2nd Pan American Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology [Conference support summary report]
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (United States); Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Vegetables and Fruit Improvement Center
The entire DOE funds were used to provide funds for students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty to attend the Plant Membrane Plant Biology meeting from May 17-21, 2006 in South Padre Texas. The meeting had an attendance of approximately 130 people from approximately 10 different countries. The location was selected for its proximity to the US-Mexico border. This was the second Pan American Plant Membrane Biology meeting (2003 for the first one) and it was a great success as we forged research relationships between South America and the United States. We provided an opportunity for researchers from the Western Hemisphere to exchange the most recent information and ideas relating to the biology of plant membranes in a workshop environment. The conference addressed such topics as Hormone Responses, Environmental Signal Perception, Nutrient Acquisition, Membranes and Development, Source/Sink Transport, Water Relations,Genomics, Evolution of Transporters, Structure/Function Relationships and Practical Applications of Membrane Research. Oral and poster presentations were thematically grouped and sessions included a representative mixture of experimental and intellectual approaches to important topics in plant membrane biology. Sections were led by prominent researchers in the specific focus area with talks presented by postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate researchers. In keeping with the workshop format, provisions were made for extended discussion following talks. PIs and faculty advisors of speakers attended and contributed to the discussion of presentations. The lineup included forty speakers. This document also includes a list of participants funded by DOE and the amount of money spent.
- Research Organization:
- Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Agricultural Experiment Station
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-06ER15793
- OSTI ID:
- 908822
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/06ER15793-1-Final-Report
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2nd Pan American Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology, South Padre, TX (United States), 17-21 May 2006
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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