Workshop: Genomic Perspectives of Soybean Biology to be held in St. Louis, MO at the end of October, 2003

该奖项支持一个名为“大豆生物学的基因组前景”的研讨会。本次会议的目标是：a.评估大豆基因组研究的生物学原理。b.评估大豆基因组资源的状况。c.为实现大豆生物研究的优先目标推荐关键技术和基因组方法。研讨会可能于10月下旬在密苏里州圣路易斯举行。共有25名科学家将被邀请参加。他们将代表大豆基因组学、遗传学、生理学、系统发育和育种方面的专家。此外，还将邀请一些杰出的科学家，他们通常不研究大豆，但可以提供基因组技术、比较基因组学、生物信息学、植物发育和其他豆科物种基因组状况方面的专业知识。会议报告将在研讨会结束时生成，随后将提交植物生理学杂志发表，并通过电子邮件和网络资源广泛分发。预计将举行更多后续会议，以进一步向包括国际受众在内的更广泛的受众传播讲习班的成果。

This award supports a workshop entitled, "Genomic Perspectives of Soybean Biology ". The goals of this meeting are to:A. Assess the biological rationales for soybean genomic research.B. Assess the status of soybean genomic resources.C. Recommend key technology and genomic approaches for achieving priority goals in soybean biological research.The workshop will likely occur in late October in St. Louis, MO. A total of 25 scientistswill be invited to participate. These will represent experts in soybean genomics, genetics, physiology, phylogeny and breeding. In addition, a number of distinguished scientists will be invited who normally do not work with soybean but can provide expertise in genomic technologies, comparative genomics, bioinformatics, plant development and the genomic status of other legume species. A meeting report will be generated at the close of the workshop, which will be subsequently submitted for publication in Plant Physiology and distributed widely through email and web resources. Additional follow-up meetings are envisioned to further disseminate the results of the workshop to a broader, includinginternational, audience.