Korea-USA Joint Seminar on Soybean Genomics and Biotechnology

随着植物病原体对我们第二大重要作物构成新的威胁，美国大豆库存缺乏遗传多样性是一个紧迫的问题。在韩国收集的大豆材料显示出很大的遗传多样性。这些新加入的品种为提高产量、种子性状、抗病虫害的新等位基因或通过基因组研究挖掘有用基因等农艺性状提供了尚未开发的潜力。美国密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校的加里•斯泰西博士和首尔国立大学的李石河博士将在首尔举办为期三天的美韩研究人员研讨会，以国际大豆基因组研究联盟开展的活动为基础，加强美韩科学家之间的信息交流和合作。研讨会将讨论大豆功能基因组学和大豆遗传育种的关键议题。由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）的国际科学与工程办公室和植物基因组风险基金提供的资金，将使来自7所大学的8名美国研究人员前往韩国参加此次研讨会。这个小组包括三名女性，其中一名是高级博士生。韩国科学财团（KOSEF）将为韩国参加者提供支援。

OISE-0527112Stacey, Gary, "Korea-USA Joint Seminar on Soybean Genomics and Biotechnology"ABSTRACT Lack of genetic diversity in U.S. soybean stock is a pressing issue as plant pathogens pose new threats to our second most important crop. Soybean accessions collected in Korea show large genetic diversity. These accessions offer unexplored potential for improving agronomic traits such as yield, seed traits, new alleles for resistance to disease and pests, or for mining useful genes through genomic research. Dr. Gary Stacey of the University of Missouri Columbia, together with Dr. Suk-ha Lee of Seoul National University, will organize a three-day workshop between U.S. and Korea researchers in Seoul to build on activities initiated through the International Consortium for Soybean Genomic Research and to strengthen information exchange and collaboration between U.S. and Korean scientists. The workshop will address key topics in soybean functional genomics and soybean genetics and breeding. NSF funds, from the Office of International Science& Engineering and the Plant Genome Venture Fund, will enable eight U.S. researchers from seven universities to travel to Korea to participate in this workshop. This group includes three females, one of whom is a senior Ph.D. student. The Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) will provide support for Korean participants.