Plant and Animal Genome XII Meetings
Pacific Salon 1&2
Town & Country Hotel
San Diego, CA
Saturday January 10, 2004
7:00pm - 9:40pm

Interagency Working Group on Plant Genomes Workshop: "Genome to Farms, Laboratories to Classrooms"

Organizers:

Rob Last, National Science Foundation, rlast@nsf.gov
Ed Kaleikau, US Department of Agriculture, ekaleikau@csrees.usda.gov
Anne Sylvester, University of Wyoming, annesyl@uwyo.edu

Overview of Workshop:

Plant genomics research activities in the U.S. are leading to an impressive array of innovations and scientific discovery. In addition to furthering our understanding of plant science, this research is directly benefiting plant breeders, growers, and biotechnologists. Plant genomics is at the cutting edge of 21st century science, yet involves plants that everyone knows about because they make our food, clothing, shelter, medicine, energy, and industrial raw materials. As a result, this research creates wonderful subject matter for science education at all levels.

This workshop will highlight several of many examples of how plant genomics researchers are using their research projects for outreach to growers and breeders, teachers, and students. It will also highlight web resources that are available to the worldwide community. We hope to stimulate discussion that will lead to new outreach activities and broaden the network of individuals participating in and benefiting from this exciting science.

The Interagency Working Group (IWG) consists of representatives from the Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, US Agency for International Development, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Office of Management and Budget. The IWG is charged with identifying science-based priorities for a national plant genome initiative and to plan and coordinate plant genome research activities for the United States.

All are welcome!

1. Introduction
Cliff Gabriel, Office of Science and Technology Policy
THE NATIONAL PLANT GENOME INITIATIVE

2. Ralph Dean
Ralph_Dean@ncsu.edu
Dept. of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING IN GENOMICS

3. Barbara Baker
bbaker@socrates.berkeley.edu
USDA Plant Gene Expression Center
PLANT GENOMICS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN BIOLOGY

4. Sarwan Dhir
dhirs0@mail.fvsu.edu
Center for Biotechnology, Fort Valley State University
EXPANDING PLANT GENOMICS TRAINING AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

5. Molly Jahn
mjh7@cornell.edu
Department of Plant Breeding, Cornell University
DELIVERING CROP GENOMICS TO FARMERS FIELDS

6. Jorge Dubcovsky
jdubcovsky@ucdavis.edu
Department of Agronomy & Range Science, University of California - Davis
BRINGING GENOMICS TO THE WHEAT FIELD

7. Carolyn Lawrence
triffid@iastate.edu
Department of Zoology and Genetics, Iowa State University
PLANT GENOME DATABASE OUTREACH WEB RESOURCES

8. Facilitated Panel Discussion with Speakers
Anne Sylvester, Moderator