Vol. 23, No.4 July/ August 1996 ASPPNEWS The Newsletter of the American Society of Plant Physiologists
Inside This Issue. KEEGSTRA ELECTED TO LEAD ASPP IN 1997-1998 Natasha Raikhel Will Take Seat on Executive Committee 3 Annual Meeting Results of the 1996 ASPP election of officers were announced in early July. 4 Dr. Kenneth Keegstra, director of the President's Letter Michigan State University-Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory and a 5 professor in the Departments of Biochem Letter from Mexican Society istry and Botany & Plant Pathology at President Michigan State, will assume the office of president-elect of ASPP on October 1, 7-10 1996. Keegstra will lead the Society as Public Affairs its president in 1997-1998 and will con • Agriculture Budget tinue on as immediate past president in 1998-1999. • OSTP Retreat Keegstra is now completing a three • NSF Funds year term as elected member of the ASPP • Cotton Council executive committee. Replacing him as • Ad Supports NRICGP, ARS elected member will be his colleague at • Ad Sponsored py CoFARM the Plant Research Laboratory, Natasha Raikhel. Raikhel will serve a three-year 10 term, 1996-1999. Obituaries/Electronic Bibliog Ken Keegstra, a native of Michigan, raphy attended Hope College in Holland, Ken Keegstra will lead ASPP in 1997-1998. Michigan, where he received a B.A. in 11 chemistry in 1967. In graduate school at then served on the faculty of the Micro Education Forum the University of Colorado, from which biology Department at the State Univer he earned his doctorate in 1971, he sity of New York at Stony Brook. 12 worked with Peter Albersheim on the In 1977, following six years out of Tuskegee Workshop structure of plant cell walls. Keegstra plant biology, Keegstra accepted a fac- conducted postdoctoral research for two 13 years with Phillips Robbins at MIT and continued on page 3 Turning Point
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([email protected]) July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 3 continued from page 1 PLANT BIOLOGY '96 IS SET AND READY TO GO 1200 Expected to Share Their Scientific Insights ulty position in the Botany Department at the University of Wisconsin in Madi Menus have been selected, signs are Sunday through Wednesday son. His research interests remained fo on order, the program is at the • Two 2-day groups of posters cused on protein trafficking, investigat printer-and by the time members are • Five workshops ing the targeting of cytoplasmically syn reading this issue of ASPP News, Plant • The largest-ever array of exhibits thesized proteins into chloroplasts. In Biology '96 in San Antonio, Texas, will Among special events planned for addition, he developed interests in many be well underway. At 2:00 PM Saturday, the meeting are all those that have other aspects of chloroplast structure, July 27, ASPP President Bob B. come to be expected: the opening night function, and biogenesis, especially those Buchanan will call to order the 1996 mixer on Saturday night, luncheons events that occur at the envelope mem annual meeting of the American Society planned by the minority affairs com branes. of Plant Physiologists. The meeting, mittee (Sunday) and the committee on Keegstra became the director of the scheduled for July 27-July 31, is ex the status of women in plant physiol MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory in pected to attract about 1200 plant ogy (Monday), the annual awards 1993. At PRL, he has continued his re scientists from around the world to ceremony (Sunday), the Plant Runners' search on chloroplast biogenesis, but has participate in five days of oral presenta Stampede (Tuesday), and the yearly also begun a new research project on an tions, posters, workshops, eXhibits, and dinner/ dance (Tuesday). old interest: biosynthesis of plant cell wall special events. Also available to this year's attendees polysaccharides. Plant Biology '96 will feature the will be the many attractions of San His election as president-elect caps Ken invited participation of members of the Antonio beginning with the nearby Keegstra's many years of service to ASPP. Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Alamo and the Riverwalk, with its He served on the editorial board of Plant Biology section of the Mexican Bio array of shops and restaurants. Physiology from 1981 to 1992, as a coedi chemical Society (see related story on Even as the events of this year's tor of THE PLANT CELL from 1990 to page 5). Mexican colleagues have meeting unfold, plans are well under 1995, as a member of the program com cooperated with ASPP's program way for Plant Biology '97: A View from mittee from 1989 to 1991, and as elected committee to assure involvement by the Pacific Rim, the 1997 annual member of the executive committee from their members in all aspects of the meeting in Vancouver, British Colum 1993 to 1996. meeting. bia, Canada, August 2-6. The meeting Dr. Natasha Raikhel, who will begin FollOWing are the highlights of the will be held jointly with the Canadian her term as elected member of the execu meeting: Society of Plant PhYSiologists, and will tive committee on October 1, is a profes • Five major symposia, one each day feature participation by the Australian sor at the MSU-DOE Plant Research • Eight minisymposia, two per day, and Japanese societies. Laboratory, which she joined as an as sistant professor in 1986. She holds an M.S. (1970) in biology from Leningrad State University and a Ph.D. (1975) in cell biology from the Institute of Cytol ogy of the Academy of Sciences in Leningrad. Raikhel emigrated to the United States in 1979 and spent seven years at the University of Georgia before going to the Plant Research Laboratory at Michigan State. She will shortly begin a sabbatical leave from Michigan State to pursue a Guggenheim Fellowship at the University of Melbourne in Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Raikhel's research focuses on identify ing the various components involved in the specific sorting of soluble proteins to the vacuoles and analyzing the molecu lar mechanisms involved in protein traf ficking to the plant nucleus. On the ballot, ASPP members ap proved the selection of Maarten Koornneef and Hans Walter Heldt as corresponding members of the Society. Constitutional amendments regarding the minority affairs committee were also passed. 4 ASPPNEWS PRESIDENT'S LEDER ACTING AND VOTING
Owing to a Thespian interest, I have "plant stress" in a recent State of the the plant sciences. Members of ASPP long been intrigued by the word "acting." Union address to see that, if we don't should take their hats off to Committee As a result of its rich etymology, this word spend enough time with elected officials, on Public Affairs chair and past president . can be aptly applied to a variety of top the joke can be on us. We in the scientific Ralph Quatrano, committee member and ics, including one of interest to plant community speak what sounds to the past president Mary Helen Goldsmith, physiologists: the relationship between general public like a foreign and arcane and their colleagues on the committee the 104th Congress and the scientific com language. Even a term as obvious to us who inaugurated this political effort. Brian munity. Here, I comment on that relation as "plant stress" can sound to non-scien Hyps, ASPP liaison with Congress, has ship and offer suggestions for improve tists as if we are concocting sedatives for also played a pivotal role. ment. hyperactive houseplants, or wasting tax There are, however, additional ways I For more than four decades following payer money on similarly esoteric and believe we can act to inform Congress of World War. II, scientists prospered by irrelevant research. Again, more political the importance of science and technology acting out what came to be expected roles: homework would have prevented an and, thereby, counter opposing lobbies. working long hours to succeed in search embarrassing event played out on the Acknowledge support. We should ex of new knowledge in laboratories amply national stage. press our appreciation to Congress on financed by ever-increasing federal bud In view of the fact that the House of receipt of a new competitive grant. As first gets. However, as the federal deficit Representatives is largely made up of brought to my attention by Dan Bush at mounted and growth in budgets leveled members with less than four years in of- the University of Illinois, it is in off, most scientists were un- everyone's best interest to aware of the changing times thank our political repre and remained largely silent sentatives for their vote in as powerful interest groups "Each of us must make an effort to support of federal research were acting counter to the devise and promote strategies... spending when we are interests of science. Well-fi awarded a new grant. This nanced lobbies strove to con to strengthen research and technology could be done either by let vince Congress to reallocate development in this country." ter or, preferably, by per- federal spending to areas sonal visit. While costing other than research. Our po- nothing, the rewards of this litical representatives, work- simple practice by ASPP ing within strict new budgetary confines, fice, we as plant physiologists should ask members and others are potentially great. became responsive to other, louder voices how to act in innovative ways to advance Ongoing grants can also be acknowl and their appreciation for science waned. research and development. The sugges edged. Please write to: The Honorable As a result of this loss of interest and tions offered below are to be regarded as (name of Congress member), U. S. House understanding, we now hear unnerving supplementary to proven established of Representatives, Washington, DC stories. For example, one of the freshman methods for effecting political action, such 20515. The address of our Senators is U. members of the House, in his initial com as letters and telephone calls to elected S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510. mittee assignment, recommended the officials. ASPP members should continue Tell stories. Collect and relay stories elimination of NOAA (National Oceanic to contact members of the House and that emphasize the importance of science and Atmospheric Administration). When Senate on an ad hoc basis toward this end. and how science is done. Grant program confronted with the charge of the agency We should also continue to support our managers, for example, are continually to oversee vital satellite-based national Committee on Public Affairs and the seeking out success stories to b.e used by weather predictions, the Representative headquarters public affairs office as well an agency in its deliberations with Con confidently retorted that this activity as ASPP campus contacts for their timely gress. wasn't essential to the national interest: efforts in the ongoing quest for federal I will mention one example. Last se weather forecasts were broadcast on tele monies. Key offices in Washington have mester, the Berkeley campus hosted vision anyway! A briefing by a profes become aware of our campus network. Hartmut Michel, a distinguished German sional organization of meteorologists As a result, ASPP headquarters has re scientist known for his work on the struc would have prevented an episode that has ceived requests from House, Senate; and ture of bacterial photosynthetic reactions elements of contemporary comedy. White House staff and agency officials for centers. In one of his lectures, Michel Meteorologists aren't the only ones, help on bills affecting plant research. A presented new results in which he and however, who have been remiss in their number of our members have stepped in his associates determined the crystal struc interactions with elected officials. We as and acted on our behalf. In a very short ture of cytochrome oxidase--a milestone plant physiologists need only to look back time, the Society has assumed a leader in our understanding of enzymes. In de at the humorously intended reference to ship role in protecting federal budgets for scribing the work, Michel noted that, July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 5 because new crystallization methods were benefits because projects tend to be di Mutual Recognition of Plant needed, it took six years to obtain the first rected toward the application of research positive results. European colleagues, es findings. The Bavarians have generated Science Societies pecially well-known scientists such as an excellent mechanism for supporting re Michel, are frequently able to obtain sup search and its eventual technological ap port for such long-term, high-risk research plication that is independent of political typically not available in this country. vagaries. Think of the difference it would As this experience illustrates, the most. make in thirty years if we could convince important discoveries often are not ob our state governments to establish ongo tained immediately, but require pro ing programs similar to that of Bavaria. Plant physiology was pioneered in longed, sustained effort. A similar situa Programs of this nature would provide a Mexico by Dr. 