RCN: The Coordinated Plant Science Research and Education Network

RCN：协调植物科学研究和教育网络

• 批准号: 1514765
• 负责人: David Stern
• 金额: $ 73.01万
• 依托单位: Boyce Thompson Institute Plant Research
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-08-01 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1514765&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RCN; Coordinated; Plant; Science; Research

Plants provide us with food, feed, fiber, medicines, fuel and other bioproducts, and in so doing sequester carbon dioxide, create habitat, stabilize landscapes and encompass an extraordinary biodiversity. Both environmental preservation and human uses of plants require knowledge of plant form and function, from the molecular to ecosystem perspectives, and spanning single-celled, aquatic organisms to domesticated agricultural species and their wild relatives, to the tallest trees. Plant research underpinned the Green Revolution, and is now being called upon to address a range of challenges in food, health and the environment. Because of the breadth of plant science and its associated experimental technologies, the field faces significant headwinds to address multilateral, multidisciplinary experimental questions. This project will form the Coordinated Plant Science Research and Education Network, a network of research and education societies with involvement in plant science research that continues and amplifies a successful effort to unite a broad spectrum of plant scientists around a strategic plan called the Decadal Vision that was published in 2013. The Network has two major goals: (1) to catalyze interdisciplinary training and research by encouraging and facilitating information exchange among its six founding member societies, a number intended to grow; and (2) to use dedicated workshops to seek novel solutions to broaden participation in plant sciences, and to re-examine how postdoctoral fellows should be trained in the plant sciences. Improved cross-talk between different stripes of experimental plant scientists, and with those contributing enabling technologies from imaging to robotics to informatics, promises to enrich and enliven the plant community, while leading to exciting and empowering fundamental discoveries about the wonders of plants. By serving as a forum through which plant science constituencies coordinate their efforts to advance plant science research, education, and innovation, the Coordinated Plant Science Research and Education Network will coordinate and facilitate a successful effort by the broader plant community to establish a consensus-driven set of priorities which culminated in the 2013 publication of "Unleashing a Decade of Innovation in Plant Science: A vision for 2015-2025". The founding members of the Network are the American Society of Plant Biologists, the Alliance of Crop, Soil and Environmental Science Societies, the American Phytopathological Society, the American Society for Horticultural Science, the Botanical Society of America, the Genetics Society of America, and the Council on Undergraduate Research. The Network will be open to any interested scientific professional associations and will proactively engage other organizations with an interest in the study of plants. One of the main goals of the Network is to serve as a clearinghouse for the research, education and outreach activities and opportunities for its members and the wider plant science community. Expected outcomes include new collaborations among societies and scientists, including new interdisciplinary collaborative research projects that will advance the frontiers of plant sciences, and innovative recruitment and training strategies for the next generation of scientists required for excellence in U.S. plant science research. The Network will also convene two workshops, on broadening participation and postdoctoral training that aim to catalyze career building and diversification within the plant science workforce. To communicate the wonder and importance of plant research, the Network will develop a shared set of consistent messages to the public, including authoritative, science-based information on key societally relevant topics. Internal and external communication for the Network will be through Plantae.org, a modular web interface custom designed to serve the needs of the Network and members of the broader plant science community.

植物为我们提供食物，饲料，纤维，药物，燃料和其他生物产品，并在这样做隔离二氧化碳，创建栖息地，稳定景观并涵盖非凡的生物多样性。从分子到生态系统的角度，以及跨越单细胞的水生生物到驯化的农业物种及其野生亲戚，再到最高的树木，都需要了解植物形式和功能的环境保护和人类用途，并跨越单细胞的水生生物。工厂研究为绿色革命提供了基础，现在被要求应对食品，健康和环境方面的一系列挑战。由于植物科学及其相关的实验技术的广度，该领域面临着重要的逆风，以解决多边，多学科的实验问题。该项目将构成由植物科学研究和教育网络组成的研究和教育社会网络，参与植物科学研究，并继续努力，以成功地团结一大批植物科学家，围绕着一项名为“十年视野”的植物科学家，该计划于2013年发表，该网络在2013年发表了两个主要目标。打算成长； （2）使用专门的研讨会来寻求新颖的解决方案来扩大植物科学的参与，并重新检查如何在植物科学中培训博士后研究员。改善了不同条纹的实验植物科学家之间的跨话，以及那些促进从成像到机器人技术再到信息学技术的能力的人，他们承诺丰富和增强植物社区，同时导致令人兴奋和赋予对植物奇观的基本发现。 By serving as a forum through which plant science constituencies coordinate their efforts to advance plant science research, education, and innovation, the Coordinated Plant Science Research and Education Network will coordinate and facilitate a successful effort by the broader plant community to establish a consensus-driven set of priorities which culminated in the 2013 publication of "Unleashing a Decade of Innovation in Plant Science: A vision for 2015-2025".该网络的创始成员是美国植物生物学家学会，农作物，土壤与环境科学学会，美国植物病理学会，美国园艺科学学会，美国植物学学会，美国遗传学学会和本科研究委员会。该网络将向任何感兴趣的科学专业协会开放，并将积极参与其他对植物研究感兴趣的组织。该网络的主要目标之一是为其成员及其更广泛的植物科学界的研究，教育和外展活动以及机会提供交换所。预期的结果包括社会和科学家之间的新合作，包括新的跨学科合作研究项目，这些研究将推进植物科学领域，以及针对美国植物科学研究卓越所需的下一代科学家的创新招聘和培训策略。该网络还将召开两个研讨会，以扩大参与和博士后培训，旨在促进植物科学劳动力中的职业建设和多元化。为了传达植物研究的奇观和重要性，该网络将向公众开发一系列一致的信息，包括有关关键社会相关主题的权威，基于科学的信息。网络的内部和外部通信将通过pallae.org，这是一个模块化的Web界面，旨在满足网络的需求和更广泛的植物科学界的需求。