Conference: 18th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research to be held June 20-23, 2007 in Beijing, China

会议：第十八届国际拟南芥研究会议将于2007年6月20-23日在中国北京举行

• 批准号: 0707389
• 负责人: Joseph Kieber
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-15 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0707389&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 18th; International; Arabidopsis; Research

This project will provide support for the 18th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research to be held in Beijing, China on June 20 through 23, 2007. Arabidopsis thaliana has been the subject of genetic analysis for more than forty years. Thousands of researchers worldwide study this highly tractable reference plant, which is used to study nearly all aspects of plant biology. The annual International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR) brings together approximately 1,000 participants from this tightly-linked international scientific community to exchange scientific results and report on progress in the field. This year the 18th ICAR will be held in the Jiuhua Spa & Resort (http://www.jiuhua.com.cn/enindex.asp) in Beijing, China. This will be the first time ICAR will be held in an Asian country, and thus provides unique opportunities for building ties among researchers in Asian countries and the Western countries. The conference will include sessions on cell biology, cell signaling, development, metabolism, proteomics, biotic and abiotic interactions, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms, evolutionary biology, novel tools, and techniques and resources. An important component of the conference is the presentation of current research by approximately 50 speakers and more than 600 posters. The majority of the oral presentations will be by graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and junior faculty. This will promote the training of students and postdocs and provide important opportunities for career development for the selected speakers.The broader impact of the conference lies in its ability to enhance the exchange of information at the forefront of Arabidopsis research world-wide, creating new networks and collaborations. Conference abstracts will be publicly available on the conference Web site, which is linked to the Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) Web site. In addition, the Conference fosters the participation of minority scientists by providing them with travel subsidies. Furthermore, this year's conference will emphasize extending Arabidopsis studies to other plant species, stimulating innovative strategies for improvement of agricultural plants. There will be many speakers who research does not focus on Arabidopsis as their primary organism. The broader impact of the conference lies in its ability to enhance the exchange of information at the forefront of Arabidopsis research creating new research networks and collaborations. Conference abstracts will be available on the conference webpage and at TAIR (the Arabidopsis Information Resource) providing for public access to this information. A workshop on the use of Arabidopsis in the classroom is being organized. Travel subsidies for conference participants from developing countries and full coverage for all conference costs for underrepresented minorities and participants from Minority Serving Institutions will be offered.

该项目将为2007年6月20日至23日在中国北京举行的第18届国际拟南芥研究会议提供支持。拟南芥已经成为遗传分析的主题已有40多年了。全球成千上万的研究人员研究了这座高度可进行的参考植物，用于研究植物生物学的几乎所有方面。年度国际拟南芥研究会议（ICAR）汇集了这个紧密联系的国际科学界的大约1,000名参与者，以交流科学成果并报告该领域的进步。今年的第18个ICAR将在中国北京举行的柔和温泉和度假村（http://www.jiuhua.com.cn/enindex.asp）举行。这将是ICAR首次在亚洲国家举行，因此为在亚洲国家和西方国家的研究人员之间建立联系提供了独特的机会。会议将包括有关细胞生物学，细胞信号，发育，代谢，蛋白质组学，生物和非生物相互作用，遗传和表观遗传机制，进化生物学，新工具以及技术和资源的会议。会议的一个重要组成部分是大约50名演讲者和600多个海报对当前研究的介绍。大多数口头演讲将由研究生，博士后研究人员和初级教师。这将促进对学生和博士后的培训，并为选定的演讲者提供重要的职业发展机会。会议的广泛影响在于它在全球拟南芥研究的最前沿的信息交流的能力，创建了新的网络和协作。会议摘要将在会议网站上公开可用，该网站链接到拟南芥信息资源（TAIR）网站。此外，会议通过为少数族裔科学家提供旅行补贴来促进少数族裔科学家的参与。此外，今年的会议将强调将拟南芥研究扩展到其他植物物种，从而刺激了改善农业植物的创新策略。会有许多演讲者研究将拟南芥作为其主要生物体。会议的更广泛影响在于它能够增强拟南芥研究最前沿的信息交换的能力，从而创建了新的研究网络和协作。会议摘要将在会议网页和Tair（拟南芥信息资源）上提供，以公开访问此信息。正在组织有关在课堂上使用拟南芥的研讨会。将提供来自发展中国家的会议参与者的旅行补贴，并提供全额承保代表性不足的少数群体和少数民族服务机构的参与者的全部覆盖。