'Barbarin Arreguin, a tion applies to developing new technolo permanent foundation on which to build former postdoc of Dr. James Bonner at gies. We must get this message out to parallel government-funded efforts such Cal Tech in the 1940s. Dr. Barbarin still politicians and the public because such as the Strategic Targets for Alliance in maintains an active research program projects are possible only if long-term Research (STAR) Program being launched focused on the isoprenoid pathway and funding is available. Universities can be in California. It is a pity that our federal photosynthesis. The Plant Biochemistry of great help in this endeavor as they have efforts of this nature have not met with and Molecular Biology section of the strong ties to state and federal decision more success. Mexican Biochemical Society held its first makers. It IS up to us to convince univer In the end, act and vote. Each of us national congress in 1980. It was quite sities to become more proactive in secur must make an effort to devise and pro successful largely as a result of the en ing long-term research and development mote strategies such as those described thusiasm and effort of Drs. Estela Sanchez funding. above to strengthen research and technol de Jimenez and Alejandro Blanco. Write letters and op-ed pieces. News ogy development in this country. As with Modern plant biology is developing papers offer a dynamic forum for com all human endeavors in a democracy, very rapidly in Mexico. Our membership munication with the public. As a result, success will ultimately depend on the will now totals about 120 academics and 300 many effective advocacy groups write of the people as expressed at the ballot graduate students-figures that will in letters to the editor and op-ed pieces to box. It is up to us, therefore, to act to crease considerably in the next five years influence public opinion. Congressional convince our fellow citizens and political because of the large number of Mexican offices have staff responsible for reading representatives to place science and tech postdoctoral scholars and graduate stu local and national opinion pages. The nology at the top of their list of priorities dents studying abroad, mainly in the ASPP public affairs office is preparing to before voting. ASPP's office for public United States. At the end of 1995 in Ha work with campus contacts to encourage affairs and Education Foundation will cienda Cocoyoc, Morelos, we hosted the the writing of opinion:.pieces. Toward this assist in these efforts. 7th Biannual National Congress of Plant end, the office has posted information on We should also act as individuals to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology writing letters to the editor on the identify and vote for candidates who jointly with the first Joint Mexico-U.s. Society's World Wide Web home page, champion these causes. William James, the SympOSium on Agrobiology, Molecular
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1995/640 PP., 698 ILLUS., 144 TABLES/HARDCOVER $59_95 ISBN 3-540-58016-6 July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 7 Public Affairs 1997 AG BUDGET DOWN MORE THAN $10 BilLION NRI Spared Cuts in House; ARS Down One Percent The House of Representatives reduced The predictions of cuts before the Com the Fiscal Year 1997 budget for USDA mittee voted raised alarm as they came from more than $63 billion in Fiscal Year from sources who haven't made these 1996 to more than $52 billion next year. kinds of ominous projections in past Most of the cuts were in mandatory pro years. Much of the cuts in the agricul grams. Discretionary programs sustained ture spending bill ended up being in cuts of more than $500 million, which areas other than research, such as con results in $12.8 billion next year for dis servation and .rural programs. Interests cretionary programs. supporting these programs will seek to Despite predictions from a number of restore in the Senate losses sustained in officials following the bill that the Na the House. tional Research Initiative Competitive Support by ASPP campus contacts and Grilnts Program (NRICGP) might be cut their colleagues helped protect funding by 30 percent or more with large cuts also for the NRI and ARS in the House. Con projected throughout the research budget, stituent letters were sent and calls were the NRI received the same funding as last placed in support of the NRI and ARS in year-$96,735,00o-under the House ac advance of three tests the programs faced tion. Funding for the NRI Plant Systems in the House-votes in the House Ap Category is level with last year at $37 propriations Subcommittee on Agricul million as is that for the Natural Resources ture, in the full Appropriations Commit and the Environment category at $17.65 tee, and on the House Floor. Congressman Joe Skeen million. In discussing the difficulty the com ARS funding for res~arch and demon mittee faced in finding where to make safety inspections and providing long-term stration is down one percent to more than $10.4 billion in cuts, Appropriations Sub research to find ways to make our food $702.8 million. ARS buildings and facili committee on Agriculture Chair Joe more safe and abundant?" ties increases $2.4 million over last year Skeen (R-NM) remarked, "Increasingly, Skeen added, "As the citizens of this to $32.6 million, which is well below the there are not good choices among these. country demand safer food and a wider USDA budget request. How does one choose between food variety of foods as well as higher quality, we must rely on the talents and facilities of this country's scientists in universities and federal research programs. "Protecting this nation's multi-billion dollar agriculture industry from foreign pests and disease is one of the most criti cal issues facing the United States in the growing global economy. As a result, we must commit adequate resources to those activities that not only protect our agricul tural resources, but also increase the mar ketability of our agricultural products. In addition, we must commit to the highest level of sanitary and phytosanitary stan dards so that this coUntry's agricultural products can meet the scientific tests de manded by this global economy. "The Committee recognizes the critical importance of agricultural research which underpins the nation's food system, the
continued on page B 8 ASPPNEWS continued from page 7 HOUSE APPROVES SMALL INCREASE IN RESEARCH economy and trade, the environment, and NEXT YEAR FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION the health and nutrition of the American people," Skeen continued. "Agriculture's The House of Representatives on June gressman Robert Walker (R-PA) restored efficient production delivers an abundant 26 approved spending nearly $2.422 bil $9.1 million to Research and Related Ac and affordable food supply to a predomi lion in Fiscal Year 1997 on Research and tivities. However, the $9.1 million was nantly urban u.s. citizenry. It also con Related Activities within the National taken from the NSF Salaries and Expenses tributes significantly to easing worldwide Science Foundation (NSF). This represents account and is expected to cause staffing food demands. Unquestionably, contribu an increase of $108 million, with $58 problems for NSF if the provision is not tions of American agriculture stand million of the increase going for research revised in the Senate. among the great achievements of the 20th and $50 million going to research infra Congressman Robert Stump (R-AZ) century-and investments in agricultural structure within the Research and Related offered the amendment that cut virtually research have played a critical role in this Activities account. .all programs in the VA, HUD and Inde achievement. The separate NSF account of $100 mil pendent Agencies spending bill by 0.4 "In recognition of these research con lion for Academic Research Infrastructure percent to provide funds for the Depart tributions, the Committee has made ev was eliminated at the request of the ad ment of Veterans Affairs. The veterans ery attempt to provide an appropriation ministration, but $50 million, as noted amendment succeeded in the House this level for Fiscal Year 1997 that will sustain above, was designated by the House for election year, a similar attempt having vital research programs necessary to meet infrastructure in the Research and Related failed last year when it was directed solely the many challenges ahead," Skeen said. Activities account. at NSF, as it took a fraction of a percent The NSF Education and Human Re from nearly all programs instead of sin sources account received $612 million in gling out NSF for the entire amount. the full House Appropriations Commit ASPP campus contacts and their col NATIONAL COTTON tee compared to $599 million last year. leagues contacted their members of Con COUNCIL SUPPORTS On the House Floor, the Education and gress to urge support for NSF. Aided by Human Resources account was reduced the active support of the science commu NRICGP 0.4 percent from the full Committee level nity, NSF continues to be viewed favor of $612 million. ably by members of both parties in Con The National Cotton Council of Research and Related Activities was gress and by the administration. This is America included statements in support also reduced 0.4 percent or more than $9.6 helping to shield NSF from cuts thus far of the USDA National Research Initiative million by a House floor amendment, but in this second year of the seven-year plan Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP) an amendment agreed to offered by Con- to balance the budget. in its recent testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agricul ture. Andy Jordan of the National Cotton Council informed the ASPP Public Affairs Office of the Council's testimony. ASPP staff, Dr. Jordan, and plant physi ologist Anne Wrona of the National Cot ton Council have discussed projected threats to competitive research grants during this seven-year, federal budget balancing process. Plant science funding and other programs within the NRI have escaped cuts thus far in the House of Representatives in the Fiscal Year 1997 spending bill. See related story on the Fiscal Year 1997 ag budget on page 7. July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 9 AD URGES SUPPORT FOR NRICGf? ARS
