THE NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGISTS Volume 24, Number 3 May/June 1997

PRESIDENT'S LETIER T ASPP Joufl1als Going On Line

n my first President's Letter column in close watch on how this develops, since, as more I November, I identified the electronic publishing high-impact journals that are important to plant of Plant Physiology and THE PLANT CELL at the biologists go on line, direct interjournal searching head of my list of priority initiatives for ASPP. At the will add value for our subscribers. time I was optimistic that we could move signifi­ For those of you who hope never to have look at an cantly toward that goal during 1997, but I never electronic journal, you won't likely have anything to imagined we would actually have the journals on worry about for a while. It is clear that, at least for the line this year. Well, I am delighted to tell you that it near future, our journals will be published in both is now our expectation to have an electronic version electronic and their current paper forms. There are a III of both of our journals on line as of January 1998. number of reasons that scholarly journals will likely This on-line version will be full text and graphics, be in a hybrid publication mode for some years to including color reproductions. Subscribers will be come, with informational archiving perhaps the most able to print articles in standard page format central issue. A consequence of hybrid publication is complete with color reproductions limited only by that the costs of electronic publication are essentially the capabilities of available printers. In the elec­ added on top of the current costs for paper publica­ tronic version, the journals will be fully searchable tion. However, largely because our publications staff on key words, authors, and all the other standard has kept pace with rapidly developing publication stuff. technologies, the added cost for on-line versions of We intend to contract with HighWire Press to our journals is relatively modest; we estimate an provide these electronic services and those negotia­ annual additional recurring cost of about $75,000. tions are currently under way. HighWire is a for­ As I emphasized in my earlier column on this topic, profit subsidiary of Stanford University Libraries, a vital consideration for ASPP in moving into the and it currently provides services to more than 50 arena of network journal publication is the control of scholarly journals, including the Journal of distribution. As a Society, we are financially very Biological Chemistry and Science. HighWire Press dependent on the approximately $2 million generated and lBC On-line have recently developed a system from institutional library subscriptions. With for searching between HighWire Journals. This essentially half of the ASPP annual operating budget "interjournal searching" capability allows a reader coming from this single source, we must be very to follow a topic across journal boundaries. certain that we fully understand the laws and Currently the participating HighWire journals are practices that govern distribution and accessibility of limited to JBC, PNAS, Science, Journal ofNeuro­ network electronic journals both in this country and science, Journal ofClinical Investigations, and abroad. Moreover, the subscription trends for these Journal ofExperimental Medicine. We will keep new electronic versions continue to evolve as

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T Four Members Elected to NAS T ASPP Membership Trends T Plant Research Exhibit on Capitol Hill ASPP The 1997 OFFICERS &STAFF President Membership Directory Donald R. Ort (217-333·2093) President-Elect Kenneth Keegstra (SI7·35J,2270) has been shipped. Immediate Past President Bob B. 8uchanan (510·642·3590) Secretary If you did not receive Mary Jo Vesper (513·229·2502) Treasurer Mark Jacobs . (215·328·8039) your copy, contact Chair, Boord 01 Trustees Douglas D. Randall (573·882·4847) Chair, Publications Committee Samuel!. Beale (401·863·3129) Sharon Mulheron, Choir, Committee on the Status 01 Women in Plant Physiology Ruth Alscher (540·231·6761) phone Chair, Committee on Minority Allairs Eugene L. Vigil (301·594·3900) Elected Members 301-251-0560, ext. 29, Natasha V. Raikhel (517·353·35181 Elizabeth Vierling (602·621·1601) Wendy F. Boss (919·515.3496) fax 301-279-2996, Sectional Representatives Midwestern Daniel R. Bush (217·333·6109) e-mail Northeastern Subhash Minocha (60J,862·3840) Southern [email protected] Marc A. Cohn . (504·388·1464) Washington, DC Jerry D. Cohen (301·504·5632) Western Sharman O'Neill (916·752·2435)

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publishers move toward charging the full subscription rates for the electronic versions. or the third year in a row, four members postdoctoral study in plant biochemistry at In other words, we, along with other Fof the American Society of Plant Oregon State University (with W. D. Loomis) publishers of network journals, are in the Physiologists have been elected to member­ and at Washington State University (with P. midst of an experimental period. ship in the National Academy of Sciences. E. Kolattukudy), where he joined the faculty To maximize the benefits of on-line Roger Beachy, Rodney Croteau, Noel Keen, in 1975. His research deals broadly with the publication to our membership while and Dieter Soli were recognized in a origin and function of terpenoids in plants, )' minimizing our financial vulnerability, the presentation ceremony at the Academy's including the monoterpenes (C IO sesquiter­ ) ) executive committee is considering the 134th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., penes (C 1S and diterpenes (C 20 involved in following general distribution guidelines. April 26, 1997. In 1996, ASPP members chemical defense and communication, and Institutional subscribers (primarily libraries) Maarten Chrispeels, Elisabeth Gantt, Brian that constitute the essential oils and resin will be required to subscribe to the print Larkins, and Chris Somerville were honored used in pharmaceuticals, flavors, and version, as is currently the case. To add the with membership, as were Bob Buchanan, fragrances and as industrial raw materials. subscription of the electronic version, the Elliot Meyerowitz, Ron Sederoff, and Steve His areas of interest range from biosynthetic institution will pay an additional fee for an Tanksley in 1995. pathway elucidation for complex terpenoids electronic site license that we estimate will Roger Beachy is professor and Scripps such as taxol, to enzyme structures and be approximately $400 in 1998. Individual Family Chair, department of cell biology, and mechanisms, to the cellular and molecular subscribers would be offered the option of head of the division of plant biology, at the regulation of terpenoid metabolism. subscribing to either the print or the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA. Noel Keen has been professor of plant electronic version at the normal anticipated He earned his BA. (biology, education) at pathology at the University of California, 1998 rate. Additionally, the subscriber could Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, in 1962 Riverside, since 1968. He earned his B.S. in opt to purchase the other form of the and his Ph.D. in 1973 at Michigan State botany in 1963 and his M.S. in plant journal-either print or electronic, depend­ University (plant pathology, with emphasis in pathology in 1965 at Iowa State University, ing on the first choice-for an additional virology). He worked as a postdoctoral Ames. He earned his Ph.D. in plant pathol­ amount, which has been tentatively set at associate with Milton Zaitlin in both the ogy in 1968 at the University of Wisconsin, $15. All of these pricing decisions­ department of agricultural biochemistry at Madison. His research has involved plant­ structure and amounts-have not yet been the University of Arizona and in the depart­ pathogen interactions focusing on virulence approved by the executive committee. These ment of plant pathology at Cornell Univer­ mechanisms in microbial pathogens and matters will first be reviewed by the board of sity. He also worked as a postdoc with John plant disease resistance mechanisms. His trustees when they meet in June and then Thompson at the U.S. Plant, Soil and current work focuses on pathogen avirulence acted on by the executive committee at its Nutrition Laboratory at Cornell University. gene proteins and their interactions with meetings in Vancouver at Plant Biology '97. Beachy held assistant, associate, and full plant receptor proteins. Of course, membership input and sugges­ professor positions in the department of Dieter Soll is professor of molecular tions are invited and welcome. biology at Washington University in St. biophysics and biochemistry, with joint I am really quite amazed how quickly and Louis, Missouri, from 1978 to 1991, when he appointments in the departments of efficiently this venture has advanced in the moved to the Scripps Research Institute. His chemistry and of molecular, cellular, and past six months. It has been a truly collabo­ research has involved studies in gene developmental biology, at Yale University. He rative undertaking with the publications regulation related to soybean seed storage earned his Diploma in chemistry in 1960 and committee and editors-in-chief setting the proteins; the cellular and molecular basis of his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1962 at the standards, the journal publication staffs viral pathogenicity; and using gene transfor­ Technische Hochshule, Stuttgart, Germany. providing vital expertise, and Ken Beam mation to develop transgenic crops with He worked as a research fellow with J. coordinating overall activities. I hope that resistance to virus infection, most promi­ Baddiley in the department of chemistry at when you see the on-line demonstration nently involved in what is known as "coat Durham University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, project in Vancouver, you will seek out these protein mediated resistance." He has also England. He also worked as a postdoctoral folks for a well-deserved "Well done!" been involved in elucidating the cellular and fellow with H. G. Khorana at the Institute of molecular mechanisms that are responsible Enzyme Research at the University of for local cell-to-celJ spread of virus infection, Wisconsin. His major work has been on and in describing "virus movement proteins" RNA:protein interactions involving transfer and studies to clarify their activities. RNA. He has done work in plant molecular Rodney Croteau is a Fellow of the Institute biology (chlorophyll biosynthesis) and on of Biological Chemistry, and Eisig-Tode auxin-mediated signal transduction, work in Distinguished Professor, at Washington State which the first protein phosphatase 2A University. He obtained his B.S. (1967) and (PP2A) mutant in Arabidopsis was isolated. Ph.D. (1970) degrees at the University of Warmest congratulations to all new Massachusetts, Amherst. An early interest in honorees on their well-deserved recognition! plant natural products chemistry led to

