Conference: FASEB Conference on Mechanisms in Plant Development

科学会议使国际专家在特定领域的最新研究成果得以交流，同时也提供了一个论坛，以加强代表该学科研究未来的年轻科学家的培训和网络。植物发育生物学是研究植物形成成年植物的所有特殊细胞、组织和器官的过程，从单细胞受精卵的受精开始，涵盖所有随后的发育阶段，包括胚胎形成和发芽，叶、根和茎的营养发育，最终形成孢子、种子和/或花和果实。该NSF奖将用于组织植物发育生物学领域的国际会议，该会议将以该领域专家的演讲和海报展示为特色。此外，会议还将精选处于职业生涯早期阶段的年轻科学家，以及来自科学、技术、工程和数学领域代表性不足群体的科学家。此外，会议还将举办互动会议，年轻的植物发育生物学家将与知名专家会面，讨论在科学领域建立成功职业的策略。该奖项将使第19届国际FASEB植物发育机制会议的组织成为可能，该会议汇集了世界植物发育生物学领域的领先研究人员，以交流该领域未发表的想法和先进概念。同样，会议将促进早期职业科学家的参与和认可。活动包括邀请演讲者会议、从摘要中挑选的早期职业演讲者、少数群体参与、海报会议和职业发展研讨会。植物发育生物学是研究多细胞植物自组织的一门核心学科。植物细胞间信号、转录网络和生理学的发现与发育生物学的更广泛领域有关。尽管如此，植物发育的独特方面需要一个专门的会议，科学家可以讨论和交流技术/概念创新，并为年轻的植物发育生物学家提供一个灵感点。今年提出的主题涵盖了NSF IOS和MCB项目的重点领域。会议为研究生和博士后提供了一个重要的论坛。本次会议规模较小（150名参与者），促进了来自各个职业阶段的参与者之间的互动，包括用餐、海报会议和“与专家会面”会议，讨论年轻科学家的职业问题。今年的会议将有14个由早期研究人员选出的简短演讲。强烈鼓励少数民族和女性科学家参与；会议邀请的演讲者中有一半以上是女性。此外，其他代表性不足的群体的参与将是简短谈话选择的重点。会议的成果将通过学生撰写的期刊出版物进行传播。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Scientific meetings enable the exchange of new findings from international experts in specific areas of state-of-the-art research, while also providing a forum to enhance the training and networking of younger scientists who represent the future of research in the discipline. Plant developmental biology is the study of the processes whereby plants form all the specialized cells, tissues, and organs of the adult plant, beginning with the fertilization of the single-celled zygote and encompassing all the subsequent stages of development including embryo formation and germination, vegetative development of leaves, roots and stems, and culminating in the formation of spores, seeds and/or flowers and fruits. This NSF award will be used to organize an international meeting in the area of plant developmental biology, which will feature talks and poster presentations from experts in the field. In addition, the meeting will feature talks selected from young scientists at early-career stages, and from scientists from under-represented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Furthermore, the meeting will also host interactive sessions where young plant developmental biologists will meet with established experts to discuss strategies toward establishing successful careers in science. This award will enable the organization of the 19th international FASEB Mechanisms in Plant Development, which brings together leading researchers in world of plant developmental biology to exchange unpublished ideas and advance concepts in the field. Likewise, the meeting will promote the participation and recognition of early-career scientists. Activities include invited speaker sessions, early-career speakers selected from abstracts, minority participation, poster sessions, and career development workshops. Plant developmental biology is a core discipline that studies self-organization of the multicellular plant. Discoveries in plant cell-to-cell signaling, transcriptional networks, and physiology are relevant to the wider field of developmental biology. Nonetheless, there are unique aspects of plant development that require a dedicated meeting where scientists can discuss and exchange technical/conceptual innovations and provide a point of inspiration for young plant developmental biologists. This year’s proposed topics span focus areas for NSF IOS and MCB programs. The meeting provides a critical forum for graduate students and postdocs. The small size of this meeting ( 150 participants) facilitates interaction among participants from all career stages at meals, poster sessions, and “meet the experts’ sessions addressing career concerns of young scientists. This year’s meeting will feature 14 short talks selected presented by earlier-stage researchers. Participation by minority and female scientists is strongly encouraged; more than half of the invited speakers at the conference are women. Furthermore, participation of other underrepresented groups will be an emphasis of short-talk selections. The outcomes of the conference will be disseminated through student-generated journal publication.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.