ASPP, the American Society for Micro and concept for the ad with the help of biology, and the Society of Nematologists ASM and the Society of Nematologists. published an advertisement in the Con The ad explains the stresses and diseases gressional Monitor and the Weekly Congres threatening crops of American·farmers; sional Monitor on May 20,1996, in support the effective solutions to these problems of the National Research Initiative Com that research offers; and the relatively petitive Grants Program (NRICGP) and the modest public investment needed to sup Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The port leading research. two publications are subscribed to by Con Advertising in a publication with a cir gressional offices, federal agencies, asso culation among Congressional offices, ciations, law firms, and news media cov Washington decision makers, and opin ering Congress. ion leaders helps to propel the issue of The ad was published shortly before supporting plant research into the pub House Appropriations Subcommittee on lic debate. Copy for the ad is shown in Agriculture consideration of the Fiscal the box in the right-hand column. The Year 1997 appropriations billfor research. copy was accompanied by an illustra The ASPP Committee on Public Affairs tion of a penny. and Public Affairs staff developed the copy
Professor Robert Donaldson, George Washington University, adjusted the level of detail of his explanations of plant circadian rhythm research to the different ages of visitors. Seven-year-old Bradley Graham hears of the significance of plant research using Arabidopsis thaliana. The exhibit was prepared by Steve Kay and Hal Noakes of the University of Virginia. ASPP participated in the National Science Foundation exhibition as part of the NSF observance of Family Science Day April 26. NSF sent a letter to ASPP on May 10 thanking ASPP for participating in Family Science Day and National Science & Technology Week. (A related photo ran in the May/June issue of ASPP News.) 10 ASPPNEWS CONGRESSMEN SUPPORTING RESEARCH OBITUARIES
ARE SUBJECT OF COALITION AD Philip F. Wareing
Professor Philip F. Wareing, ASPP Cor The Coalition on Funding Agricultural appropriations for the U.s. Department responding Member and Charles Reid Research Missions (CoFARM) is publish of Agriculture research programs. This is Barnes Life Member (1978), died recently ing an advertisement in the Congressional the third ad that CoFARM has asked in Aberystwyth, Wales. A more extensive Monitor and Weekly Congressional Monitor ASPP to develop this year. Earlier ads remembrance wlll appear in the Septem on July 15, 1996, explaining the need to were published on March 25 and May 13 ber/October issue of ASPP News. support agricultural research. The ASPP shortly before hearings were held on the Committee on Public Affairs and public Research Title of the Farm Bill. ASPP also affairs staff was requested by the testified at the May hearing. Anton Lang CoFARM steering committee to draft the Following is the copy for the ad. An ad. The ad is scheduled to run shortly illustration of an ear of com will accom Dr. Anton Lang died on June 24. Dr. before the Senate vote on Fiscal Year 1997 pany the copy. Lang was editor emeritus of Planta, the founding director of. the Plant Research Laboratory at Michigan State University, past president of ASPP (1970-71), and re cipient of two ASPP awards-Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership and the Stephen Hales Prize, both awarded to him in 1976. A more extensive remembrance will appear in the September/October issue of ASPP News. New Book to Have Electronic Bibliography
For the first time, a book published by ASPP will have an electronic component: a bibliographic database that will be avail able for downloading from the Internet. The book, in press now and scheduled for release at the 1996 annual meeting in San Antonio, is Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Plant Biology, edited by Yair Shachar Hill and Philip E. Pfeffer. Based upon presentations made at a minisymposium at the 1995 ASPP annual meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, the book· comprises six chapters and exten sive reference lists. In addition to those reference lists, a collection of references to the work published on NMR spectros copy and imaging of plants will be avail able electronically by July 30, 1996. Cop ies of the bibliography will be available for downloading from the Internet in sev eral different formats so as to allow straightforward use with bibliographic software packages. Access to these files is through URL http://www.arserrc.gov/ Plant_NMR/. The files may also be ob tained by ftp, accessing the server ftp.arserrc.gov. For assistance or more information, contact Yair Shachar-Hill at [email protected]. July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 11 ASPP Education Forum
Edited by Bob Wise, Department of and others, will be discussed in San There will be four presenters to this Biology. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Antonio. For additional information on year's session. Liz van Volkenburg Oshkosh, WI 54901, e-mail the workshop, contact Dale Blevins (University of Washington) will talk [email protected] through the ASPP registration booth or about plant shoot and leaf behaviors message board in the convention such as tropisms and other growth Staffers Needed for Education Booth center. phenomena. Rich Jorgensen (UC Davis) The Education Committee is looking will discuss genetics using tomato for volunteers to help staff the Educa Teaching Workshop-Ideas For seedlings as a model system. Hector tion Booth during the ASPP meeting. Effective Teaching Flores (Pennsylvania State University) The job responsibilities are minimal The Education Committee is present will use a salad to illustrate root (hand out materials and smile a lot) ing this "how-to-do-it" workshop as a biology and tie in the history of man to and the pay is lousy (Dale Blevins's follow-up to the informative the development of agriculture. Finally, undying gratitude). Nonetheless, the minisymposium at the 1995 meeting on a new member of the group this year, Education Booth is a popular site at the "Change and Innovation in Science Thomas Warner (University of Tennes meetings and needs to be staffed on a Education." Two nationally recognized see), will present ideas for the use of regular basis. If you would like to experts, Kenneth Bain, director of the Ceratopteris for studying reproductive volunteer, please attend a brief organi Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at bi010gy. All the presenters have been zational meeting at 5:00 PM on Saturday Northwestern University, and Ethel working hard to make handouts for the (you'll still have time to make the Stanley, director of field testing of the teachers to take away with them. mixer). Check the program or the main BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium at The twenty-three teachers who have desk at the convention center for the Beloit College, will lead the session. registered this year are a varied group room number. If you cannot attend this They will describe classroom strategies hailing from seven cities in Texas and meeting, just drop by the booth and that are based on research on how representing eighteen schools. There sign up on the spot. students learn. Bring your ideas to will be seventeen teachers of grades 9 share with other participants. 12, two who teach 6-9, one K-5 teacher Careers Workshop Returns In Join us for a hands-on, interactive who will adapt our materials to San Antonio workshop featuring classroom ap primary grades, and one teacher from a In response to the excellent turnout proaches that emphasize student small college in Texas. These teachers and high interest at last year's work participation, critical thinking, and teach thirteen different types of classes shop, the Education Committee is again collaborative learning. What can you do in topics ranging from pharmacology to sponsoring a "Career Opportunities in to facilitate science learning for both gardening. The average class size in the Plant Biology" Workshop at the annual majors and non-majors? How can you 9-12 grade range is twenty-six students meeting in San Antonio (organized by support natural learning environments? per class. Eight of our teachers this Dale Blevins, University of Missouri). Do scheduling and architecture enhance year are on e-mail, which represents a The workshop will be on Monday, July or impede the your teaching? significant jump over last year when at 7:00 PM. Check your meetings only one of the teachers was on the program or the main desk at the Workshop for Teachers Returns for net. convention center for a room number. San Antonio Meetings It's going to be a great workshop this As was done last year, the workshop Planning for the Workshop for year and, in contrast to last year, we will feature a panel of speakers who Teachers (under the direction of are going to hand out all these same will be available to provide some Education Committee member Dina materials to ASPP members who attend insights into their career paths and Mandoli, University of Washington) is in the hopes that they will present the choices. Speakers include: Pam Green, proceeding apace for the 1996 ASPP materials to their local high schools. Michigan State University; Mary Jo Annual Meetings. This is the second These materials are now ready to share. Vesper, University of Dayton; Mike year that the ASPP Education Commit As occurred last year, the feedback of Grusak, USDA/Baylor Hospital; Bob tee has offered this morning workshop the teachers will be incorporated into Wise, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; to teachers. The Workshop held last the materials for next year. In addition, Mark Brodl, Knox College; Susan year in conjunction with the annual our next presentation will be at the Martino-Catt, Pioneer Hi-Bred Interna meeting of ASPP in Charlotte was a International Meeting of the National tional; and others. large success. Our goal is to develop Science Teachers Association in San Recent discussions on the Plant Ed inexpensive classroom exercises that Francisco in December of 1996. We electronic newsgroup have highlighted can be done by teachers in K-12 and have been chosen for the Global many of the issues that concern those that use plants as the biological Summit and are excited to have this seeking a future in plant biology material. Right now, the focus is on research and education. Those issues, high school level instructions. continued on page 12 12 ASPPNEWS continued from page 11 Tuskegee Transgenic Plant Workshop chance to show off our plants and a panelists stressed the point that sample of ASPP's greatest resource, its The Center for Biotechnology members. Research at Tuskegee University held university and high school students its "Workshop