_ May/June-:....-_------1997, Vol 24, No.3 _ 3 --..:O:...::.:BI:...:...:::lU~AR~IES~~~ New Staff in Publications, ASPP Foundation .... Wantland and Jordan Join ASPP Headquarters Roster Franca Rasi-Caldogno wo new members have joined ASPP's Education Foundation. Her duties include ~rofe~sor ranca Rasi-Caldogno, associate Theadquarters staff in Rockville, Maryland, assisting in public affairs efforts and support Fof Plant Biochemistry at the Umverslty of this spring. Susan Wantland succeeds Jody functions for the Foundation, including Milan, Italy, died on February 4, 1997. Carlson as publications director. Janice working with potential donors and funding She began her scientific activity in the late Jordan has been hired to fill a newly created sources such as foundations and corpora­ sixties, working on metabolic aspects of position as foundation assistant. tions, as well as managing programs and plant development, but most of her wor.k was Susan Wantland comes to ASPP from the activities. devoted to the study of membrane transport American Society for Training and Develop­ processes. She started her own research ment, where she was director of editorial group in the late seventies, concentrating on services. At ASTD, Susan managed the the biochemical study of ion pumps in publication of the society's magazines and isolated membrane vesicles. She provided newsletters, as well as book projects, design one of the first demonstrations that plant and production, circulation and fulfillment, cells are able to utilize the energy of and international rights and permissions. hydrolysis of ATP to pump protons across She previously worked at the American the tonoplast and plasma membrane. Educational Research Association, first as a Subsequently, her research interests focused managing editor of journals for three years, on the regulation of the W -ATPase and of and then as director of publications for five 2 the Ca '-ATPase of the plasma membrane. years. Among her memorable achievements is her Susan has taught at elementary through substantial contribution to the understand­ college levels, has performed editorial and ing of the mechanism of action of the fungal production work on numerous association toxin fusicoccin, including the first demon­ publications, and has managed desktop stration that it is able to stimulate the publishing and design departments. Among activity of the plasma membrane H'-ATPase her more colorful work experiences are a in isolated membrane vesicles, and the translator position in the press section of the demonstration that the plasma membrane of Embassy of Morocco, appearances as a folk 2 plant cells is endowed with a Ca '-ATPase, music performer, and a stint as operations which contains an autoinhibitory manager for a week-long city festival. Susan LWantland, publications director calmodulin binding domain. Rasi-Caldogno's Susan's primary objectives as she begins scientific success was based on some work at ASPP include management of such uncommon qualities: a rare ability to reduce projects as full-text versions of the Society's problems to their essential elements, a journals on line (see the President's Letter in particular richness of imagination associated this issue), the publication of the textbook with perseverance in pursuing a chosen goal, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of a remarkable objectivity in interpreting Plants, and, of course, the production of this results, and last but not least an extraordi­ newsletter. nary capacity for involving her collaborators Janice Jordan comes to us with a diverse through her enthusiasm and the conscious­ background in foundation/association work, ness of working for a common aim. teaching, and social work. She experienced Besides being an excellent scientist, many facets of foundation work in New Franca Rasi-Caldogno was also a dedicated Hampshire, where she directed the opera­ teacher, and she played an active role in tions of a small educational foundation. university policy and administration, as well .Prior to this she gained groundwork with as in the national and international scientific the National Cathedral Association in community. Washington, D.C. Work with Youth for Despite her premature death, Franca Rasi­ Understanding, an international student Caldogno's life has been very rich in both exchange program, added breadth and cultural activities and human relationships. diversity to her experiences. In all her activities she was noteworthy for International relations and cultures have her bright intelligence, wisdom, lack of bias, interested Janice since childhood; she has and great loyalty. Perhaps her finest assisted U.S. immigrants, taught English as a achievement has been the perfect balance second or other language, and tutored for Janice Jordan, foundation assistant she continuously maintained between her citizenship tests. For four years, Janice involvement in her university work and the taught autistic children, developing and attention that she devoted to the family, as a writing curricula and establishing a national wife and a mother of two boys. training site for teachers of autistic children. Maria Ida De Michelis Janice looks forward to contributing to University of Genova, Italy the activities and development of the ASPP 4 _L --=-:AS.:.:..P.:...,:PN:..::.::EW::...::-S;,. _ _P-=EO=-PL_E--I~~ BUCHANAN REPORTS ON ASPP MEMBERSHIP GROWTH IN T KYOTO PRESENTATION uskegee University's Center for Plant ob B. Buchanan, ASPP immediate past described current membership trends, which TBiotechnology Research recently hosted Bpresident, participated in the "Sympo­ show the most active growth to be in Asia. three visiting scientists for training in plant sium on Photooxidative Damage and Its The Japanese membership has increased tissue culture and biotechnology. Relaxation" held as a part of the annual dramatically in recent years and is now the Aswaldi Anwar was on a four-month meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant largest outside the United States. The fellowship from the International Atomic Physiologists (JSPP in Kyoto, March 27-29, Japanese were very interested to learn that Energy Agency and worked on radiation­ 1997. At the opening evening ceremony, ASPP headquarters are located on a former induced mutations in sweet potato tissue Buchanan presented a welcome to the estate and that our journals are managed out culture. Anwar is a Lecturer at Andalas forthcoming Vancouver meeting-the first of what were once the bedrooms of a large University, Indonesia. joint venture with our Japanese colleagues. Georgian home. They were also impressed by V. A. Parthasarathy was on a three-month Canadian and Australian plant physiologists the variety of activities of our society, such as fellowship from the Department of Biotech­ are also to participate in theVancouver education and outreach, that are made nology, Government of India and worked on meeting, which the Japanese consider possible by a highly capable staff and genetic engineering of the sweet potato for futuristic, in that they anticipate strong talented member volunteers. Seven hundred virus resistance. Parthasarathy is a Senior future interactions with other Pacific of the one thousand JSPP members attended Scientist at the Indian Council of Agricul­ nations. Barry Osmond, president of the the Kyoto meeting. Wilhelm Gruissem and tural Research at Kasaragod, India. Australian Society of Plant Physiologists, Steven Huber also participated in symposia H. 1. Sreenath, Scientist in Biotechnology also participated in the welcoming cer­ at the meeting, which included among its at Coffee Research Station, Mysore, India, emony. attendees Russell Jones and Peggy Lemaux. was on a month-long training in the use of In the first part of his symposium address, AFLp markers for studying genetic diversity Buchanan provided an overview of ASPP and with support from the government of India. ASPP Membership of Selected Foreign Countries 1996 Invention of the Year Awards 400 he University of Maryland held its 10th 1996 Tannual Invention of the Year reception ~ •[2j 1995 on April 23, 1997, to honor more than 175 ~ D 1991 researchers. In the Life Science category, an 300 award was given to Francis Cunningham ~ r- and Zairen Sun, of the department of plant ~- biology, for their work in identifying plant en V '- ~ carotenoid genes to aid'in human nutrition cu r:: and disease prevention. These researchers .c 200 ~ ; are the first to identify a number of carot­ E ~ ; ,...., enoid enzyme genes that appear to contrib­ cu / ;- ute to strong antitumor activity and permit :E ~ ~ ~ f/- 7r- large-scale production of particular carot­ 100 ~ :/f- enoid pigments at a low cost. U.S. and ~ r; ~ ~ 5 ~ / V international patents are pending for this ~ ;; ~ ;; ~ invention. Anumber of companies have ; ~ ;; ;; already licensed the technologies, and ~ V' ~ ~ ~l V I I I r/ I '/ I V I ~'- several more licenses are pending. o ~ C'll C'll l: l: C'll CIl '0 C'll (.) C'll C'll CIl l: 0­ l: E ... C'll o C'll C'll ... ~ ... ""') CIl LL o C)

May/June 1997, Vol 24, No.3 _ -~------s _Pu_bl_ic_A_ffo_ir_s ~~ T Plant-Produced Plastic Suggested to Wrap Balanced Federal Budget

na friendly exchange between U.S. House At an earlier point in Gantt's testimony, Gantt praised the science teacher en­ I Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, Chairman Lewis said he had been thinking hancement program funded by NSF in HUD, and Independent Agencies Chairman about what his second career should be Maryland and other. She noted that, as a Jerry Lewis (D-CA) and ASPP witness when at some point he may leave Congress. scientist and teacher involved in teaching Elisabeth Gantt of the University of Mary­ He said that plant science might be the field hundreds of non-science students, she land, Lewis marveled at a research example he should consider for a second career. Gantt recognizes the benefits the enhancement she provided on plants producing plastic. said that he might then be interested in program has given to secondary school Lewis said at this May 1 Congressional hearing about the research of Chris science teachers. hearing that, since now we hear that plants Somerville, a plant scientist in California. A1994 recipient of the Gilbert Morgan will be producing plastic (commercially) by Gantt offered examples of the research Smith Medal from the National Academy of the year 2003, we ought to use that plastic to conducted in her lab and by several of her Sciences for excellence in published research wrap up the balanced federal budget. (A colleagues to illustrate the many benefits on marine or freshwater algae, Gantt was couple of days later, negotiators for Congress accruing from plant research. She related elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the President agreed to a five-year advances by plant scientists to research done last year and officially became a member of budget deal that would bring the federal in other areas of biology. Gantt cited an the Academy a few days before her Congres­ budget in balance by Fiscal Year 2002. Tax article from the March 10, 1997, issue of sional:testimony. She is a member of the revenues generated from plant-produced Business Week, which stated on the cover, Committee on Public Affairs. Gantt also products in major sectors of the economy "Thanks to fundamental advances in supported plant research sponsored by NSF including food, housing, clothing, health, genetics, biology will define scientific at a congressional exhibition held the day and transportation sectors can be expected to progress in the 21st century. It's all happen­ before her testimony. help the federal government achieve a ing faster than anyone expected." balanced budget.)

