Symposium: Growing the Next Generation in Plant Genomics, A Symposium to be held at Botany 2012; 7-11 July; Columbus, Ohio

PI: Ashley Egan（东卡罗莱纳大学）下一代测序技术正在成为生命科学研究的主流，为解决新颖和重要的问题提供了新的途径。然而，直到现在，人们才看到这些技术进步对植物学的影响。该奖项将为题为“在植物基因组学中培育下一代”的研讨会提供部分支持，该研讨会将作为2012年植物学会议的一部分，于2012年7月7日至11日在俄亥俄州哥伦布市的大哥伦布会议中心举行。这次年度会议由美国植物学会牵头，但也有许多其他学会参加，包括美国苔藓和地衣学会、美国蕨类学会、美国植物分类学家学会和加拿大植物学会/加拿大植物学会。本次研讨会将汇集领先的科学家，分享他们采用下一代测序方法的研究，并讨论这些技术如何为他们的研究开辟了新的思路和轨迹。研讨会将为与会者提供下一代测序方法如何用于解决植物生物学问题的例子。因此，会议将为学生和年轻研究人员提供与该领域领先科学家互动的机会，了解下一代测序方法如何应用于植物学问题，并建立进一步学习和研究发展的合作。美国国家科学基金会的资助将用于扩大年轻科学家的参与，特别是妇女和代表性不足的少数民族，作为研讨会的发言人。

PI: Ashley Egan (East Carolina University)Next generation sequencing techniques are becoming mainstream in life sciences research, providing new avenues for addressing novel and important questions. Only now, however, are the ramifications of these technological advances being seen for botanical science. This award will provide partial support of a symposium entitled "Growing the Next Generation in Plant Genomics", which will be held as part of the Botany 2012 Meeting at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, 7-11 July, 2012. This annual conference is spearheaded by the Botanical Society of America but also includes participation by a number of other societies including the American Bryological and Lichenological Society, the American Fern Society, the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, and the Canadian Botanical Association/L'Association Canadienne de Botanique. This symposium will bring together leading scientists to share research in which they have employed next generation sequencing methods and discuss how these techniques have opened up their research to new ideas and trajectories. The symposium will provide attendees with examples of how next generation sequencing methods can be used to address questions in plant biology. As such, the meeting will provide opportunities for students and young investigators to interact with leading scientists in the field, see how next generation sequencing methods can be applied to botanical questions, and establish collaborations to further learning and research development. NSF funding will be used to broaden participation of young scientists, particularly women and under-represented minorities, as speakers in the symposium.