on Transgenic Plants: need to be exposed to the breadth of Check Out Plant Education Informa Biology and Applications" April 20-22, career opportunities offered in the plant tion on ASPP WWW Site 1996. The workshop, which was funded sciences and other aspects of biotech by grants from the National Science . As was announced in the March/April nology. Newsletter, the ASPP now has its own Foundation and the U.s. Department of To increase minority recruitment, Dr. Jerome Roberts (Alabama A&M web site at http://aspp.org. Numerous Agriculture, attracted more than 400 topics are covered and connected, participants and provided the opportu University) suggested that agriculture including education and teaching nity for enhancement of minority based research must improve its public activities. Back issues of the Education participation in plant molecular relations with the minority community. Forum are available as well as links to biology. The organizers, Drs. C. S. Furthermore, recruitment efforts need other plant biology education resources. Prakash and James H. M. Henderson, to be started early in high school-if John Cheeseman and Co. (University of prOVided an extensive program that we wait until students are juniors and Illinois) have made available demos of included lectures by eminent scientists seniors in college, the probability of their impressive photosynthesis teach on current trends in plant research, a attracting them into plant sciences is ing program that are well worth panel discussion on various federal marginal. How do we increase the checking out. An Arabidopsis lab funding opportunities, special internet odds? A conference such as the manual and a molecular biology lab demonstrations, posters, displays from Tuskegee Workshop is a good start but manual are also available. In the future, various scientific companies and in some regards is like "preaching to the ASPP web site will contain links to vendors, and recruitment information the converted," since most of the other web sites containing laboratory from a number of graduate programs participants at the workshop had and lecture information. throughout the nation. already decided that plant research is a One of the highlights was a panel viable career option. Just as Plant Education links Sought for discussion that addressed the problem Westinghouse provides scholarship ASPP WWW Site of minority participation in biotechnol competition to identify talented inven One of the goals of the Education ogy. The seven-person panel chaired by tors, perhaps the plant research and Committee is to provide easy access for Dr. William Gordon (Howard Univer biotechnology community should try a ASPP members to a wide variety of sity) represented a cross-section of similar approach to identify talented plant education materials. Many of us scientists at different professional minority students and encourage them have developed laboratory exercises, levels. The panelists discussed numer to pursue a career in plant science. course projects, or lecture outlines that ous obstacles encountered when Full proceedings from the workshop could be easily shared if a mechanism recruiting minorities. One common can be obtained frop' the follOWing were available for their dissemination. theme was the negative perception that website address: http://www.tusk.edu/ The ASPP web site is just such a tool. many minority students have regarding tusk/agriculture/workshop/ If you have the resources to develop agricultural research. Jacquelyn Jackson wrkshop.htm your own home page and materials (Tuskegee University undergraduate) or by contacting Dr. C. S. Prakash, that could be of use to anyone teaching noted that most undergraduates, School of Agriculture, Tuskegee plant biology, please consider making particularly minorities, wonder "what University, Tuskegee, AL.; telephone your site available for linkage to the can be done with a degree in agricul 334-727-8023, fax 334-727-8552, e-mail ASPP Web Site. John Cheeseman ture except drive a tractor?" Several [email protected]. (University of Illinois) has provided a link to his interactive photosynthesis program and Tom Sharkey (University of Wisconsin Madison) has several laboratory exercises that will be on-line soon. This should be an excellent way for us to share our tried-and-true teaching ideas and reduce having to reinvent the wheel every semester. If you are interested in providing access to your teaching resources . ~,.~ .' through the ASPP homepage, please ~~l 1 . contact Bob Wise (University of ,'";,~,f' :::, I, iii I: Wisconsin Oshkosh) or any other ~'" Ii' Education Committee member (ad Shown above are the winners for the Best Student Paper Award at the ASPP S~uth~~n dresses in the ASPP Membership Section Meeting, Orlando, Florida, March 3D-April 1, 1996, Left to right, Henry J. Sun, Directory). D. J. Longstreth (mentor), Elizabeth E. Schussler. July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 13 TURNING POINT
Howl Learned that Grownups Are Not Omniscient... and Saved My Thesis
Birgit Vennesland was in 1935 or thereabouts. My object was to measure the oxidation-reduction poten I learned to read Norwegian some time tial of the medium when an anaerobic between the ages of 2.5 and 3, in a little bacterium started to grow. To Simplify flat that Mother had rented in things, I picked a non-spore-former, Kristiansand for the period that Father Bacteroides vulgatus. I "poised" the OR was going to dental school in Chicago. potential of the medium by bubbling Mother was a dedicated teacher, so my through it mixtures of 02 and N2gas. The twin sister and I were provided with el main trouble was that, under these cir ementary readers at an early age, and I cumstances, Bacteroides vulgatus wouldn't liked to have the stories in these books grow at all, even if the OR potential was read to me by any available adult. (Adults invitingly low. There must be something were mostly different kinds of aunts.) toxic in the gases, so I struggled to purify Various individuals always read the same them. This did no good. Then I recalled page in the same way. They already what a friend in bacteriology had once "knew" what was on the page. Let me told me: that in setting up anaerobic cul explain that all adults were incredibly tures on agar plates in a desiccator, they
powerful individuals who knew every often added CO2 to the N2 with which thing. Since they were benevolent I wasn't the desiccator was eventually filled. But
afraid of them, but I had respect. they didn't think CO2 was essential. The But to get on witl:\ the reading, I began cells just seemed to grow a bit better. So, to break it down- not just what the page in desperation, I added a teaspoonful of says, but what that line of print says. Same sodium bicarbonate to the water in one thing. All adults knew what it said of my wash bottles through which my
amazing! Eventually, I got down to the "pure" N2 gas was J:JUbbling. The result smaller squiggles of print that made up seemed miraculous. Where there was the line. "What does that say?" plunking never any growth at all before, the cells my finger on top of the word (mostly now grew lustily, even if a little 02 was • short ones). And do you know? The adults added to the N2 couldn't tell me what it said unless they The thrill or elation I experienced can could see it. I had to take my finger away not be exaggerated, though it is carefully and point underneath one of the concealed in the published paper that squiggles, before they could tell me what eventually appeared (1). By that time it said. They didn't just know- they had other laboratories were noting the need , to see it. To me, this was a genuine rev of some bacteria for CO2 And then there elation. I can clearly recall the thrill of is a real probability that my elation discovery. Naturally, I began to examine stemmed from the fact that I had "saved" the squiggles more carefully myself, and my thesis-not from any intellectual real
it wasn't long before I knew that A stood ization of the importance of CO2 in me for Ah and so on, down the rather long tabolism. After combing the bacteriology
alphabet. journals for an explanation of my CO2 Norwegian is spelled rather more pho effect, I eventually discovered the Wood .AAUW fellowship, where I was assigned netically· than English. Consequently, Werkman papers, which provided con to study glycogen formation with the help
when I opened my first American primer, clusive evidence for CO2 assimilation by of isotopic carbon, lIC (2). There is no I read the first line: Eeeee-om-My (I am heterotrophic bacteria: doubt that it was the availability of isoto
May). Pyruvate + CO2 > Oxaloacetate pic carbon that caused a literal explosion And now we'll get scientific ... And then fate was exceptionally kind in our knowledge of intermediary nietabo- I selected my own topic for a Ph.D. and sent me in 1939 to A. Baird Hastings
thesis at the University of Chicago. This at Harvard Medical School with an continued on page 14 14 ASPPNEWS continued from page 13 lism. Of course, Hans Krebs did his great WSSA UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD pioneering work without it, but he had difficulty getting his ideas accepted. With The Weed Science Society of America has developed an Undergraduate isotopic carbon, it was a simple matter to Student Research Grant designed to encourage and involve exceptional undergraduates in agricultural research. Interested faculty members are show that the carbon of CO2 was incor porated into newly formed liver glyco encouraged to identify potential award candidates and discuss the possi gen. The Krebs cycle and the Wood bility of sponsoring a research project. Awards may be used as a stipend, Werkman reaction provided a readily for research budget expenses (travel, supplies, etc.), to defer fees, to defray accepted path for this incorporation. living expenses for summer research, or any combination of these items. After two wonderfully stimulating years at Harvard, I returned in 1941 to AWARD: Up to $1000 for support of undergraduate research to the University of Chicago, where, among be conducted over a minimum of one quarter/semes teachbio~' other duties, it was my job to ter during 1997. This award may be used to defray chemistry to medical students. We com the cost of research supplies or as a stipend. Support pletely reorganized the section on inter of a faculty sponsor is required. Awards will be made mediary metabolism. to the student, to be administered by the faculty sponsor's department. References (1) Vennesland B., Hanke M.E. (1940). The APPLICANT: The applicant is an undergraduate student with a Oxidation-Reduction Potential Require ments of a Non-Spore-Forming Obligate strong interest in Weed Science. Students majoring in all related disciplines may apply. Anaerobe. J. Bacterial. 39: 139-169. TO APPLY: (2) Solomon, A. K., Vennesland, B., Applicants should prepare a 2-3 page research pro Klemperer, F. W., Buchanan. J. M. and posal including name, phone number, titles objective, Hastings, A. B. (1941). The Participation experimental approach, discussion, budget and refer of Carbon Dioxide in the Carbohydrate ences. The discussion section of the proposal should Cycle. J. Bioi. Chern .. 140: 171-182. describe the expected results and their possible sig nificance to Weed Science. The student should pro vide a cover letter in which general academic and career goals are discussed. A copy of the students academic transcripts should also be provided.