Martha Krebs, Henry Miller to Speak in Vancouver

artha Krebs, director of the Office of MEnergy Research, Department of Energy, will speak at the ASPP Annual Meeting in Vancouver at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, August 2. She will be speaking as part of a Perspectives of Science Leaders Program sponsored by the Committee on Public Affairs. Krebs is one of the leading science officials in Washington. Members of the Committee on Public Affairs with her at her office in March to express support for the Division of Energy Biosciences within the Office of Energy Research. The Division of Energy Biosciences supports basic plant and microbial research. Henry Miller, of the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, will speak at the annual meeting at 8 p.m. Monday, August 4. He is a consulting professor at Stanford's Institute for International Studies. He is the author of First visitor to the ASPP plant stress exhibit was National Science Foundation Director Neal "Policy Controversy in Biotechnology: An Lane (center). Hans Bohnert (left) of the University of Arizona prepared the exhibit, which Insider's View." Miller's commentaries on explains his plant stress research. Elisabeth Gantt, a member of the Committee on Public modified foods have been published on the Affoirs, and Hans met with many visitors from Congress and the Executive Branch at the ASPP editorial pages of national newspapers that exhibit prepared by Hans. ASPP sponsored the only plant science exhibit among the 35 include The Wall Street Journal and The exhibits featured at the Third Annual Coalition for National Science Funding Congressional Washington Times. His talk is sponsored by Exhibition and Reception April 30. The ASPP Committee on Public Affairs helped initiate these popular exhibitions held on Capitol Hill, in which societies from a wide range of diSCiplines the Committee on Public Affairs. supported by NSF participate. _ 6 '------ASPPNEWS Value to the Public of Plant Research Explained by Siedow

n testimony March 4 before the U.S. I House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Committee on Public Affairs member Jim Siedow of Duke University cited the many benefits accruing from plant research supported by the Department of AgricuIture. All agricultural research supported by USDA, including the National Research Initiative, Agricultural Research Service, formula funds, and other programs, represents an investment of about $6 a year per American. "When you consider that this research helps assure a stable and safe food supply, promotes better health and longer lives, supplies the materials for our clothes, furnishings, homes, and offices, and helps make American agriculture the nation's leading product sector in trade export surpluses, we firmly believe that support for Congressman William Jenkins (R-TN), who has experience as a farmer, observes the ASPP agricultural research represents an outstand­ plant stress exhibit as Elisabeth Gantt of the University of Maryland explains what the ing value among public investments for research will mean to farmers and consumers. Congressman Jenkins was also informed of Americans," Siedow commented. research conducted by ASPP member Peter Gresshoff of the University of Tennessee. Siedow offered several examples of successful research supported by USDA. He noted that NRI-supported fundamental research in plant genetics and plant growth and development have helped give U.S. industry the capability to regenerate genetically transformed plant tissues and produce new, enhanced crops. "Fundamental research supported by the NRI led to the first transgenic soybean cultivar that produces its own environmen­ tally benign insecticide, thus reducing the need for pesticide applications and increas­ ing cost-effectiveness for growers," Siedow said. Subcommittee on Agriculture Chair Joe Skeen (R-NM) commended Siedow for the work done by him and his colleagues in the plant science community. Skeen has pointed out that the only way that less than 2 percent of this country's population can produce food and fiber for all the needs of this country and can also provide this country with its tremendous export opportu­ nities is through research. Beth Gantt, Hans Bohnert (center), and Tom Weimer, majority staff director for the U.S. House of Representatives Science Subcommittee on Basic Research, discuss plant stress research in front of the ASPP exhibit produced by Hans.

_-:.:..._----:.._.:--_------May/June 1997, Vol 24, No.3 _ 7 DOE-Supported Basic Plant Research Will Produce New Renewable Energy Sources, ASPP Reports

n a statement submitted to the U.S. House IAppropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development as part of a record hearing, ASPP Committ:e-eOi1-Public Affairs chair Lou Sherman discussed the impor­ tance of research supported by the Depart­ ment of Energy Division of Energy Bio­ sciences. "Historically, plants were one of the early sources of energy to be harnessed by man as the 'scientists' of an earlier era found they could use wood to build warming fires. Plants are today one of the major sources of energy throughout the world. Research supported by the Division of Energy Biosciences makes use of modern approaches at the molecular and cellular level to provide new and valuable uses of plants for renew­ able sources of energy," Sherman said. Sherman noted that much of the research Committee on Public Affairs chair Lou Sherman of Purdue University testifies supported by the Division of Energy on beholf of ASPP before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Biosciences shows how organisms use the Nutrition, and Forestry on March 13 as part of the Committee's review of the Research Title of the Farm Bill. Looking on is colleague S. Suzanne sun's energy, either directly or indirectly, to Nielsen. The Committee is expected to seek enactment of a reauthorization make or destroy important compounds. For of the Research Title this year. The Research Title determines what research, example, DOE-supported research studies education, and extension activities will be authorized for support by USDA. how plants and other photosynthetic Sherman's testimony was carried on the CBS-affiliated television station in organisms use the sun's energy for West Lafayette, WLFI, on the six o'clock news that day. (See story in • production of chemical energy MarchiApril issue of ASPP NEWS.) • biosynthesis of potential fuels • biosynthesis of petroleum-replacing compounds like polystyrene • production of high levels of lauric acid in specially constructed strains of plants • production of hydrogen. Other DOE-supported research is involved with using biological systems to break down otherwise harmful compounds to provide a cleaner environment. Examples include studies to understand • metabolization and detoxification of toxic substances • cellulose degradation • fossil fuel desulfurization. Members of the Committee on Public . Affairs met with staff of the subcommittee and of several subcommittee members in March to explain ASPP's support for the Division of Energy Biosciences.

Committee on Public Affairs member Ken Keegstra met with the Office of Congressman Vernon Ehlers (R-MI) March 10. The Committee on Public Affairs met with nearly 25 Congres­ sional and Executive Branch offices that day. A research physicist, Ehlers has been given increased responsibilities by the Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Science Committee for addressing national science issues. 8 _L.... A_S_pp_N_EW~S _ PLANT BIOLOGY '97: A VIEW FROM THE PACIFIC RIM

The quadrennial joint annual meetings of the American Society of Plant Physiologists and the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists (Societe Canadienne de Physiologie Vegetale)

with the participation of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists and the Australian Society of Plant Physiologists, Inc.

Vancouver, British Columbia Saturday, August 2, through Wednesday, August 6, 1997

Major Symposia

Plant Membrane Transport Organizers: Donald Ort and Ronald Poole

Roots in Soil: Rewriting the Textbooks Organizer: Margaret McCully

Metabolic Engineering Organizer: Chris Somerville

Early Events in Hormone Signal Transduction Organizer: Julian Schroeder

Photoinhibition Organizer: Barry Osmond

Abstracts are now on line Check number and time for your abstract See our World Wide Web site http://aspp.org or contact American Society of Plant Physiologists Telephone 301-251-0560 Fax 301-279-2996 E-Mail [email protected]

__M-=-oy/'-.Ju_ne_l_99-:7,_Vo_12-:4,_N_o._3 _ 9 Education Foundation Workshops Focus Groups on Plant Biology Education Clarify Needs

ne of the primary goals of the Education teaching vehicles, views and use of the The report said that an "ambitious OFoundation in developing a broad Internet to teach, and suggestions on how consideration for ASPP should be encourag­ awareness of plant sciences is to advance the ASPP could best assist teachers. ing the inclusion of plant science and public understanding and appreciation of the Most teachers do not use the term plant physiology in formal curriculum require­ value of the plant sciences to society. K-12 physiology, and they admit to being unin­ ments in states" and that "a primary task public education provides an opportunity to formed about it. They reported teaching ahead for the ASPP education effort is to move toward this goal. approximately a week to a month of plant make plants and plant science more The ASPP Education Foundation funded a science during the school year. These compelling and accessible" to teachers and $42,000 focus group study last year con­ teachers indicated that they were informed students. ducted by Belden & Russonello (B&R) to about some advances in genetic engineering Based on these findings from the focus discover how to include more plant science and tended to hold a favorable view of it. group study, ASPP developed 12 principles of teaching in the curricula. B&R moderated Almost all said they would integrate genetic plant biology for use in grades K-12 with the six groups of middle and high school science engineering examples into their lessons to support of the Foundation. ASPP also educators in three U.S. cities: St. Louis, Los make plant science exciting for the students, conducted a gap analysis of national and Angeles, and Baltimore. if the barriers can be overcome. selected state standards to determine if they The demographics of group participants 1\vo main barriers to teaching more plant reflect the 12 principles. ASPP is developing included a wide range of variables. There was science are curriculum standards and lack of a strategy to seek introduction of the 12 a diverse mix of men and women, both new teacher education in recent plant science principles to national and state science and veteran teachers, from multiple races, developments. The teachers have time, education standards. teaching in rural, suburban, and urban resources, and money to teach only what the ASPP president Don Ort expressed schools with students from a wide range of standard, required curricula dictate. appreciation to ASPP members and Founda­ origins and economic levels. More emphasis on plant science in tion Board corporate members for their The groups specifically examined five vital undergraduate teacher education would support of the Foundation and for making it areas: knowledge and teaching of plant better prepare teachers and might foster possible to conduct the focus groups. He said science, understanding and opinions of more enthusiastic support of enhanced plant the study provided useful information for genetic engineering, reactions to several science curricula. developing K-12 biology education initia­ tives.

