Conference: "2011 Plant Metabolic Engineering GRS/GRC"; to be held July 24-29, 2011, in Waterville, New Hampshire.

会议：“2011植物代谢工程GRS/GRC”；

• 批准号: 1064491
• 负责人: Natalia Doudareva
• 金额: $ 0.8万
• 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: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1064491&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 2011; Plant; Metabolic; Engineering

Plants produce more than 200,000 compounds, many unique to the plant kingdom, and represent ?ultimate factories? that operate by using sunlight and CO2 as their primary energy and carbon sources. Recent breakthroughs in ?omics? technologies, functional genomics, systems and synthetic biology have significantly contributed to understanding plant systems. This has expanded the already enormous potential of plant metabolic engineering for sustainable production of high-volume, high-demand commodity type compounds in fast growing, high-yielding plants. Plant Metabolic Engineering is a relatively young field at the interface between engineering, chemistry, biology and mathematics. It requires a new generation of scientists able to integrate knowledge from a diverse range of disciplines to achieve the goal of utilizing plants as reliable and robust sources for the biosynthesis of important chemicals and proteins. To facilitate the interactions of young scientists and researchers, the 2011 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Plant Metabolic Engineering will be held July 24-25, 2011 at the Waterville Valley (NH) conference center immediately prior to the 2011 Gordon Research Conference on Plant Metabolic Engineering (GRC). Funds are requested to support this GRS, which will serve as an ideal platform for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to develop these interdisciplinary interactions and advance the field into new directions. 45 (or more) graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are expected to participate in the GRS. The 2011 GRS will be centered on ?Roundtable Discussions? and opportunities for participants to openly discuss current issues in the field, as well as future directions thus allowing participants to establish ownership of a field, a community and a meeting venue. Participants to the GRS will be expected to stay for the GRC, further enhancing the educational component of this conference. The GRS and GRC will have a significant impact in attracting talented junior scientists to the plant metabolic engineering field.Broader ImpactThe Gordon Conferences continue to be considered among the top scientific meetings worldwide, attracting top researchers in settings that are conducive to developing interactions and exploring new horizons. In 2009, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows accounted for 55% of the entire GRC participants (up from 41% in 2007), highlighting the educational impact of this conference on young scientists. In 2011 we expect that the percentage of students and postdocs will be similar if not higher, thanks to the GRS. Concerted efforts will continue to encourage the participation of women, persons with disabilities, and scientists from underrepresented groups. The GRS will provide a unique venue for junior scientists to present their research in a more relaxed setting in front of their peers with diverse backgrounds, learn to evolve new research ideas, and to build a dynamic and interactive scientific community amongst the GRS participants, who are then fully integrated into the larger GRC meeting. Participation in the GRC will offer junior scientists a rare opportunity to interact and establish connections with world-renowned scientists and leaders in plant metabolic engineering. Moreover, these interactions will provide graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with a deeper understanding of plant metabolism, help them to develop their scholastic maturity and integrity and build professional relationships with future colleagues.

植物产生了200,000多种化合物，其中许多是植物王国独有的，代表了最终的工厂？通过使用阳光和二氧化碳作为其主要能量和碳源来运作。最近在“ OMICS”中突破？技术，功能基因组学，系统和合成生物学已有助于理解植物系统。 这扩大了植物代谢工程的巨大潜力，可在快速生长的高产植物中可持续生产大量高需求的大宗商品类型化合物。在工程，化学，生物学和数学之间的界面上，植物代谢工程是一个相对年轻的领域。它要求新一代的科学家能够整合来自各种学科的知识，以实现利用植物作为重要化学物质和蛋白质生物合成的可靠和强大来源的目标。为了促进年轻科学家和研究人员的相互作用，2011年戈登研究研讨会（GRS）将于2011年7月24日至25日在2011年沃特维尔谷（NH）会议中心举行，直到2011年在2011年戈登植物代谢工程（GRC）举行。要求资金支持此GRS，这将是研究生和博士后研究员开发这些跨学科互动并将该领域推向新方向的理想平台。预计45名（或更多）研究生和博士后研究员将参加GRS。 2011年的GRS将集中在“圆桌会议上”？参与者有机会公开讨论该领域的当前问题以及未来的方向，从而使参与者能够建立一个领域，社区和会议场所的所有权。期望GRS的参与者留在GRC中，进一步增强了本次会议的教育部分。 GRS和GRC将对吸引才华横溢的初级科学家进入植物代谢工程领域产生重大影响。BoaderImplaster The Gordon会议继续被视为全球顶级的科学会议之一，吸引了有助于开发互动和探索新视野的环境中的顶级研究人员。 2009年，研究生和博士后研究员占整个GRC参与者的55％（从2007年的41％中提高），强调了这次会议对年轻科学家的教育影响。在2011年，我们预计由于GRS，学生和博士后的比例将相似，即使不是更高。一致的努力将继续鼓励妇女，残疾人和代表性不足的群体的科学家的参与。 GRS将为初级科学家提供一个独特的场所，以在具有不同背景的同龄人面前更轻松的环境，学会发展新的研究思想，并在GRS参与者之间建立一个动态和互动的科学界，然后将他们完全整合到更大的GRC会议中。参加GRC将为初级科学家提供一个难得的机会，可以与世界著名的科学家和植物代谢工程领域建立联系并建立联系。此外，这些互动将为研究生和博士后研究员提供更深入的植物代谢，帮助他们发展其学术成熟和正直，并与未来同事建立专业关系。