FACULTY SPONSOR: Any faculty member who is actively engaged in Weed Science research is qualified to be a sponsor. The fac ulty sponsor should review the research proposal with special attention to the budget, the distribution of funds should be approved by both the student and sponsor. In addition, the sponsor should provide a letter of reference including a statement of his/her willingness to supervise the proposed research and to provide needed· space, equipment and supplies above those requested in the proposal. The sponsor is en couraged to assist the student in presenting his/her results at a regional Weed Science Meeting.
HOW TO APPLY: The completed proposal, academic transcripts, cover letter and faculty letter of support should be forwarded Deadline for the to Dr. John Jachetta, DowElanco, BId. 308; 2E/05, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054; Phone: September/October 1996 issue (317) 337-4672, Fax (317) 337-4649. Proposals should be received no later than November 15, 1995. Fund ing decisions will be made by January 25, 1997 and of ASPP NEWS presented at the 1997 WSSA National Meeting Awards Banquet. is August 21, 1996. July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 15 Special Issue of THE PLANT CELL to Feature Plant-Microbe Interactions
Recent rapid progress toward under Taylor, news and reviews editor of 11-IE Sharon Long, Ton Bisseling, and Vivienne standing the molecular and genetic PLANT CELL, in consultation with THE Gianinazzi-Pearson. mechanisms governing interactions be PLANT CELL editor-in-chief Brian Larkins It is expected that the 1996 special is tween plants and their microbial sym and former co-editor Andrew Jackson. sue of 11-IE PLANT CELL will be as suc bionts and pathogens will be detailed in Topics and authors to be covered in the cessful as the first two, Plant Reproduc the third special issue of THE PLANT special issue include: Pathogenic Re tion in 1993 and Plant Biochemistry in CELL, to be published as the October 1996 sponses: James Carrington, Alan Conmer, 1995, both of which are now out of print. issue of the journal. As was the case with Vitaly Citovsky, Wolfgang Knogge, These special issues have proven to be the two earlier special issues, the issue Jonathan Walton, and Valerie Williamson; invaluable as teaching aids and as refer will be mailed to all subscribers but will Resistance Responses: Ian Crute, Jonathan ences, and the demand for them has been also be sold as a single copy, with special Jones, Andrew Bent, Jeffery Dangl, John high. Persons interested in acquiring cop prices for early orders and for orders of Ryals, and Anne Osbourn; Control of ies of the 1996 issue for classroom use are lots of 10 or more (see ad below). Pathogens: David Baulcombe, Donald urged to order early. The issue is being edited by Crispin Nuss, and Jo Handelsman; Symbioses:
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Roberta K. Merkle, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, The University of Georgia, 220 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30602 4712.
August 20-22 Second Asia-Pacific Conference in Plant Physiology Challenges for Plant Physiology in the Next Millennium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organized by the Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology, International Association of Plant Physiology, and Malaysian Agricul tural Research and Development Institute. Contact: Mr. Tajuddin Ismail (registration formalities etc.), RRIM-Consult, PO Box 10150, 50908 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; fax 603 6565251, 6564418 or Prof. Helen Nair, Chairman, Organizing Committee ASPACOPPII, Department of Botany, 1996 [email protected]; or contact Paul Li, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Department of Horticultural Science, Malaysia; fax 603 7594178, e-mail AUGUST University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN [email protected]. 55108; telephone 612-624-1757, fax 612-624 August 4-9 q 4941, e-mail [email protected]. Postharvest 96: SEPTEMBER Fourth Yearly International Conference on August 11-16 Postharvest Science Gordon Research Conference September 1-7 Taupo, New Zealand Cellular Basis of Adaptation to Salt and Cellular and Molecular Biology For more information and registration Water Stress in Plants 2nd World Congress materials contact: Dr. Ian Ferguson, Tilton School, Tilton, New Hampshire Ottawa, Canada HortResearch, Private Bag 92 169, Auckland, Contact: Andrew D. Hanson, Horticultural Contact: 2nd World Congress Secretariat, NZ; telephone 00 64 9 849 3660, fax 00 64 9 Sciences Department, University of telephone 613-247-1344, fax 613-247-2187, e 815 4202, e-mail [email protected]. Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0690; tele mail [email protected]. phone 352-392-1928, ext. 334; fax August 4-9 352-392-6479; e-mail [email protected]. September 16-18 Gordon Conference Engineering Crops for Industrial End Uses Photosynthesis: Biochemical Aspects August 18-23 Joint Meeting of the Biochemical Society New Hampton School Gordon Conference and IACR-Long Ashton Research Station New Hampton, New Hampshire Photosynthetic CO, Fixation and Long Ashton, Bristol, United Kingdom Organizers: Charles F. Yocum, chair, Melvin Metabolism in Green Plants Contact: Mr. H. M. Anderson, IACR-Long P. Okamura, vice chair. Contact: Gordon Tilton School, Tilton, New Hampshire Ashton Research Station, Department of Research Conferences, University of Rhode Organizers: Steven C. Huber, Chair, Hans Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol, Island, P.O. Box 984, West Kingston, RI Bohnert, vice chair. Contact: Gordon Long Ashton, Bristol, BS18 9AF, UK; 02892-0984; telephone 401-783-7644, fax 401 Research Conferences, University of Rhode telephone 44 1275 392181, fax 44 1275 783-4011, e-mail [email protected]. Island, P.O. Box 984, West Kingston, RI 394007, e-mail [email protected]. 02892-0984; telephone 401-783-7644, fax 401 August 5-8 783-4011, e-mail [email protected]. September 22-28 5th International Plant NATO Advanced Research Workshop Cold Hardiness Seminar August 19-23 Regulation of Enzymatic Systems Oregon State University, Corvallis Course: Mass Spectrometry and MS/MS Detoxifying Xenobiotics in Plants Contact: Tony Chen, Department of Analysis of Glycoconjugates Kallithea, Chalkidiki, Greece Horticulture, Oregon State University, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center Contact the workshop director: Prof. Kriton Corvallis, Oregon 97331; telephone 503-737 University of Georgia, Athens K. Hatzios, Department of Plant Pathology, 5444, fax 503-737-3479, e-mail Application deadline May 24, 1996. Contact: Physiology and Weed Science, Virginia 18 ASPPNEWS
Polytechnic Institute and State University, January 19-23, 1997 April 6-11, 1997 Blacksburg, VA 24061-0330; telephone 540 Eucarpia Tomato 97 Keystone Conference 231-5808, fax 540-231-5755, e-mail Jerusalem, Israel Metabolic Engineering in Transgenic Plants [email protected]. Contact: ISAS International Seminars, P.O. Copper Mountain, Colorado Box 34001, Jerusalem 91340, Israel; telephone Organizers: Richard A. Dixon, Charles J. September 27-29 972 2 6520574, fax 972 2 6520558, e-mail Arntzen. Contact: Keystone Symposia, Robertson Symposium: [email protected]. Deadline for 150-250 Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; C4 Photosynthesis 30 years On word abstract is August 15, 1996. telephone 800-235-0685 or 970-262-1230, fax Australian National University, Canberra 970-262-1525; e-mail For preliminary circular, contact: Bob January 20-26, 1997 [email protected]. Furbank, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Keystone Symposia Conference GPO Box 1600 Canberra, ACT 2601 Evolution of Plant Development April 14-19, 1997 Australia, e-mail [email protected]; Taos, New Mexico 9th International Congress on Isozymes, Susanne von Caemmerer, RSBS, ANU, GPO Organizers: Susan R. Wessler, Michael Genes, and Gene Families Box 475, Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia, e Freeling, Elliot Meyerowitz. Contact: San Antonio, Texas mail [email protected]. Keystone Symposia, Drawer 1630, Contact: Ms. Daphne Wright, Congress Silverthorne, CO 80498; telephone 800-235 Liaison, Southwest Foundation for Biomedi 0685 or 970-262-1230, fax 970-262-1525, e cal Research, P.O. Box 28147, San Antonio, OCTOBER mail [email protected]. TX 78228-0147; fax 210-670-3337, e-mail [email protected]. October 23-27 January 26-31, 1997 12th Annual Meeting of the Gordon Conference American Society for Gravitational and Temperature Stress in Plants MAY Space Biology Colony Harbortown Hotel Charlotte, North Carolina Ventura, California May 4-9, 1997 Contact: Donald R. Beem, American Organizers: Donald Ort, chair, Charles Guy, International Conference on Institute for Biological Sciences, Special vice chair. Contact: Gordon Research Nitrogen Assimilation: Science Programs, 1444 Eye Street NW, Conferences, University of Rhode Island, Molecular and Genetic Aspects Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202-628 P.O. Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984; Tampa, Florida 1500, e-mail telephone 401-783-7644, fax 401-783-4011, e Contact: Nitrogen Assimilation Meeting, [email protected]. mail [email protected]. University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 12901 Bruce B. Downs DECEMBER MARCH Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612; telephone 813 974-3393, fax 813-974 5798, e-mail December 7-11 March 21-26, 1997 [email protected]. 