The 7th XANTHOMONAS GENOMICS CONFERENCE

这个奖项是为一个国际会议“第七届黄单胞菌基因组学会议”，这将是在清水，佛罗里达和教师在佛罗里达大学和奥本大学举办。会议集中讨论了两组不同的植物相关细菌和植物病原细菌（即，黄单胞菌属（Xanthomonas）和木霉属（Xylella），其对环境产生负面影响，并在对食物、纤维和能量重要的植物物种的产量和质量方面影响作物生产。此外，会议还为早期职业专业人士和研究生提供支持，并为STEM学科代表性不足的参与者提供互动机会。黄单胞菌和密切相关的Xylella构成了最大的，可以说是最重要的植物病原菌群。除了它们在农业中的重要性和作为理解植物细菌相互作用的模型之外，黄单胞菌属物种（Xanthomonaspp.）在转录激活因子样效应核酸酶（TALEN）的开发中也很重要，TALEN是一种常用于作物改良的基因组编辑工具。第七届黄单胞菌基因组学会议（7 XGC）将为黄单胞菌/Xylella研究人员和其他人提供一个场所，分享最新的结果和想法，加深我们对介导植物-病原体相互作用的基本过程的理解，并制定改进的疾病控制策略。会议的更广泛影响如下：（1）会议将提供一个分享和讨论最新发现的场所;（2）确定重要的挑战和机遇;（3）介绍新技术和方法;（4）培训下一代科学家;（5）促进国际合作;（6）促进国际合作。以及（6）确定关键资源，社区-该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查进行评估，被认为值得支持的搜索.

This award is for an international meeting "The 7th Xanthomonas Genomics Conference", which will be held in Clearwater, Florida and organized by faculty at the University of Florida and Auburn University. The Conference centers on two diverse groups of plant associated and plant pathogenic bacteria (i.e., Xanthomonas and Xylella) that negatively impact the environment and impact crop production both in yield and quality of plant species important for food, fiber, and energy. Further, the conference provides support for early career professionals and graduate students to attend and incorporates opportunities for interactions with participants who are underrepresented in STEM disciplines.Xanthomonas and the closely related Xylella constitute the largest and arguably the most important groups of plant pathogenic bacteria. In addition to their importance in agriculture and as models for understanding plant bacterial interactions, Xanthomonas spp. are also important in the development of transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALEN), a genome editing tool commonly used for crop improvement. The 7th Xanthomonas Genomics Conference (7XGC) will provide a venue for Xanthomonas/Xylella researchers and others to share recent results and ideas that deepen our understanding of the fundamental processes that mediate plant-pathogen interactions and develop improved disease control strategies. The broader impacts of the conference are the following: (1) The conference will provide a venue to share and discuss recent discoveries; (2) identify important challenges and opportunities; (3) present new technologies and approaches; (4) train next generation scientists; (5) promote international collaboration; and (6) determine key resources for continued, community-driven advances.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.