2003 Workshop: Creating a Rice Resource Center; San Diego, California

水稻正迅速成为植物生物学和谷物研究的模式生物。其驱动力是水稻基因组序列的可用性以及水稻与其他谷物（包括玉米、小麦、大麦和高粱）之间的高度共线性。为了使水稻充分发育成为一个强大的模式物种，研究人员需要获得遗传储备和分子试剂等试剂，以进行水稻研究。目前，美国还没有建立水稻资源中心。将于2003年1月10日在加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥的城镇和乡村度假村举行一次研讨会，讨论建立美国水稻资源中心的必要性和属性。来自美国和世界各地的20位相关水稻和谷物生物学家，以及其他模式生物的数据库和库存中心经理，将为拟议的美国资源中心制定计划提供足够数量的科学家。将编写一份讲习班报告，并通过Gramene等植物数据库和期刊出版物向更广泛的科学界传播。报告将包括如何提供反馈的信息以及后续活动计划。

Rice is fast becoming a model organism for plant biology and cereal research in particular. The driving force for this is the availability of the genome sequence for rice and the high degree of collinearity between rice and other cereals including maize, wheat, barley, and sorghum. For rice to be fully developed into a robust model species, researchers need access to reagents such as genetic stocks and molecular reagents to perform research on rice. Currently, there is no established resource center for rice in the United States. A workshop will be held at the Town and Country Resort, San Diego, CA, on January 10, 2003, to discuss the need and attributes of a US based rice resource center. Twenty relevant rice and cereal biologists from throughout the US and the world, as well as database and stock center managers for other model organisms, are included to provide a critical mass of scientists to develop a plan for a proposed US resource center. A workshop report will be prepared and disseminated to the broader scientific community through plant databases such as Gramene and through journal publication. The report will include information on how to provide feedback as well as plans for follow-up activities.