Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2005

本行动资助2005年度NSF少数民族博士后研究奖学金。该奖学金的目标是增加博士后水平的少数民族科学家的参与，并为他们在美国科学领域的科学领导职位做好准备。为了实现这一目标，该奖学金为最近的博士获得者提供了最高质量的博士后培训和研究机会。预计通过这些研究金支持的研究员将在培训未来劳动力方面发挥重要作用。这项研究和培训计划的题目是“植物根系发育营养调节的基因组分析”。一种新的荧光激活细胞分选（FACS）微阵列技术正在被用于鉴定和表征拟南芥中受氮、磷和铁缺乏差异影响的一组根发育基因。他的目标是成为一名研究科学家和教师，重点是植物生物技术。拟议的活动提供教学、植物发展和在植物研究中使用基于基因组学的方法等领域的培训。

This action funds an NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2005. The goal of the fellowship is to increase the participation of minority scientists at the postdoctoral level and to prepare them for positions of scientific leadership in US science. To attain this goal, the fellowship provides opportunities for postdoctoral training and research of the highest quality to recent doctoral recipients. It is expected that Fellows supported through these fellowships will play important roles in training of the future workforce.The research and training plan is entitled "Genomic analyses of nutrient regulation of plant root development." A new fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) microarray technique is being used, along with in vivo analysis, to identify and characterize a set of root developmental genes differentially affected by deficiencies in nitrogen, phosphorous, and iron in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Fellow is pursuing a career as a research scientist and teacher, with a focus on plant biotechnology. The proposed activity provides training in the areas of teaching, plant development and the use of genomics-based approaches in plant research.