Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
888 N EUCLID AVE
TUCSON,AZ 85719-4824
Performing Department
School of Plant Sciences
Non Technical Summary
Among the most pressing of issues facing our world today is how to grow enough food to feed a human population that will expand by more than 2 billion in the next 35 years. Rice will play an essential role in our quest to solve this "9-Billion People Question." Now feeding half the world, rice will continue to be the primary source of calories in many rapidly growing regions.On November 16th to 19th, 2014, the University of Arizona in Tucson, will host scientists from around the world at the 12th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG). It was at this meeting 10 years ago (i.e., The 2nd ISRFG, Tucson, AZ) where the International Rice Genome Sequencing Project celebrated the completion of the rice genome, which to date remains the highest quality reference genome for any crop plant. The symposium will cover recent breakthroughs in structural, functional and evolutionary rice genome biology--pushing current scientific knowledge to address the need of sustainably increasing crop yields and global food security.Please join us for an exciting meeting to discuss cutting-edge science with many of the world's top scientists. Meet old friends, make new ones, and forge novel collaborations in the setting of scenic desert of the U.S. Southwest. Together, we can make new discoveries in rice biology and breeding to improve the world for our and future generations.Welcome to Tucson and the 12th ISRFG!!!
Animal Health Component
20%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
80%
Applied
20%
Developmental
(N/A)
Goals / Objectives
The major goals of this proposal are to use the requested funds as partial support for the 12th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics to be held in Tucson, Arizona on November 16-19, 2014. The purpose of this meeting in to bring together leading researchers from around the world to present and discuss new findings and discoveries in the fields of structural, functional and evolutionary genomics of rice. Rice is the most important food crop in the world and it is anticipated that presentations and dicussions at this meeting will help lead to new insights in to helping solve the 9-bilion people question - i.e. how can we sustainably grow enough nutritious food to feed an additional 2 billion humans by 2050.This meeting will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the completion of the rice genome of which chromosome 3 and 10 were supported by USDA/NSF/DOE funding.
Project Methods
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