6th International Congress on Cell Biology Information Processing Systems in Plants: & Their Evolution and Function May 20-June 1, 1997 36th American Society for Cell Biology University of California, Davis Eighth NATO Advanced Study Institute Annual Meeting Contact: Dr. Bill Lucas, Section of Plant Course: "Cellular Integration of Signaling San Francisco, California Biology, University of California, Davis, CA Pathways in Plant Development" Contact: ASCB, 9650 Rockville Pike, 95616 USA; fax 916-7525410, e-mail Maratea, Italy Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone 301-530 [email protected]. Pending NATO approval. Organizers: 7153, fax 301-530-7139, e-mail Natasha Raikhel, Michigan State University, [email protected], World Wide Web East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Rob Last, http://www.faseb.org/ascb. APRIL Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, New York, USA; Fiorella Lo Schiavo, University April 1-5, 1997 of Padova, Padova, Italy, and Giorgio 1997 The Fourth International Symposium: Morelli, National Institute of Nutrition, Responses of Plant Metabolism to Air Rome, Italy. More information available in Pollution and Global Change the middle of October; contact: Rob Last, e JANUARY Badhotel 't Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, mail [email protected], or Fiorella Lo Schiavo, The Netherlands e-mail [email protected]. January 16-18, 1997 For more information and applications Annual Symposium in Plant Physiology contact: Luit J. De Kok or Ineke Stulen, A Look Beyond Transcription: Department of Plant Biology, University of JULY Mechanisms Determining mRNA Stability Groningen, P.O. Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, and Translation in Plants The Netherlands; telephone 31 503632277/ July 12-18, 1997 University of California, Riverside 2373/2281, fax 31 503632273, e-mail CA '97 Seventh International Controlled Organizers: Julia Bailey-Serres and Dan [email protected] or e-mail Atmosphere Research Conference Gallie. Contact: Cindi McKernan, conference [email protected]. Davis, California organizer for registration information. For information contact: Ms. Pamela Moyer, Botany and Plant Sciences Department, Department of Pomology, University of University of California, Riverside, CA California, Davis 95616; telephone 916-752 92521; telephone 909-787-3423, fax 909-787 6941, fax 916-752-8502, e-mail 4437, e-mail [email protected]. [email protected]. July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 19
July 20 - 25, 1997 AUGUST SEPTEMBER International Symposium on Iron Nutrition and Interactions in Plants August 13-15, 1997 September 7-11, 1997 Universitat Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany Symposium on Seed Biology International Symposium on Boron in For information, contact: Dr. Volker and Technology: Soils and Plants Romheld, Institut fur Pflanzenemahrung, Applications and Advances Chiang Mai, Thailand Universitat Hohenheim, D 70593, Stuttgart, National Seed Storage Laboratory Contact: Dr. B. Rerlkasem, Multiple Germany; telephone +49 711 459 3714, fax Fort Collins, Colorado Cropping Center, Chiang Mai University, +49 711 459 3295. For information contact: http://www.ars Chiang Mai, Thailand 50200; fax 66-53 grin.gov/ ars/NoPlains/FtCollins/SEEDBIO/ 210000. Please request the 2nd circular. June 26-30, 1997 or Eric E. Roos, USDA National Seed The International Arabidopsis Meeting Storage Laboratory, 1111 South Mason St., September 29-0ctober 3, 1997 Madison, Wisconsin Fort Collins, CO 80521-4500, e-mail: International Symposium on Biotechnology Contact: Richard Amasino, Department of [email protected], telephone 970 of Tropical and Subtropical Species Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, 420 495-3205, fax 970-221-1427; or Greg Brisbane, Australia Henry Mall Madison, WI 53706-1569; Welbaum, Department of Horticulture, Conference convenor: Dr. Rod Drew, fax 61 telephone 608-262-4704, fax 608-262-3453. Saunders Hall, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 7 32863094, e-mail [email protected] 24061-0327, telephone 540-231-5801, fax 540 For more information or to receive an 231-3083. nouncements contact: Organizers Australia, PO Box 1237, Milton Q4064, Australia; fax 617 33671471, e-mail [email protected].
Officers of ASPP's Southern Section. Left to right. Dawne Luthe (secretary-treasurer). Randy Cameron (secretary-treasurer-elect). Mary Musgrave (vice chair). Marc Cohn (ASPP executive commit James H.M. Henderson was the featured dinner speaker at tee representative). and Cynthia Galloway (chair). the ASPP Southern Section annual meeting. March 31, 1996. ASPP Placement Service
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National Program Leader package with complete qualification a bachelor's degree or higher (a Ph.D. is USAD-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland requirements and instructions, contact the desirable) in plant physiology, plant (Received 06/26) Human Resources Division, telephone 301 pathology, genetics, or agronomy and (2) The National Program Staff, Agricultural 344-4638 or 301-344-2288 and request specialized experience directly related to the Research Service, USDA is seeking appli vacancy announcement number ARS-H-6 position. Candidates must have research cants for the position of National Program 020. Applications must be marked ARS-H-6 experience with one or more of the major Leader (Weed Science), Plant Sciences Staff, 020-B607 and postmarked by August 12, oilseed crops and knowledge of plant at Beltsville, Maryland. The incumbent will 1996. USDA/ARS is an equal opportunity molecular biology or molecular genetics, as provide national leadership and coordina employer. well as demonstrated ability to administra~ tion of agricultural research programs tively lead and coordinate research pro relating to weed science. The appointment is grams. For specific qualifications see a permanent full-time position and requires National Program Leader vacancy announcement. Salary commensu U.s. citizenship. Candidates must possess (1) USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland rate with experience ($62,473 to $95,531). a bachelor's degree or higher (a Ph.D. is (Received 06/26) For information contact: Dr. J. B. St. John, desirable) in plant physiology, plant The National Program Staff, Agricultural telephone 301-504-6252, fax 301-504-6191, pathology, ecology, entomology, or Research Service, USDA is seeking appli e-mail [email protected]. For an application agronomy and (2) specialized experience cants for the position of National Program package with complete qualification directly related to the position. Candidates Leader (Oilseeds and Plant Bioscience), Plant requirements and instructions, contact the must have research experience with Sciences Staff, at Beltsville, Maryland. The Human Resources Division, telephone 301 integrated approaches to weed management incumbent will provide national leadership 344-4638 or 301-344-2288, and request and control, as well as demonstrated ability and coordination of agricultural research vacancy announcement number ARS-H-6 to administratively lead and coordinate programs relating to oilseed crops, new 021. Applications must be marked ARS-H-6 research programs. For specific qualifications crops development, and plant bioscience; the 021-B606 and postmarked by August 12, see vacancy announcement. Salary commen latter includes fundamental molecular 1996. USDA/ARS is an equal opportunity surate with experience ($62,473 to $95,531). biological and molecular genetic approaches employer. For information contact: Dr. J. B. St. John, to agricultural problems. The appointment is telephone 301-504-6252, fax 301-504-6191, a permanent full-time position and requires e-mail [email protected]. For an application U.s. citizenship. Candidates must possess (1) 22 ASPPNEWS
Department Head major emphasis on potatoes is available in Assistant Professor Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana the Department of Horticulture. The starting University of Minnesota, St. Paul (Received 06/26) date for this position is January 1, 1997. A (Received 06/10/96) Purdue University seeks applications for Ph.D. in horticulture or related plant science Applications are invited for a 12-month head of the Department of Botany and Plant disciplines is required. Salary is competitive tenure-track position in potato genetics and Pathology. Candidates should hold the and commensurate with background and breeding at the assistant professor level. Ph.D. degree, be eligible for tenure at the experience. Evaluation of applications will Required: Ph.D. in horticulture, plant rank of professor, and be committed to the begin August 1, 1996, and continue until a breeding or related discipline with demon land grant philosophy. A nationally suitable candidate is identified. Send a letter strated expertise in plant genetics. Desirable: recognized record in teaching, research, or of application, resume, academic transcripts, graduate-level course work and experience extension in a plant related field and and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. in plant quantitative genetics, plant leadership abilities are required; administra E. Jay Holcomb, Department of Hortiq.I1ture, pathology, entomology, and molecular tive skills are essential. Applicants should 103 Tyson Building, Box ASPP, The biology, including the use of molecular submit by September 1 a statement of Pennsylvania State University, University markers in quantitative genetics and plant administrative philosophy, a complete Park, PA 16802. An affirmative action/equal breeding; experience in potato breeding or curriculum vitae, and the names/addresses opportunity employer. Women and production; and effectiveness in oral and of five references to: Dr. Greg Shaner, Co minorities encouraged to apply. written communication, and teaching. The Chair, Dean of Agriculture's Office, 1140 successful candidate will be expected to Agricultural Administration Building, conduct individual and collaborative Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Assistant/Associate Professor research on the genetics of pest and disease 47906. Purdue University is an affirmative Michigan Technological University resistance and other traits that are important action/equal opportunity employer. Women Houghton in sustainable potato production systems, and minorities are strongly encouraged to (Received 05/21) prOVide leadership for a potato cultivar apply. A nine-month, tenure-track position is improvement program, work effectively with available in wood