_TU_R-=NIN=G_PO_IN_T-j~~ T An Electrode in Time by David Alan Walker, Emeritus Professor intact chloroplast was bounded by a double first choice, but a laboratory next door to the of Photosynthesis, University of Sheffield, envelope and that rates were increased by the Albert Hall, in central London, is not the U.K. presence, in reaction mixtures, of catalytic easiest place to grow spinach. So, once a amounts of Calvin cycle intermediates. We week, I took pea leaves to Cambridge. There t is all down to Meirion Thomas. He was were starting to understand that molecules my chloroplasts failed, as usual, to evolve 02' Imy professor. He invited Robin Hill to be moved in and out of the chloroplast in a Back in London, those separated by my my Ph.D. examiner. That is how (1), many controlled fashion (I). However, we also colleagues from the same batch of leaves years later, 1still found myself traveling, nursed one considerable worry. By 1967, fixed 14C02 at consistently high rates. In once a week, from London, to experiment in thanks to Dick Jensen and inorganic Cambridge, Robin liked to look for oxygen Robin's Cambridge laboratory. By 1967, I was pyrophosphate (1), we knew how to persuade with a hand spectroscope. In his skilled going there in search of oxygen (2). Before our chloroplasts to fix 14CO" at fast rates, hands, this might well have told him the that (in 1964), following in the steps of Hill, without benefit of added intermediates, but name of the next President of the United Gibbs, Arnon, and Whatley, I had managed to we had never seen a hint of CO2-dependent States, but to me it was literally looking isolate chloroplasts from pea leaves, which 02 evolution. At the time, it was common "through a glass, darkly." The oxygen practice to have ascorbate in reaction electrode, to which he introduced me, was would fix 14C02at rates better than before but still below those achieved by the parent mixtures. The possibility that ascorbate, quite another matter. Of course it showed no tissue. Nevertheless, with Carl Baldry, Chris rather than water, might serve as the vestige of 02 evolution from my chloroplasts Bucke, and Bill Cockburn, these chloroplasts hydrogen donor could not be excluded. either, but I felt more comfortable with it. I proved very informative. We learned (4) that We were still mostly working with peas persuaded some benevolent granting agency function was a matter of integrity, that the rather than with spinach. Peas were not our to buy me one. 10 _I- A_SP_P_N_EW_S _ The moment that I first used my newly stroke, we were liberated from the con­ delivered oxygen electrode vessel in London straints of following carbon assimilation by still lives in my mind (1). Of course, 30 years withdrawing samples from reaction mixtures had already passed since Hill's first experi­ and measuring radioactivity. Much was to ments (3) with chloroplasts but, in the "Hill follow very quickly. We were able to show reaction," no 02 evolution was observed that isolated chloroplasts are unable to unless a ferric salt was provided in place of sustain rapid photosynthesis in the absence CO2, Conversely, during their classic work in of a supply of inorganic orthophosphate at a the 1950s, Arnon, Whatley, and colleagues critically optimal level; a supply maintained, had demonstrated the evolution of 02 in in vivo, by cytosolic sucrose synthesis, once chloroplasts fixing 14C02, but in very small thought to occur within the chloroplast. It amounts and only at extremely low 02 soon became increasingly clear that there pressures. Now I was hoping to start at air must be a direct obligatory exchange levels of oxygen. Moreover, if my chloroplasts between external orthophosphate and sugar wouldn't evolve 02 in Cambridge, why phosphates within the stroma (1). should they oblige in London? As I watched the pen recorder indicating 02 uptake in the References dark, I was glad to see everything working as it should, but I had no real hope of seeing 1. Walker D.A. (1997) Photosynth.Res 51,1­ much change when I switched on the light. 26 Sure enough, when the light went on, 2. Walker D.A. and Hill R. (1967) Biochim. nothing happened. I consoled myself with Biophys. Acta 131, 330-338 the thought of "induction." I was long 3. Hill R. (1939) Proc. Roy. Soc. B. 127,192­ familiar with such delays in the onset of 210 photosynthesis following abrupt illumina­ 4. Walker D.A. (1967) Proc NATO Adv. Study tion after a period of darkness, both in leaves Inst. Aberystwyth 1965 Vol. 2; Academic and in isolated chloroplasts. (Indeed, Press, New York, pp. 53-69 Mordahay Avron once said I built a career on 5. Allen. M.B., Arnon, D.1., Capindale, J.B., it). Then, with growing excitement, I saw the Whatley, F.R. and Durham, LJ. (1955) rate of 02 uptake lessen and, after a minute J.Am.Chem.Soc. 774149- 4155 or so, give way to 02 evolution (I). With shaking hand, I turned the light off. Evolution stopped abruptly and, when I turned the light back on, recommenced with the rapidity that comparable experiments on CO2fixation demanded (4). Clearly, I was looking, for the first time ever, at a pen­ recorder trace of CO2-dependent 02 evolution from chloroplasts. Subsequently, of course, it was necessary to demonstrate CO2 dependency and the equivalence of 02 evolution and CO2uptake in the same chloroplast suspension. At that moment, however, the kinetics themselves told me all that I might have reasonably hoped for. Could I ask for more? Hurriedly, I set up a second experiment, but this time adding 3­ phosphoglycerate to the reaction mixture. When the light went on and 02 evolution started immediately, I shouted out loud. The causes of photosynthetic induction are many and complicated, but the Calvin cycle demands that, in photosynthesis, it is 3­ phosphoglycerate that finally accepts electrons from water. The pen-recorder agreed! Beyond the fact that pea leaves undergo a rapid postharvest change that makes them useless for chloroplast extraction, we were never able to explain why such leaves couldn't travel, unaltered, to Cambridge, whereas spinach leaves can survive a journey from Spain. Not that this really mattered. What was important was the fact that, at a

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Edited by Bob Wise, Department of there. Some instructors did a great job of Good lecturers must be honest enough to Biology, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, providing these "advance organizers" to draw acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses Oshkosh, WI 54901, e-mail the student into the lecture in terms of lecturing strategies, skills, and [email protected] 9. Cover less material. I tend to cover too techniques. Assess your abilities; build on much material in my lectures. Where I your strengths, work at enhancing your Lessons Learned From Observing How Others Teach would have squeezed in more material, the weaknesses. Relax. Enjoy the experience. Large Lecture Classes instructors I observed explained the material Conclusion: These lessons are reminders by Michael J. Porter, Department of Commu­ at a slower, more deliberate pace, providing of what I want to do in my own classroom as nications, University of Missouri many more examples, and asking questions a way of improving my role as a facilitator of of the students to make sure they under­ learning for my students. I want to thank n the Winter of 1995 I had the privilege of stood the main points. those who let me sit in on their classes and I receiving a Wakonse Fellowship that 10. Let the textbook do its job. Do not learn from them; they are the master provided me the opportunity to engage in duplicate information the textbook can teachers. We have much to learn from each some nontraditional research-observing provide. What we should be doing in class is other, if we only would ask. how others teach large lecture classes. On to present information not available in other completion of the semester, I sat down to forms, explaining and clarifying difficult Text Teaches DNA Structure While Discussing Social gather my thoughts. I discovered that my concepts, modeling, problem solving, and Ethical Issues. concerns focused both on good communica­ inspiring, challenging, and motivating our tion skills and on pedagogical strategies and students. li Minkoff and Pamela Baker (Bates techniques. Together they comprise 16 11. Create energy shifts. Energy shifts are ECollege, Lewiston, Maine) have written a lessons. any changes in activity, in the flow of events. new text-an issues-oriented approach to 1. Increase your energy level. They take a variety of forms, including group biology. The book, Biology Today: An Issues 2. Show them you're excited. The first two discussion, writing, or giving students time Approach (McGraw-Hili, 1996), is an attempt are interrelated. Some teachers were to consolidate or review their notes. Even to get away from an encyclopedic approach demonstrative and energetic, using their telling a few good jokes, asking for class common in many texts. Each chapter is built voices and their bodies to communicate; reactions, would also work. I design energy around a current issue of importance, such others were not. We must learn how to shifts for my classes, so they occur from as genetic engineering, animal rights, project our voices and actions for the preparation and not from serendipity. population growth (and birth control), AIDS, student sitting in the last row. 12. Tell more stories, use more examples. cancer, sociobiology, crop improvements, 3. Use your voice. Recognize the amazing The use of relevant examples is critical to and threats to biodiversity. Each chapter is vocal instrument you have. Our voice is the good teaching. treated at many levels, from molecules to most underused teachi,pg instrument. Learn 13. Ask questions. Discussion is the most populations. For example, the chapter on to play it softer, louder, slower, lower. common strategy for promoting active plants and crop production includes 4. Pause more. One teacher I observed was a learning. It can be done in a large lecture discussion of photosynthesis, nitrogen master at using the pregnant pause. It hall, although we must be willing to allow fixation, the nitrogen cycle, carnivorous provided catch-up time for the students and for class silence as students formulate a plants, organic and inorganic fertilizers, created anticipation for what the instructor response. Don't answer the questions for integrated pest management, and genetic was going to say next. them, or they'll realize they don't really have engineering in plants. 5. Don't stand in one place. Get away from to answer your questions after all. The book includes a lengthy chapter on the lectern. Move around the room. Don't let 14. Let them ask you questions. Several human genomes right from the basics up to the microphone tether you to an outlet. times I wanted to ask questions-to clarify discussions of genetic engineering, RFLPs, Switch to a cordless microphone. or verify something said-but I was rarely and the Human Genome Project. Ethical and 6. Get closer to your students. I became asked if I had any questions. I felt left out of social issues are emphasized throughout. most engaged with teachers who invaded the learning cycle. I was treated as if my role The information learned here is applied in their students' space. They did so by walking were only to absorb the material presented. several later chapters, such as those dealing up and down the aisles while lecturing. This Letting students ask you questions can help with population genetics and race concepts, works best when the teacher is on the same to alleviate some frustration. evolution, gene regulation and cancer, and level as the students; my suggestion is to get 15. Show your respect for your students. Let genetic engineering in crop plants. off the stage and walk among the class. your students know that you respect them. Amore complete listing of the book's 7. Write legibly. Students cannot learn if Interact with them as much as possible­ contents, along with sample course outlines they can't read the material. Some instruc­ before class, for example. Do not belittle for both one-semester and two-semester tors wrote so illegibly their markings were them or treat them with sarcasm. Do not courses, and other helpful information, may indecipherable. Visual reinforcement is fear your students. Although they are an be found on the Web at the following critical to focus attention and reinforce key unnamed mass, it is a mass of individuals. It address: http://www.mhhe.com/sciencemathl ideas. They need not be elaborate or high is not you versus them; it is you and them, biology/minkoff/. tech, but they must be legible. working together. Think of them not as 8. Tell them where you're going. Ifwe tell strangers but as individuals. our students where we're going in the 16. Be true to yourself You cannot assume a lecture, they'll have an easier time of getting persona that isn't you. Phoniness never sells. continued on page 16

