Joint bryophyte genomics and phylogenetics conference: Moss2012 and 3rd International Conference on Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes-New York Botanical Gardens, June 14-23,2012

苔藓植物基因组学和系统发育联合会议：Moss2012 和第三届苔藓植物分子系统学国际会议-纽约植物园，2012 年 6 月 14-23 日

• 批准号: 1212505
• 负责人: Bernard Goffinet
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2012-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1212505&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Joint; bryophyte; genomics; phylogenetics; conference

Mosses, liverworts and hornworts (bryophytes) are modern representatives of the earliest plants that colonized land approximately 500 million years ago; they remain key components of modern ecosystems. Scientists from two biological disciplines approach the study of bryophytes in very different ways, with evolutionary biologists focusing on understanding diversity of all bryophytes and plant genomicists focusing on a single genetic model species within bryophytes to better understand gene function. Cross-disciplinary efforts are challenging yet they lead to a synthetic understanding of the evolution of both genes and species, greatly advancing our understanding of the origins of biodiversity. This award supports student participation in a joint conference on the evolution and genomics of bryophytes, and will engage early career scientists in activities that lay the groundwork for future cross-disciplinary collaborations. Additionally, it will engage teachers of grades 4-12 in a professional development day, and provide them with expertise and tools to advance the understanding of biology in their students.

苔藓，利弗沃特（Liverworts）和霍恩沃特（Hornworts）（苔藓植物）是大约5亿年前殖民土地最早植物的现代代表。它们仍然是现代生态系统的关键组成部分。 来自两个生物学学科的科学家以截然不同的方式对苔藓植物进行研究，进化生物学家专注于了解所有苔藓植物的多样性和植物基因组学家的多样性，专注于苔藓植物中的单个遗传模型物种，以更好地了解基因功能。 跨学科的努力具有挑战性，但它们导致对基因和物种的演变的综合理解，从而大大推进了我们对生物多样性起源的理解。 该奖项支持学生参加关于苔藓植物进化和基因组学的联合会议，并将吸引早期职业科学家参加活动，从而为未来的跨学科合作奠定基础。 此外，它将在专业发展当天吸引4至12年级的老师，并为他们提供专业知识和工具，以提高对学生的了解。