science, rank and salary clientele groups, and be involved in commensurate with qualifications and undergraduate and graduate education. Endowed Professorship experience. Responsibilities include: research Applicants should submit a curriculum University of Missouri, Columbia (60%) and teaching (40%) (teaching under vitae, a statement of teaching and research (Received 05/31) graduate and graduate courses in primary interests as related to this position, and the The Plant Science Unit in the College <;>f wood processing, wood structure/properties, names, addresses, and telephone numbers of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at wood chemistry and biotechnology); acting three references to: Chair, Potato Genetics the University of Missouri invites applica in an advisory capacity to undergraduate Search Committee, Department of Horticul tions for this tenure-track, 80% research, and graduate students; establishing and tural Science, University of Minnesota, 305 20% teaching, position. Research should conducting strong research programs Alderman Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108. The focus on the development of soybean with appropriate to area of interest, emphasizing University of Minnesota is an equal one or more of the following characteristics: graduate education; participating in opportunity educator and employer. superior oil and protein, ability to produce collaborative research efforts within the pharamaceuticals and other compounds Institute and other departments on campus important to human and animal health, and outside agencies. A Ph.D. degree in Assistant Professor improved disease and insect resistance, wood science or related field required. University of Toronto stress tolerance, or other value-added traits. Preferable: areas of expertise complementary Toronto, Ontario, Canada Research on efficient transformation and with Institute of Wood Research programs (Received 06/17) regeneration of soybean is also required. in wood protection, wood composites, wood The Botany Department of the University of Teaching responsibilities will be either an and lignin biotechnology, environmental Toronto invites applications for a tenure undergraduate or graduate course in plant aspects of wood processing. Excellent track position in plant development at the biotechnology, along with training of communication skills are required. Submit assistant professor level, starting July 1, graduate and postdoctoral students. letter of intent; resume; transcripts of all 1997. The successful candidate should have Applicants should have a well-established, academic work; names, positions, addresses, a PhD. and, preferably, postdoctoral nationally/ internationally recognized and telephone numbers of three references experience. We are particularly interested in research program. A statement of research to: Wood Science Faculty Search Committee, applicants using cellular, molecular, and interests, a complete resume, and three Institute of Wood Research, Michigan genetic approaches to studying problems in letters of reference should be sent, by Technological University, 1400 Townsend plant developmental biology. Teaching September 10, 1996, to: Dr. Dale G. Blevins, Drive, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295. The responsibilities will include participation in Department of Agronomy, 205 Curtis Hall, selection process will begin July 1, 1996, and undergraduate and graduate courses in University of Missouri, Columbia, MO continue until a suitable candidate is plant development and in cellular and 65211; telephone 573~882-4819, fax 573-882 selected. The date of availability is Septem molecular biology. This position is integral 1469. ber 1, 1996, or as appropriate for successful to a new campus-wide graduate program in candidate. Michigan Technological Univer developmental biology. Applicants should sity is an equal opportunity educational submit a curriculum vitae and a statement Assistant/Associate Professor institution/equal opportunity affirmative of research and teaching interests and Pennsylvania State University action employer. arrange for three letters of reference to be University Park sent by September 16, 1996, to: Dr. Vema J. (Received 05/20) Higgins, Chair, Department of Botany, A twelve-month, tenure track position with University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks Street, an extension (75%) and research (25%) Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3B2; e-mail responsibility in commercial vegetables with [email protected] This position is July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 23 subject to budget approval. In accordance undergraduate and graduate education in Research Associate with its employment equity policy, the weed science. Appointee will assume an Rutgers University-Cook College University of Toronto encourages applica endowed professorship providing financial New Brunswick, New Jersey tions from qualified women and men, support for research in rice weed manage (Received 06/21) members of visible minorities, aboriginal ment. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a A research associate position is available to peoples, and persons with disabilities. plant science discipline with expertise in one study the molecular genetic mechanism of or more of the following areas: weed an enzyme involved in salicylic acid science, agronomy, plant ecology, plant metabolism in tobacco. Experience in plant Assistant Professor physiology. Send curriculum vitae, publica biology and molecular biology is essential. University of Wisconsin, Madison tion lists and representative reprints, Strong publication record. Ph.D. with (Received 06/20) statement of teaching and research interests, minimum three years experience is required. The Department of Horticulture at the undergraduate and graduate transcripts (if Applicants should submit curriculum vitae University of Wisconsin-Madison invites within 5 years of graduation), and names and three names of referees to: Ilya Raskin, applications for an assistant professor and addresses of five professional references AgBiotech Center, Rutgers University-Cook position supporting Wisconsin turfgrass to: Dr. Kent Bradford, Chair, Vegetable College, Foran Hall, P. O. Box 231, New industries. The position is 70% extension/ Crops Department, University of California, Brunswick, NJ 08903. Rutgers University is 30% instruction (12 month appointment). Davis, CA 95616-8746; telephone 916-752 an equal opportunity employer. The incumbent will provide statewide 7049, fax 916-752-9659, e-mail leadership in Extension programs serving [email protected]. Open until filled, golf course superintendents, sod growers, but to assure consideration, apply by Postdoctoral Position landscape and institutional grounds October 1, 1996. The University of California University of Wisconsin, Madison managers, and lawn care providers. Program is an affirmative action/equal opportunity (Received 05/10) emphasis will be on environmentally employer. A postdoctoral position is available responsible turf management. Program immediately to investigate the molecular delivery will be in cooperation with industry structure of centromeres using a newly organizations and cooperative specialists in Faculty Position identified DNA element located in the allied departments. Excellent facilities to Hebrew University of Jerusalem centromeric region of a monocot plant support extension and applied research are Jerusalem, Israel species. Project involves cloning new available at the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research (Received 07/02) centromere-related DNA elements and and Education Center. Applicants must have The department of Agricultural Botany of studying their molecular organization. completed a Ph.D. in horticulture, agronomy the Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites Background in molecular biology and or related sciences. Experience in turfgrass applications for a regular, full time tenure laboratory skills of cloning and DNA management is desirable. Applications must track and/or tenured faculty position. To be manipulation are required. Research be received by October 15, 1996. Applicants considered for the position, the applicant experiences on protein and/or large insert should send their curriculum vitae, a should have a record of academic achieve genomic DNA libraries (YAC, BAC) are statement of professio'hal goals, transcripts, ments in one of the following research helpful. Salary will be about $25,000/year and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. fields: (1) Uptake and translocation of depending on experiences. Send curriculum T. R. Roper, Search Committee Chair, minerals and metabolites in plants: mecha vitae, brief statement of experience and Department of Horticulture, University of nism, molecular biology and regulation. (2) goals, and names, addresses, and phone Wisconsin-Madison, 1575 Linden Drive, Plant development and morphogenesis: numbers of three references to: Dr. Jiming Madison, WI 53706-1590; telephone 608-262 Molecular and cell biology. Applicants must Jiang, Department of Horticulture, Univer 9751, fax 608-262-4743, e-mail hold a Ph.D. degree in a relevant field and sity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI [email protected]. Names, titles, and have had successful postdoctoral experience. 