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Australian National University Opens the "Green Robert Last notes that, although many Machine" for Plant Education people contributed to the production of the manual, Mike Cherry (Curator, Arabidopsis ennis Bittisnich (Australian National Database, Stanford University) deserves DUniversity) is in the process of accumu­ special mention because he created the Web­ lating plant science education Web sites in formatted document during his free time. order to put together a semi comprehensive The individuals who wrote the individual list for the ANU Plant Science Centre's Web chapters and taught the labs during the site. The center-known as the Green course and the U.S. National Science Machine-is located in Canberra, Australia, Foundation are also thanked for continued and specializes in promoting plant science to support of the course. high schools and colleges. For example, it runs a national Fast Plants program, a ASPP Member Tom Sinclair Releases Lab Manual for national gene technology program, and is HS Plant Science visited by thousands of students and teachers each year. om Sinclair (USDA and the University of Currently, the Plant Science Centre is TFlorida) and Marty Johnson have putting together a plant science research kit developed a manual titled "Investigating for schools that incorporates a number of Plants" for use in middle school science labs. resources (kits are loaned to schools around This manual presents 14 exercises that Tom the country on a semester basis). One of the and Marty have used for several years in the resources is a list of Web sites that may be classroom as hands-on, low-cost activities for relevant to plant science educators. Anyone students. who hosts a site that may be of relevance to The manual was recently published by the plant science education (especially at the National Association of Biology Teachers secondary level) is encouraged to contact (NABT) with financial support from ASPP. Dennis directly at ASPP is recognized in the manual for its [email protected]. If you wish to contribution, and readers are invited to see what the Green Machine is about, the contact ASPP members through the URL is: http://biology.anu.edu.au/ outreach efforts of the Society. GreenMachi ne.htm!. Further information on the manual may be obtained at the NABT web site at http:// Plant Biology Teaching Resources From Ross Koning www.nabt.orgipublications.html.

oss Koning (Eastern Connecticut State Erratum RUniversity) has developed extensive The article in the last issue of the resources for teaching plant biology at the Education Forum entitled "E on Education undergraduate leve!. He has made his course Foundation Supports the Coalition for outlines and notes available on the Web at Education in the Life Sciences" should have http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/. Resources read "Exxon Education Foundation Supports are available for three different courses: a the Coalition for Education in the Life three-week intersession course titled "Plants Sciences." The editor regrets the error. and Human Affairs"; an introductory botany course, "Biology of Plants"; and an upper­ level course, "Plant Physiology." Ross invites anyone to use his Web site for your own teaching purposes and would appreciate any comments for improvement.

Arabidopsis Lab Manual Available on the Web

he laboratory manual used in the T"Arabidopsis Molecular Genetics" Course held at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in July 1996 is now available on the Web at: http://genome-www.stanford.edu/ Arabidopsis/cshl-course/. The 1996 course was organized by Robert Last (Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University), Xing Wang Deng (Yale University), and Daphne Preuss (University of Chicago). _ 16 ------ASPPNEWS _Ga_th_er_in_gs ~~ T The newsletter publishes dates, titles, locations, and contact names and addresses for meetings, courses, seminars, and the like that are of interest to ASPP members. Submit announcements via e-mail to [email protected] or mail to Sylvia J. Braxton, ASPP NEWS, 15501 Monona Drive, Rockville, MD 20855-2768 USA. Faxed transmissions are not accepted.

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University of British Columbia National Seed Storage Laboratory Vancouve~ Canada Fort Collins, Colorado July 14-18 Contact: Tony Glass, e-mail [email protected]. For information contact: http://www.ars-grin.gov/ NMR of Carbohydrates ars/NoPlains/FtCollins/SEEDBIO/ or Eric E. Roos, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center August 8-12 USDA National Seed Storage Laboratory, 1111 The University of Georgia, Athens PGRSA '97 South Mason St., Fort Collins, CO 80521-4500, e­ Contact: Roberta Merkle, CCRC, 220 Riverbend The 24th Annual Meeting of the mail: [email protected], telephone 970­ Rd., University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602­ Plant Growth Regulation Society of America 495-3205, fax 970-221-1427; or Greg Welbaum, 4712; telephone 706-542-4402, fax 706-542-4412, Atlanta, Georgia Department of Horticulture, Saunders Hall, e-mail [email protected]. Contact Dr. Joyce Latimer, Department of Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0327, Horticulture, Georgia Experiment Station, Griffin, telephone 540-231-5801, fax 540-231-3083. July 20-25 GA 30223-1797; telephone 770-228-7398, fax 770­ International Symposium on Iron 412-4764, e-mail August 24-27 Nutrition and Interactions in Plants [email protected]. The Phytochemical Society of Europe Universitat Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany Bioassay Methods in Natural Product Research For information, contact: Dr. Volker Rbmheld, August 10-14 Uppsala, Sweden Institut fur Pflanzenernahrung, Universitat International Biometals Symposium Contact: Professor L. Bohlin, Division of Hohenheim, D 70593, Stuttgart, Germany; University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Pharmacognosy, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala telephone +49 711 459 3714, fax +49 711 459 For information see the IBS home page at http:// University, P.O. Box 579. S-751 23 Uppsala, 3295. sandburg.unm.edu, or contact: International Sweden; telephone 46 18 1744 92, fax 46 18 50 Biometals Symposium, the University of Calgary, 91 01, e-mail [email protected]. July 20-August 1 Conference Management Services, Attention: Ms. Summer Course: Plant Biochemistry 1997 Susan Austen, Olympic Volunteer Centre, 1833 August 25-29 Washington State University, Pullman Crowchild Tr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2M 4S7, 5th International Congress on Amino Acids For information and an application form, contact Canada; telephone 403-220-6229, fax 403-284­ Chalkidiki, Greece Ms. Karen Maertens, PBRTC, Institute of 4184, e-mail [email protected]. Contact: Bijay K. Singh, American Cyanamid Biological Chemistry, 285 Clark Hall, P.O. Box Company, P.O. Box 400, Princeton, NJ 08543­ 646340, Washington State University, Pullman, August 10-14 0400; telephone 609-716-2066, fax 609-275-5216, WA 99164-6340; telephone 509-335-5496, fax Gordon Research Conference: e-mail [email protected] or Maria 509-335-7643, e-mail [email protected]. Epigenetic Effects on Gene Expression Liakopoulou-Kyriakides, Department of Chemical Application deadline April 15, 1997. Plymouth, New Hampshire Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Steve Henikoff and Marjori Matzke, co-chairs. 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece; telephone 3031 99 July 23-26 Contact: Gordon Research Conferences, University 6193, e-mail [email protected]. 94th Annual International Conference of the of Rhode Island, P.O. Box 984, West Kingston, RI American Society for Horticultural Science 02892-0984; telephone 401-783-7644, fax 401­ Salt Lake City, Utah 783-4011, e-mail [email protected]. SEPTEMBER For more information contact: ASHS headquar­ ters, telephone 703-836-4606, fax 703-836-2024, August 10-15 September 7-11 e-mail [email protected]. 6th Brazilian Congress of Plant Physiology International Symposium on Boron in Belem, PA, Brazil Soils and Plants July 27-30 For details contact: Augusto Cesar de Lima Santos Chiang Mai, Thailand 1997 American Agricultural Economics or Moacyr B. Dias, Filho, Faculdade de Ciencias Contact: Dr. B. Rerlkasem, Multiple Cropping Association (MEA) Agrarias do Para; Unidade de Apoio aExtensao, Center, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Annual Meeting (UAEX), CP 917, Belem, Para, 66077-530 Brasil; Thailand 50200; fax 66-53-210000. Please request Toronto, Ontario, Canada telephone +55 91 210 5208, fax +55 91 226 6088, the 2nd circular. Registration information will be available on the home-page http://200.19.230.10/cbfv.html. MEA Website at http://www.aaea.org or by e­ September 15-17 mailing [email protected]. Third International Conference on Oxygen, Free radicals and Environmental Stress in Plants Pisa, Italy Contact: Flavia Navari-Izzo, e-mail [email protected]; Riccardo Izzo, e­ mail [email protected]; Mike Frank

18 _L..-... ----=-A..-.:.S.:...pp..:.,N..:...:EW::...::..::....S=---- _ Quartacci, e-mail NOVEMBER MAY [email protected]; Cristina Sgherri, e-mail [email protected]. Istituto di November 22-25 May 10·13, 1998 Chimica agraria, Via S. Michele degli Scalzi, 2 IUFRO Symposium: Innovations in The Phytochemical Society of Europe 56124 Pisa Italy; telephone +39 50 571557 or Forest Tree Seed & Nursery Technology Progress in Phytochemistry 571558, fax +39 50 598614. Raipur, India Kerkrade, The Netherlands Late date for receipt of abstracts is June 15, 1997, Contact: Professor Dr. A.W. Alfermann, Institut fur September 21-27 For information contact: Dr. S. C. Naithani, Entwicklungs- und Molekularbiologie der 5th International Congress Organization Secretary-IUFRO Symposium '97, Pflanzen, Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf, International Society for Plant Molecular Biology SOS In Life Sciences, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Universitatstrasse 1, Geb. 26.13, 0-40225 The Republic of Singapore University, Raipur - 492010, India; telephone 91 Dusseldorf, Germany; telephone 49 211 811 4603, Organizers: Nam-Hai Chua, Rockefeller Univer­ 0771 26031, fax 91 0771 534283, e-mail fax 49 211 811 3085, e-mail sity, and Robert Haselkorn, University of Chicago. [email protected]. [email protected]. Contact: Congress Secretary, ISPMB, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University DECEMBER of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7229; fax 1 706 542 JUNE 2090, e-mail [email protected]. December 1-3 Third General Meeting of the June 14-19, 1998 September 29-0ctober 3 French Society of Plant Physiology IX International Congress on Plant Tissue and International Symposium on Biotechnology of Toulouse, France Cell Culture Tropical and Subtropical Species For more information contact: J.C. Pech; M. The ICC Jerusalem International Brisbane, Australia Bouzayen, telephone 33 (0)5 62 13 65 13, fax 33 Convention Center Conference convenor: Dr. Rod Drew, fax (0)562 136541, e-mail agrotoulouse@ensatfr, Jerusalem, Israel 61 7 32,863094, e-mail [email protected]. Web site http://www.ensatfr. For further information contact: The Secretariat, For more information or to receive announce­ IX International Congress on Plant Tissue and ments contact: Organizers Australia, PO Box Cell Culture, P.O. Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, 1237, Milton Q4064, Australia; fax 617 33671471, 1998 Israel; telephone 972 3 514 0000, fax 972 3 517 e-mail [email protected]. 5674/972 3 514 0077, e-mail [email protected].

