2009 Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism and Function Gordon Conference

2009 植物脂质：结构、代谢和功能戈登会议

• 批准号: 0838095
• 负责人: Kent Chapman
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Gordon Research Conferences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-10-01 至 2009-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0838095&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2009; Plant; Lipids; Structure; Metabolism

Lipids are a fundamental requirement for all cellular life. Lipids form the basis for cellular compartmentation, provide for the organization of energy transduction machinery, serve as storage reserves to support normal growth and development, and act as signals in cellular communication networks. Plant-derived oils provide a major source of calories for humans and include essential dietary components required by all mammals. Furthermore, there are growing numbers of examples of plant-derived lipids that have important therapeutic applications. Despite their involvement in virtually all aspects of biology and importance to society, lipids are by far the least well understood of the major cellular components and tend to be an underrepresented topic at larger plant biology meetings. As such, plant lipids deserve to be at the focus of a detailed, coordinated research effort by a diverse group of scientists. In response, in 2007, the Gordon Research Conference Board of Directors approved a new conference for February 2009 entitled Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism and Function - a major step forward for the plant lipid community. This conference should accelerate research, facilitate wide dissemination of research breakthroughs, support recruitment of young scientists to the field of plant lipid biology and encourage broad participation of the plant lipid community in guiding future directions for research. The topics and participants in the program have been brought together from two groups and concepts that have been treated separately in national and international venues, one group with a focus on biochemistry and molecular biology and one group with a focus on signaling functions. The conference will bring together senior- and junior-level scientists involved in plant lipid metabolism and function and thus facilitate the sharing of a broad range of insights. Applications from underrepresented minority participants will be encouraged and a dedicated committee will help to identify and support diverse participation in the conference.

脂质是所有细胞生命的基本需求。脂质构成了细胞分隔的基础，为能量转换机制的组织提供了基础，作为支持正常生长和发育的储存储备，并在细胞通信网络中充当信号。植物油为人类提供了主要的热量来源，并包含所有哺乳动物所需的必需饮食成分。此外，越来越多的植物来源的脂质具有重要的治疗应用。尽管脂质几乎涉及生物学的所有方面并且对社会很重要，但迄今为止，脂质是主要细胞成分中了解最少的，并且在大型植物生物学会议上往往是一个代表性不足的主题。因此，植物脂质应该成为不同科学家小组进行详细、协调的研究工作的重点。作为回应，2007 年，戈登研究会议董事会批准了 2009 年 2 月召开的新会议，题为“植物脂质：结构、代谢和功能 - 植物脂质界向前迈出了重要一步”。这次会议应加速研究，促进研究突破的广泛传播，支持招募年轻科学家进入植物脂质生物学领域，并鼓励植物脂质界广泛参与指导未来的研究方向。该计划的主题和参与者来自在国内和国际场所分别处理的两组和概念，一组专注于生物化学和分子生物学，一组专注于信号功能。 该会议将汇集参与植物脂质代谢和功能的高级和初级科学家，从而促进广泛的见解的分享。 将鼓励代表性不足的少数族裔参与者提出申请，专门委员会将帮助确定和支持会议的多元化参与。