Conference: Broadening Participation at the 21st International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG)

水稻功能基因组学国际研讨会（ISRFG）是一个年度活动，作为一个全球平台，突出水稻的前沿，多学科基础和应用研究及其转化到实地。ISRFG吸引了来自世界各地的植物科学家分享新的信息和技术，鼓励知识交流，最重要的是，帮助发展年轻科学家和受训者的职业生涯。“全球粮食安全的水稻研究”是第21届ISRFG会议的主题，该会议将于2024年9月9日至11日在小石城（AR）举行。主题包括水稻/谷物基因组学、种质鉴定、性状发现、QTL鉴定的GWAS、基因组预测和机器学习、分子育种和基因编辑。ISRFB旨在促进国际研究界在水稻研究方面的进展，为与会者提供机会，了解结构、功能和进化基因组学和遗传学研究的最新进展，促进国际合作。NSF的资金将用于允许美国-该研究计划将邀请来自STEM代表性不足的群体和来自美国农村地区的早期职业科学家-学生，博士后学者和任期前调查人员-参加ISRFG。他们的参与确保了更广泛的水稻研究社区的未来，来自美国农村的妇女和科学家的参与促进了STEM中代表性不足的群体的研究和教育。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标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG) is an annual event that serves as a global platform to highlight cutting edge, multidisciplinary basic and applied research in rice and its translation to the field. The ISRFG attracts plant scientists from around the world to share new information and techniques, to encourage intellectual exchanges, and most importantly, to help develop the careers of young scientists and trainees. “Rice Research for Global Food Security” is the theme of the 21st ISRFG meeting which will be held in Little Rock (AR), September 9-11, 2024. Topics will include rice/cereal genomics, germplasm characterization, trait discovery, GWAS for QTL identification, genomic prediction and machine learning, molecular breeding and gene editing.The ISRFB is designed to promote advances in rice research made by the international research community, provide opportunities for participants to learn about the latest developments in structural, functional, and evolutionary genomics and genetics research, and facilitate international collaborations. NSF funds will be used to allow U.S.-based early career scientists - students, postdoctoral scholars, and pre-tenure investigators - from underrepresented groups in STEM and those from the rural parts of the U.S. to participate in the ISRFG. Their participation ensures the future of the broader rice research community and the participation of women and scientists from rural America promotes research and education of the underrepresented groups in STEM.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.