APRIL June 24-28, 1998 OCTOBER 9th International Arabidopsis Meeting April 6-8 1998 Madison, Wisconsin October 8-16 International Meeting on Production and Contact: Arabidopsis Optical Microscopy and Imaging in the Uses of Starch ([email protected]), fax 608 262­ Biomedical Sciences Edinburgh, Scotland 3453. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Contact and mailing list: Dr Carol Duffus, Crop Short Course: For more information contact: Science and Technology Department, SAC, West Carol Hamel, Admissions Coordinator, Marine Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, Scotland; e­ AUGUST Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, mail [email protected]. MA 02543-1015; telephone 508-289-7401, e-mail August 9-14, 1998 [email protected], World Wide Web http:// April 7-10, 1998 lIth International Workshop on www.mbl.edu. Plasma Membrane Redox Systems: Plant Membrane Biology Their Role in Biological Stress and Disease Cambridge, United Kingdom October 25·28 Antwerp, Belgium Contact: Dr Mark Tester, Department of Plant Workshop on the Biochemistry of For full information please contact: Han Asard, Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing St., Plant Phytate and Phytases Department of Biology, University of Antwerp Cambridge, CB2 3EA, U.K; telephone + 44 1223 Copenhagen, Denmark (RUCA), Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 333918, fax + 44 1223333953, e-mail plant­ Contact: Soren K. Rasmussen, Riso National Belgium; telephone +32 3 2180420, fax +32 3 [email protected]. Laboratory, Mil-301, P.O. Box 49. Dk-4000 2180417, e-mail [email protected]. Roskilde, Denmark; fax 45 46 32 33 83, e-mail August 13·17, 1998 [email protected]. April 27·May 2, 1998 16th International Conference on The 3rd Asian Crop Science Conference: Plant Growth Substances October 26-31 Regional Production Strategies to Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan Symposium on Soil Acidity and the Rhizophere Meet Food Needs Toward The 21st Century Organizer: Nobutaka Takahashi. For Information American Society of Agronomy Meeting Taichung, Taiwan contact: http://frpphLriken.go.jp/IPGSN Anaheim, California For information, please contact: Jih Min Sung, IPGSA98.html, or Dr. Yuji Kamiya, Plant Contact: Nancy Cavallaro, Texas Tech University, telephone 886-4-2870551, fax 886-4-2860267, e­ Hormone Function, FRP RIKEN, Hirosawa 2-1, Department of Civil Engineering, Mail Stop mail [email protected]. Wako-shi, Saitama 351-01, Japan; 41023, Lubbock, TX 79409-5000; telephone 806­ e-mail [email protected], fax +81·48­ 742-3481, ext. 226, fax 806-742-3488, e-mail 462-4716. [email protected] or [email protected].

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ACADEMIC/GOVERNMENT/INDUSTRY PERMANENT Herbicide Lead Discovery Principal Investigator Assistant Professor POSITIONS (Ph.D.) DuPont Agricultural Products, Newark, Delaware Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Received 03/25) (Received 04/09) Research Faculty Positions DuPont Agricultural Products is seeking a highly This is a continuing position 9-month appoint­ Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica motivated scientist for an opening in our Global ment, 45% teaching, 45% research, and 10% Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Technology, epe Discovery, organization. Partner service. Teaching responsibilities will include (Received 03/19) with other principal investigators to lead initial vegetable science, plant physiology and home/ The Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, seeks screening programs focused on the discovery of urban horticulture. Indirect teaching responsibili­ applications to fill two posit:ions at the following new herbicides. Collaborate with other scientists ties will include advising of undergraduate and three levels: full research fellow (equivalent to full working in chemistry, biochemistry, biokinetics, graduate students. Research will be directed professor), associate research fellow (equivalent to biology, and other disciplines to evaluate novel toward assisting an established and expanding associate professor), and assistant research fellow chemistry for utility as herbicides. Requirements local vegetable industry with emphasis on (equivalent to assistant professor). Applicants for the position include a Ph.D. in a relevant improving cultural practices. Service will be should have a doctoral degree with at least two scientific area such as plant physiology, biochem­ directed to the vegetable industry. APh.D. is years of postdoctoral research experience in the istry, or organic chemistry, and/or experience with required in horticulture with emphasis on areas specified below: (1) A molecular biologist or evaluating novel chemistry for specific attributes vegetable science, culture, and physiology. Salary cell biologist working on plant signal transduc­ in a biological evaluation and screening is competitive and commensurate with qualifica­ tion or senescence or plant-microbe and -insect environment. Demonstrated skills and ability in tions and experience. Candidates should submit a interactions. (2) Abiochemist or chemist working data management, modeling, visualization, and letter of application, complete resume, official on plant secondary metabolism or photosynthesis. interpretation are highly desirable. The successful college transcripts, and have three letters of (3) Aphysiologist working on plant stress. (4) A candidate will also have strong leadership and recommendation sent to: Dr. Donald J. Stucky, geneticist working on plant genetics or molecular organizational skills and the ability to work both Chairperson, Department of Plant, Soil and genetics or population biology or evolution. All independently and as part of a multidisciplinary General Agriculture, Southern Illinois University applications should include a curriculum vitae, a team. We offer a stimulating work environment, a at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4415; succinct statement of research plans, and the strong history and mission in discovery of new telephone. 618-453-2496, fax 618-453-7457. names and addresses of three professional epcs, and excellent company benefits. Qualified Screening of applicants will begin July 15, 1997. references. Applicants should also state the level candidates should send their letter of application and continue until the position is filled. The of position desired. Please direct all inquiries and and curriculum vitae to: Stine-Haskell Research position is available August 16, 1997. slUe is an applications before June 30, 1997, to: Dr. Hwa Center, Attention Human Resources, ASPP-OI0, P. affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Dai, Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, O. Box 30 Newark, DE 19714, DuPont is an equal Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan, 11529, R.O.e.; fax 886­ opportunity employer. 2-782-7954, e-mail [email protected].

