Conference: 19th International Congress on Plant-Microbe Interactions Travel Awards

第19届植物-微生物相互作用国际大会（IC-MPMI）将于2023年7月16日至7月20日在罗得岛的普罗维登斯召开。 在过去的40年里，这个会议一直是宣布和讨论最具创新性的科学发现的首要论坛，这些发现阐明了植物和微生物相互作用的分子事件。 该计划将包括一个混合的建立和年轻的研究人员使用不同的生物系统的致病和共生协会。全体会议和同期会议将突出基础研究的最新进展（例如植物免疫系统，病原体毒力机制，植物微生物组和共生体的进化/生态学/细胞生物学）以及对农业科学进步至关重要的转化研究（例如疾病控制，突破性技术和工程主食作物的新方法）。 来自国家科学基金会的资金将用于支付研究生，博士后研究人员和早期职业教师的部分差旅费，以便他们能够参加这次会议。特别注意促进少数民族、妇女、第一代学生和残疾人的更广泛参与。重要的是，通过这次会议促进的植物-微生物相互作用的研究和教育取得的进展对于确保高质量作物的持续生产和满足世纪全球对粮食和能源日益增长的需求至关重要。 IC-MPMI的一个重要而独特的功能是团结研究专家，否则他们不会交叉路径（例如，研究和实施新技术、工具和方法的专家，以解决与植物-微生物相互作用有关的各种问题。过去的会议成功地促进了科学信息的交流，批判性的讨论，并在广泛的研究主题和地理位置建立了强有力的合作。会议还为研究生和博士后学者提供了重要的培训价值。 旅行奖学金获得者将参加一个小型会议研讨会，旨在向学生介绍MPMI研究的不同职业道路，并促进与从事MPMI相关研究的私人，公共和政府组织领导人的交流机会。网络也将通过与全体演讲者和获奖者提名的其他MPMI研究领导人共进午餐来促进。我们预计，这次学生研讨会和午餐将促进我们的下一代科学家的成功所需的新的连接。一些参与的科学家与开发农业技术的公司和研究所有联系。学生接触这些实体将是那些对政府和行业相关研究感兴趣的人的关键。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

The 19th International Congress on Plant-Microbe Interactions (IC-MPMI) will convene in Providence, Rhode Island, from July 16 through July 20, 2023. For the last 40 years, this meeting has been the premier forum for announcing and discussing the most innovative scientific discoveries elucidating the molecular events by which plants and microbes interact. The program will include a mix of established and young investigators working on pathogenic and symbiotic associations using diverse biological systems. The plenary and concurrent sessions will highlight the latest advances in fundamental research (e.g. plant immune system, pathogen virulence mechanisms, and the evolution/ecology/cell biology of plant microbiomes and symbioses) as well as translational studies (e.g. novel approaches for disease control, breakthrough technologies, and engineering staple food crops) critical for advancements in agricultural science. Funding from the National Science Foundation will be used to partially defray the travel costs of graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and early career faculty so that they can afford to attend this conference. Special attention has been made to promote broader participation of minorities, women, first-generation students, and the disabled. Importantly, advances through research and education in plant-microbe interactions facilitated by this conference are fundamental to ensure sustained production of high-quality crops and to meet the increasing demands for food and energy worldwide in the 21st century. An important and unique function of the IC-MPMI is to unite research specialists who otherwise would not cross paths (e.g., specialists studying and implementing new technologies, tools and approaches to solve diverse questions related to plant-microbe interactions). Past meetings have been successful at fostering the exchange of scientific information, critical discussion, and establishing strong collaborations across a broad range of research topics and geographic locations. The meeting has also provided significant training value for graduate students and post-doctoral scholars. Travel fellowship awardees will participate in a small meeting workshop designed to inform students about diverse career paths in MPMI research and promote networking opportunities with leaders from private, public, and governmental organizations pursuing MPMI-related research. Networking will also be promoted via a lunch with plenary speakers and other MPMI research leaders nominated by the awardees. We anticipate that this student workshop and lunch will foster new connections required for the success of our next generation of scientists. Several of the participating scientists have links to companies and institutes developing agricultural technology. Student exposure to these entities will be key for those interested in government and industry-related research.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.