supports the participation of American scientists in a U.S.-Japan seminar on Molecular Organization of Photosynthetic Antennas to be held in Hawaii from April 16-20, l997. The co-organizers are Professor Robert Blankenship of Arizona State University and Dr. Mamoru Mimuro of the National Institute for Basic Biology in Japan. The seminar will address most of the known types of photosynthetic antennas, including integral membrane antennas from bacterial plant and algal systems as well as peripheral antennas such as chlorosomes and phycobilisomes. Approaches will include spectroscopy, structure determination, molecular biology, protein chemistry, model systems and theory. Particular attention will be paid to new concepts on the regulation and protection of antenna systems as well as to evolutionary aspects. This area of research has seen exceptionally rapid progress in recent years, with the determination of several structures of antenna complexes and the maturing of ultrafast spectroscopic and molecular biological techniques for investigation and manipulation of photosynthetic systems. All the areas and approaches are well represented among the participants from both countries. The exchange of ideas and data with Japanese experts in this field will enable U.S. participants to advance their own work, and will set the stage for future collaborative projects. The seminar will involve active participation by junior investigators and postdoctoral researchers, and the results of the meeting will be widely disseminated via a World Wide Web homepage. ***