Mlly/June 1997, Vol 24, No.3 _ -~------'------21 Assistant Extension Professor Plant Physiologist appointee would also have opportunities to take a University of Massachusetts, Amherst Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine role in other research programs within the group (Received 04/18) (Received 04/22) including fruit physiology and plant responses to A twelve-month, non-tenure-track, 5-year position The biology department at Bowdoin College seeks stress. Applicants should have a Ph.D. with skills (possibility of renewal contingent on funding) is a Ph.D. plant physiologist to fill a one year in plant physiology and biochemistry. Experience available September 1, 1997. We are seeking an position. Teaching duties begin in the fall term, with tree research would be useful. Applications innovative research scientist to explore one or 1997. Responsibilities will include teaching a should be submitted to and further details can be more of the following areas relative to cranberry laboratory course in plant physiology, a laboratory obtained from Dr. William Laing, Postharvest production systems: winter hardiness and cold course in botany, and an additional course in an Science Group, HortResearch, PB 92169, stress physiology, dormancy issues, factors area determined by the candidate's interest. The Auckland, New Zealand; telephone +64 9 849 limiting fruit set, anaerobic stress physiology, candidate will be expected to maintain an active 3660, fax +64 9 815 4201, e-mail rhizosphere physiology. Responsibilities include research program including undergraduate [email protected] or visit http://www.hort.cri.nz. developing and maintaining an active research participation. Closing date: May 5, 1997. Please Please cite vacancy number 303. program, communicating effectively with diverse send curriculum vitae and the names of three audiences, and producing extension and scientific references to: Plant Physiology Search Commit­ publications. Graduate student sponsorship is tee, Biology Department, Bowdoin College Assistant Professor encouraged. A Ph.D. in plant physiology, Brunswick, Maine 04011. Bowdoin College is Colorado State University, Fort Collins horticulture, biochemistry, or related field is committed to equal opportunity through (Received 05/04) required, with postdoctoral experience preferred. affirmative action. Women and members of A research and teaching tenure-track, 9-month The successful candidate must develop a vigorous minority groups are urged to apply. appointment is available with the summer salary cranberry research program and generate outside provided for first three years. Responsibilities: funding. Extension experience is helpful. Salary fundamental and developmental research competitive based on experience and qualifica­ Product Development Manager emphasizing greenhouse crop management or tions. Application deadline is August 15, 1997. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. new crop development; contribution to interdisci­ Submit letter of application, curriculum vitae, Johnston, Iowa plinary research (e.g. ecophysiology, pest transcripts, and the names, addresses, and phone (Received 04/28) management, germplasm development); obtain numbers of three references to: Chair, Search Responsibilities include development and external funding; maintain strong working Committee, Cranberry Experiment Station, P.O. commercialization of crop protection traits in relationship with floriculture industry in Box 569, E. Wareham, MA 02538. Questions corn germplasm: point person in integration of Colorado. Teach up to two courses per year. should be addressed to Dr. Carolyn DeMoranville transgenic crop protection traits into corn Qualifications: Ph.D. in horticulture or closely at the Cranberry Experiment Station; telephone breeding efforts. Leadership role on trait related plant science discipline is required. 508-295-2212, fax 508-295-6387, e-mail development team, a combination of lab, field, Experience with greenhouse crops and expertise [email protected]. An affirmative and scientific discipline for development of in another discipline (e.g. ecology, genetics, action/equal opportunity /Americans with commercial transgenic traits. Responsible for nutrition, physiology) is highly desirable. Submit Disabilities Act employer. design and execution of experiments regarding curriculum vitae, transcripts, publication list, gene efficacy and agronomic performance. Work description of research and teaching interests, and with trait and technology development scientists four professional reference letters should be sent Assistant Professor and field product development efforts iil to: Dr. Stephen J. Wallner, Head, Department of University of Idaho, Moscow establishing trait and product development goals Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, (Received 04/22) and processes. Requirements: a Ph.D. or Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523­ The Department of Plant, Soil & Entomology equivalent in genetics or plant breeding; 1173; telephone 970-491-7018, fax 970-491-7745. Sciences at the University of Idaho-Kimberly background in whole plant, molecular genetics Research & Extension Center, 1\vin Falls, Idaho, and supporting sciences. Experience desired: 3-5 invites applications for a tenure-track, 12 month years research experience in product develop­ Assistant Professor position (100% research). Research responsibili­ ment. Ability to show leadership. Strong genetic University of Connecticut, Storrs ties are for the genetics and plant breeding background and demonstrated application of new (Received 05/08) program that generates basic information and technology. The starting date is as soon as Applications are invited for a 9-month, tenure­ produces superior dry bean cultivars broadly possible. Contact: Peg McCombs, Pioneer Hi-Bred track, research and teaching position (60% adapted to western and midwestern growth International, Inc., 7300 NW 62nd Ave., PO Box research, 40% teaching) in plant molecular environments. Qualifications include: Ph.D. in 1004, Johnston, IA 50131-1004. The application genetics and plant improvement. The successful breeding and genetics of higher plants or related deadline is May 15, 1997. Pioneer Hi-Bred candidate will develop a strong, externally funded field with demonstrated experience in applied International, Inc. is an equal employment research program and demonstrate an expertise plant breeding techniques. Ability and interest in opportunity employer. Before applying for this which will support efforts to utilize plant teaching with emphasis on distance education and position, please consult your local immigration molecular genetics to improve nursery, floricul­ demonstrated communication skills to work office if the position is outside your country. ture or turf crops. Experience with ornamental effectively with peers and industry representa­ plants, or a willingness to collaborate with others tives. Salary commensurate with background and in the development of a research program with experience. Deadline for receiving applications Plant Physiologist these plants, is necessary. Applicants will be and supporting materials (curriculum vitae, Postharvest Group, HortResearch expected to develop and teach courses in plant academic transcripts. four letters of recommenda­ Auckland, New Zealand molecular genetics and plant improvement. A tion) is August 1. 1997, or until suitable candidate (Received 05/02) Ph.D. in plant molecular genelics/biology, is identified. Send to: Search Committee-Plant The successful applicant will initially work as part horticulture, or related field with experience in Breeder/Geneticist, Department of PSES. of a team on a physiological disorder of pines, the application of molecular techniques for crop University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2339. AA! upper mid crown yellowing (UMCY). The disorder improvement is required. To apply, send a letter of EOE. is characterized by crown die-back and yellow application, vitae, representative publications, and needles in the central portion of the upper crown the names and addresses of three references to: and is thought to be caused by magnesium Dr. Mark Bridgen, Chair of Search Committee, deficiency. We aim to identify the underlying Department of Plant Science, U-67, 1376 Storrs causes of UMCY through studies of the biochemi­ Road, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT cal and physiological processes occurring in 06269. Applications will be accepted until May 15, magnesium deficient Pinus radiata including 1997, or until the position is filled. Starting date general metabolic breakdown and senescence. The is September I, 1997. We encourage applications

22 ______A_S_pp_N_EW_S _ from underrepresented groups, including Postdoctoral Fellowship Ph.D. from college with major in genetics, or minorities, women, and people with University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois related field and postdoctoral experience in plant disabilities.(Search #97A309). (Received 03/19) photomorphogenesis, molecular genetics and A postdoctoral position is available immediately to molecular biology. Experience in the use of study the evolutionary genetics of resistance Arabidopsis photomorphogenic mutants, POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS genes in Arabidopsis. This project is part of a transposon mutagenesis for gene tagging, and collaboration with the laboratory of Martin production of transgenic plants. Send curriculum Postdoctoral Fellowship Kreitman to combine molecular evolutionary and vitae and names of three referees, by July 31, Waksman Institute, Rutgers University molecular ecological investigations of how 1997, to: Dr. Peter H. Quail, Plant Gene Expres­ Piscataway, New Jersey Arabidopsis coevolves with its bacterial patho­ sion Center, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710; (Received 02/19) gens. Experience in molecular biology and/or fax 510-559 5678. The University of California is Apostdoctoral research position is available to plant transformation is desirable. Please send a an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. study signal transduction during induction of cover letter stating research experience and disease resistance to viral infections of tobacco interests, a curriculum vitae, and a list of three and Arabidopsis. Genetic, molecular, and references with e-mail addresses and telephone TechnicianIPostdoctoral Position biochemical approaches are being utilized. numbers to: Dr. Joy Bergelson, Department of Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia Emphasis is being placed on defining components Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, (Received 04/04) of these pathways, particularly the salicylic acid 1101 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637; e-mail An NIH-funded research technician/postdoctoral signaling pathway (PNAS, 1996, 93:14972, Plant [email protected]. position is available immediately to study the J., 1996, 10:1089; JBC, 1996,271:28492; MPMI, osmoregulatory signal transduction pathway in 1997, 10:69). Applicants should have research higher plants. Experience with PCR and plant experience in genetics, molecular biology, and/or Postdoctoral Position transformation techniques is required. Back­ biochemistry. Send a curriculum vitae and a cover Iowa State University, Ames ground in yeast molecular biology is an advan­ letter detailing experience and have three letters (Received 03/25) tage. Minimum requirements include an M.S. of recommendation sent to: Daniel Klessig, A postoctoral position is available in the Plant with considerable experience, but applicants Waksman Institute, Rutgers University, P. O. Box Transformation Facility at Iowa State University. A holding the Ph.D. will be preferred. Funding is 759, Piscataway, N. J. 08855. Rutgers University is two-year appointment is available immediately for guaranteed for two years with the possibility of an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. basic research on soybean cell biology and renewal. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or transformation. The ideal candidate should have permanent residents. Send a cover letter, experience in plant cell biology and tissue culture. curriculum vitae, and names of three references Postdoctoral Position Research experience with legume transformation, with addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail University of California, Berkeley Agrobacterium, and/or some molecular biology is addresses to: Dr. Deborah A. Cook, Department of (Received 03/19) preferred. Full application including curriculum Biological Sciences, Clark Atlanta University, A postdoctoral position is available to study vitae and a list of three references should be sent Atlanta, GA 30314; telephone 404-880-6823, fax gravitropism using Chlamydomonas, an alga that to: Dr. Kan Wang, Director, Plant Transformation 404-880-6756, e-mail [email protected]. Clark responds to gravity (Journal Protozool. 24:394­ Facility, G202 Agronomy Hall, Iowa State Atlanta University is an equal opportunity 401). The approach will be molecular and initially University, Ames, IA 50011; telephone 515-294­ employer. focuses on the involvement of protein kinases in 4429, fax 515-294-6505, e-mail transducing the gravity stimulus, with emphasis [email protected]. on Ca2+ and Ca2+/calmodulin-regulated protein Postdoctoral Position kinases. Tagged mutants are easily generated, and Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana as the organism is haploid, rgcessive gravity Postdoctoral Position (Received 04/15) mutants are readily evident. Initial appointment University of Florida, Gainesville A postdoctoral position is available immediately to will be for one year. Contact: Lewis Feldman, (Received 03/28) study site-specific recombinases (FLP/FRT, Crel Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, III Apostdoctoral position in the Photosynthesis lox) in plants. Research will focus on the Koshland Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Research Lab is available June 1, 1997. This NSF­ efficiency, stability, and unique applications of CA 94720-3102; e-mail funded project involves the characterization of a these recombinases in association with excising [email protected]. novel, possibly ancestral, form of C4 photosynthe­ transgenes from the genome in maize, rice, and sis which is inducible and operates without the Arabidopsis. Experience in molecular biology is morphological characteristics of C4 plants (PC&E, essential. Interested individuals should send a Postdoctoral Position 1997, 20:211-220). The work involves character­ curriculum vitae and names, addresses, and State University of New York, Stony Brook ization of key enzymes involved in the induction phone numbers of three referees to: Dr. Thomas (Received 03/19) of the C4 cycle, including recombinant expression K. Hodges, Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue Apostdoctoral position in the department of of recently cloned PEPC isoforms. Applicants University, West Lafayette, IN 47907; fax 765-494­ biochemistry and cell biology is available starting should have experience in biochemistry, 5896, e-mail [email protected]. August 1, 1997. The NIH-funded project includes preferably enzymology, and molecular techniques. cloning of Arabidopsis genes involved in Send a curriculum vitae and names of references interaction of plant viruses with plasmodesmata. to: Dr. George Bowes, Department of Botany, Postdoctoral Positions Required qualifications: experience in molecular University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611; e-mail Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma biology, biochemistry, and Arabidopsis biology, [email protected]. (Received 04/16) record of publications. Experience in positional ']Wo postdoctoral positions are currently available. cloning and eligibility for outside funding are The first position is to characterize the Rpsl locus preferred. Applicants should submit curriculum Assistant Specialist of soybean. Rpsl carries 6 functional Rpsl alleles vitae and three letters of reference and for more The Plant Gene Expression Center that confer resistance of soybean to the fungal details or applications, contact: Dr. Vitaly University of California, Berkeley pathogen Phytophthora sojae. We are in the Citovsky, Department of Biochemistry and Cell (Received 04/02) process of cloning one of these alleles Rpsl-k. The Biology, State University of New York, Stony An assistant specialist position is available for two second position is to study the function(s) of Brook, NY 11794-5215; telephone 516-632-9534, years to investigate signaling intermediates in the phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (Pl­ fax 516-632-8575, e-mail phytochrome phototransduction pathway of PLC) in plants. We have recently characterized the citovs [email protected]. plants. The objective of this work will be to multigene family encoding PI-PLCs from soybean identify and isolate genes encoding such (Shi et aI., 1995: Plant J. 8, 381-390). The intermediates from Arabidopsis. Qualifications: positions are initially for two years. Interested

__M-,oY-,/J_un_e_19_97-,,_Vo_12-,4,_No_._3 _ 23 candidates with experience in molecular biology Postdoctoral Position Postdoctoral Research Associate and a publication record are encouraged to apply. University of California, Riverside California State University, Northridge Experience in yeast two-hybrid system and (Received 05/03) (Received 05/09) soybean transformation are desirable but not A postdoctoral position will be available in August Apostdoctoral research associate position (PD) is essential. Application by mail and fax should be to investigate the effect of heat shock on mRNA available now. The project title is Regulation of addressed to Dr. Madan K. Bhattacharyya, Division stability and translation in plants. Our previous Root Meristems by Plant Growth Regulators. The Plant Biology, Noble Foundation, PO. Box 2180, work demonstrated that heat shock affects both individual will have completed and earned a Ph.D. Ardmore, OK 73402; telephone 405-221-7390, fax translation (Plant Physio\. 108: 1703) and the in plant development or a closely related field 405-221-7380. The Noble Foundation is an equal translation machinery (.I. BioI. Chem. 272:1046), with expertise in molecular biology, protein opportunity employer. and causes an increase in mRNA stability and a biochemistry, and immunochemistry. Other repression of the activity of all cellular RNases useful skills and interests include excellent (Plant Physio\. 113:1253). Future work will communication skills (written and oral), Postdoctoral Position continue to elucidate the heat-mediated experience with confocal microscopy, and the Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey regulation of RNase and initiation factor activity. ability to interact positively with undergraduate (Received 04/22) Candidates must have a strong background in students. This is one-year appointment with a A postdoctoral research position in woody plant molecular biology and/or biochemistry. Send possible second year extension. Applicants should development and physiology is available curriculum vitae and three references with their send a current curriculum vitae, cover letter, and immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Edward Kirby addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail to: Dr. the names of three references to: Dr. Maria Elena at Rutgers University. We are currently examining Daniel R. Callie, Department of Biochemistry, Zavala, Department of Biology, CSU, Northridge, nitrogen assimilation and growth in transgenic University of California, Riverside, CA 92521; fax CA 91330-8303; telephone 818-677-3342, e-mail poplar. Interested individuals with skills in 909-787-3590, e-mail [email protected]. [email protected]. molecular biology are encouraged to apply. Please send a curriculum vitae to: Dr. Edward C. Kirby, Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers Postdoctoral Positions RESEARCH/TECHNICAL POSITIONS (Non-Ph.D.) University, University Heights, Newark NJ 07102; The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation telephone 201 648-5104/1306, fax 201 648-5518, Ardmore, Oklahoma Biochemist e-mail [email protected]. Specific (Received 05/04) American Cyanamid Co. information about our research program and the Three postdoctoral positions are available Princeton, New Jersey Department of Biological Sciences may be found immediately to study epicuticular wax production. (Received 04/01) on our website at http://silk.rutgers.edu/. The goals of this research are to understand American Cyanamid, a subsidiary of the Fortune factors that influence wax production. One project 150 company American Home Products, has a is to determine the specific timing and cells position available in our Fungicide Directed Basic Postdoctoral Positions involved in the induction of wax production. Research Lab. Cyanamid offers a competitive University of Berne, Switzerland These studies will include examinations of cell salary and excellent benefits. At Cyanamid, the (Received 04/30) wall structure and composition and cloning by Fungicide DBR project team studies the The successful candidates will combine molecular, differential display. The second project is the mechanism of action of novel Cyanamid cell biological, and physiological approaches to biochemical characterization of 14 Arabidopsis fungicides, develops assays for novel means of metabolic engineering of sulfate assimilation and elongase condensing enzyme clones in yeast. The disease control, resolves issues relating to storage protein synthesis in potato and maize. third project is the characterization of Arabidopsis transferability of fungicidal activity from test tube Salary starting at CHF 74,000 p.a. The positions which have been transformed with promotor:GUS to greenhouse to field, and assesses mechanisms are available from July 1, 1997, for a period of fusions from two of the condensing enzyme of resistance to new antifungal compounds. We three years. Part-time employment is possible. clones. Please send curriculum vitae and three are interested in individuals with a Bachelor's or Qualified candidates should send their application letters of reference to: Dusty Post-Beittenmiller, Master's degree in Biochemistry, or a related field (including curriculum vitae, publication list, and Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble such as Microbial or Plant Physiology, Plant the names ofthree references) by May 31, 1997, Foundation, P.O. Box 2180 Ardmore, OK 73402; e­ Pathology, Horticulture, etc., with at least 5 years to: Professor C. Brunold, University of Berne, mail [email protected]. postgraduate laboratory experience with Institute of Plant Physiology, Altenbergrain 21, biological materials (fungal or cell cultures, CH-3013 Berne, Switzerland; telephone 41 (0)31 enzyme extracts, purified enzymes) as well as 63149 11, fax 41 (0)313322059, e-mail Postdoctoral Position analytical instrumentation systems (HPLC, CC, [email protected]. Iowa State University, Ames CC/MS, TLC). Previous experience with radioiso­ (Received 05/08) topes (especially 14C and 3H) is strongly desired. A postdoctoral position in molecular plant­ Familiarity with mutant generation and gene Postdoctoral Position nematode interactions is available immediately to isolation as tools to identify molecular targets will University of California, Berkeley characterize plant genes (soybean and be a plus. Please forward your resume and salary (Received 05/01) Arabidopsis) differentially regulated during cyst history to: Employment Office, Department KKI A postdoctoral research position is available to nematode parasitism. Applicant must have strong FD, American Cyanamid Co., Agricultural study signal transduction during stress response background in molecular biology and demon­ Research Center, P.O. Box 400, Princeton, NJ in plants. Genetic, molecular, and biochemical strated interest in signal transduction and/or in 08543-0400. An Equal Opportunity Employer miff approaches are being utilized. Emphasis is being situ hybridization. General lab info can be d/v. placed on defining components of pathways, obtained at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/ particularly the calcium signaling pathway and its -trmaier/baumlab/baumfr.htm\. Send (hard interaction with immunophilins (PNAS, 1993, copies, not e-mail!) letter of research interests, Research Technician I or II 90:2202; PNAS, 1994, 91:984; Plant Cell, 1994, curriculum vitae, relevant reprints, and names of Savannah River Ecology Laboratory 6:885; PNAS, 1996, 93:6964). Applicants should three reference persons to: Dr. Thomas J. Baum; Aiken, South Carolina have research experience in genetics, molecular Iowa State University; Department of Plant (Received 04/04) biology, and/or biochemistry. Send a curriculum Pathology, 351 Bessey Hall, Ames, Iowa 500iI. The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory near vitae and a cover letter detailing experience to: Dr. Aiken, South Carolina, anticipates funding for one Sheng Luan, 451 Koshland Hall, University of full-time, temporary research technician (I or II) California, Berkeley, CA 94720; e-mail position (June 2-August 29). Duties are to [email protected]. monitor growth of oak seedlings planted in bottomland hardwood forest as part of an experimental study of oak regeneration response

24 _'- A_SP_P_N_EW_S _ to canopy gap size and herbivory. Preference wi II FELLOWSHIPS, TRAINEESHIPS, be given to candidates with plant sampling experience. Hourly wage range from $6.90 to GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS, ETC. $7.90 for Technician I and $8.60 to $9.96 for Technician II. For further information, or to send a letter of interest and resume or curriculum vitae, contact: Beverly Collins, Savannah River Graduate Assistantship Ecology Laboratory, P.O. Drawer E, Aiken, SC University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada 29802; e-mail [email protected]; telephone 803­ (Repeat) 725-8158 by May 1, 1997. Contact: Dr. Peter Pacchini, Department of Biological Sciences, University of .Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada; telephone Specialist I 403-220-7651, fax 403-289-9311, e-mail New Mexico State University, Las Cruces [email protected]. (Details March/April (Received 05/13) 1997.) New Mexico State University is seeking candidates for a Specialist I, Plant Genetics. Bachelor's Graduate Research Assistantship degree in molecular biology, microbiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown biochemistry, or related field is required. Master's (Repeat) degree is preferred. Minimum of two years Contact: Dr. Rajeev Arora, Division of Plant and experience is required in molecular biology, Soil Sciences, P.O. Box 6108, West Virginia microbiology, and/or biochemistry. Full time University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6108; position is contingent upon funding. Salary is telephone 304-293-6023, fax 304-293-2960, e­ commensurate with qualifications and experience. mail [email protected] or contact the Division Applications must be received by June 6, 1997. office at 304-293-4817. (Details March/April Send letter of application, resume, and three 1997.) references to Dr. John Kemp, Director, Plant Genetic Engineering Laboratory, MSC 3GL, P.O. Box 30003, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003. NMSU is an EEO/M employer.

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