53706. addresses of applicants and nominees Previous experience relevant to the above cannot be kept confidential. The University mentioned topics is also preferable. The of Wisconsin-Madison is an affirmative successful candidate will be expected to Postdoctoral Research Associate action, equal opportunity employer and teach undergraduate courses in plant Texas Tech University, Lubbock encourages women and minorities to apply. biology, and graduate courses in the field of (Received 05/10) his/her experience (in Hebrew) and is A postdoctoral position is available expected to develop internationally recog immediately to develop and analyze cotton Assistant!Associate Professor nized independent research activities. To transformed to improve sink (fiber) and University of California, Davis apply please mail a complete curriculum source metabolism during chilling. Duties (Received 06/26) vitae and a list of publications, transcripts of will include developing gene constructs, Assistant/associate professor and assistant/ the three recent articles, a brief description genomic library screening, and participating associate weed ecophysiologist. The Weed of previous academic career and accomplish in molecular/biochemical/physiological Science Program, University of California, ments and scientific research plan, and analyses of transformed plants. A Ph.D. and Davis, seeks to fill an ll-month-term (9 names and affiliation of three scientists who a strong background in molecular biology month tenure-track) career position in the can send a letter of recommendation to: are essential. Experience in biochemistry/ Agricultural Experiment Station (75%) and Professor E. Tel-Or, Head, Department of physiology is desirable. Send a curriculum the College of Agricultural and Environmen Agricultural Botany, The Hebrew University vitae and have three letters of reference sent tal Sciences (25%). Appointee will develop a of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, P.O. to Dr. Scott Holaday or Dr. Candace research program in weed ecophysiology, Box 12, Rehovot76100, Israel; telephone/fax Haigler, Department of Biological Sciences, with emphasis in rice and rice-based 972-8-9467763, e-mail [email protected]. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409 cropping systems, will direct a rice weed 3131; fax 806-742-2963; e-mail: management program at the California Rice [email protected]. Experiment Station, and will participate in 24 ASPPNEWS
Postdoctoral Position Postdoctoral Positions well-developed in vitro assays, and University of Illinois, Urbana University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia transgenic plants are being used to investi (Received 05/14) (Received 05/16) gate targeting/translocation mechanisms. A A postdoctoral position is available to Postdoctoral positions will be available in PhD. and experience with biochemical and investigate the basis for the slowly reversible the fall of 1996 to investigate the molecular molecular biological methodology are inhibition of light and CO2 saturated and biochemical basis of pyrophosphate required. Send curriculum vitae and three photosynthesis by short term exposures to energized proton translocation [Proc. Nat!. letters of reference to: Kenneth Cline, moderate temperatures in a collaborative Acad. Sci. U.s.A., 91: 6128-6132 (1994); J. Horticultural Sciences, Box 110690, Univer effort between the laboratories of A. R. Bio!. Chern., 270: 2630-2635 (1994); J. Bio!. sity of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611; e Portis and C. J. Whitmarsh. The position is Chem., 270: 2630-2635 (1995)), ABC mail [email protected]. open only to U.S. citizens and resident transporter-mediated xenobiotic detoxifica aliens and will be filled when a suitable tion [Plant Physiol.,107: 1257-1268 (1995); J. candidate is found. Send a· curriculum vitae, Bio!. Chem., 271: 6509-6517 (1996)) or Postdoctoral Position three references, and a description of proton-coupled calcium transport [Proc. Michigan State University, East Lansing previous research experience relevant to this Nat!. Acad. Sci., in press (1996)). All three of (Received OS/20) project or contact either of us for additional these projects will involve the manipulation Genetic transformation of floriculture crops. details: Portis (e-mail [email protected]; fax: of molecularly defined plant membrane Responsibilities include development of 217-244-4419); Whitmarsh (e-mail proteins in both plants and yeast. A Ph.D. is regeneration and transformation systems, [email protected], fax 217-244-4419), 190 required and experience in protein or genetic engineering of relevant genes and ERML, 1201 W. Gregory, Urbana IL 61801 cellular biochemistry and/or molecular transformation vectors, and verification of 3838. AA/EOE employer. biology is desirable. Please send a curricu transgenic materials. Interaction with a lum vitae, list of publications and three multidisciplinary team including floriculture letters of reference to: Dr. Philip A. Rea, production, physiology, genetics, and plant Postdoctoral Position Plant Science Institute, Department of biotechnology. Expertise in tissue culture University of Florida, Gainesville Biology, University of Pennsylvania, and molecular genetics is required. Position (Received 05/15) Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018; fax: 215-898 available July 1 (pending funding). Send A two-year postdoctoral. position is available 8780; e-mail: [email protected]. letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and to work on the biochemistry and molecular names, telephone numbers, and e-mail biology of the sulfur-containing betaine addresses of three references to: Dr. Wayne DMSP. DMSP is a potent osmoprotectant Postdoctoral Position Loescher, Chair, Department of Horticulture, and cryoprotectant and is also the major Washington University Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI biogenic source of atmospheric sulfur. See Saint Louis Missouri 48824. Plant Physio!. 108:1439 [1995) and J. Bio!. (Received 05/16) Chern. 270:22344 [1995) for background. An associate is sought to join in a collabora Experience in biochemistry and molecular tive characterization of the "Plasmalemmal Postdoctoral Position cloning is required. Send curriculum vitae, Control Center" (Protoplasma 182:1-9, lab York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada names, and addresses of three references web site below). One collaborator has (Received OS/22) and letter explaining background and described a group of genes with expression A position is available in fungal cell biology interests to: Dr. Andrew Hanson, Horticul products located near integrins, according to to study the role of the cytoskeleton tural Sciences Department, University of preliminary wide-field computational (especially the plasma membrane associated Florida, Gainesville, Forida 32611-0690; fax (McNally and Conchello, 1996 Plant Physio!. skeleton) in regulating hyphal tip growth in 352-392-6479; email [email protected]. supp!.) optical-sectioning microscopy. Time Neurospora. Experience in microscopy or courses of rapid "Center" signalling events biochemistry 6f the cytoskeleton preffred. have already been assessed; real-time 3-D Available immediately, for up to three years. Postdoctoral Fellow capability is under development. Using Send curriculum vitae and names of referees Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute antibodies, GFP fusions and diverse stains, to: Dr. I. Brent Heath, Biology Department, Troy, New York the associate will covisualize proteins and York University, 4700 Keele Street, North (Received 05/15) messengers during sensory inputs. More York, Toronto, Ontario M3J IP3, Canada; Molecular biologist to study assembly of information: http://biogopher.wust!.edu/ telephone 416 736 5511, e-mail higher plant Rubisco. Project involves allenlab.html or http://tma.chem.yale.edu/ [email protected]. purifying molecular chaperones and will use pss/ Contact: Barbara G. Pickard, radiotracers, cloned Rubisco genes, and [email protected]!.edu. chloroplast extracts. Two-year appointment, Postdoctoral Position starting October 1, 1996. Interested persons Montana State University, Bozeman should send curriculum vitae, names and Postdoctoral Position (Received OS/24) phone numbers of three references, and a University of Florida, Gainesville Postdoctoral position in plant molecular letter of intent to: . Harry Roy, Professor of (Received OS/20) biology. Isolate and characterize dormancy Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Immediate opening to study assembly of associated cDNA clones using differential Troy, NY, 12180-3590; telephone 518-276 thylakoid proteins. Thylakoid precursor display. Available August 15, 1996, renew 8170, e-mail [email protected]. Rensselaer proteins, imported into the chloroplast able for two years. Required: (1) Ph.D. in Polytechnic Institute is an equal opportunity stroma, enter one of several precursor plant biology or closely related discipline; employer. specific thylakoid targeting systems. (2) laboratory experience in molecular Components of two systems have been biology including monitoring gene expres identified (e.g. Science 266:796-798, 1994; sion; (3) good communication skills. Desired: Proc Nat! Acad Sci USA 92:3789-3793, 1995). experience in seed physiology, plant tissue Recombinant DNA and protein techniques, culture, and plant transformation. Screening July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 25 begins June 15, 1996. Applicants should Postdoctoral Position to: Drs. Martha James and Alan Myers, submit a letter of application describing Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, qualification, current resume/vitae, tran (Received 06/03) 2152 Molecular Biology Building, Iowa State scripts, and arrange for three references to Our long-range goal is to improve alfalfa University, Ames, IA 50011; fax 515-294 be sent to : Dr. William E. Dyer, PSES (Medicago saliva L.) persistence by identifying 0453. Department, Montana State University, and manipulating genes affecting winter Bozeman, MT, 59717~0312; telephone 406 hardiness. This research project will identify 994-5063, fax 406-994-3933, e-mail and characterize mRNA species in buds and Postdoctoral Position [email protected]. ADA/EO/ AA/Vet. roots of alfalfa that accumulate or are University of Missouri, Columbia Pref. differentially expressed when contrasting (Received 06/19) alfalfa germplasms are exposed to freeze Postdoctoral position available to study the acclimating conditions. A Ph.D. in molecular role of protein phosphorylation in cellular Graduate Studentships biology and experience with PCR, cDNA signaling in plants. Applicants must have a Simon Fraser University, cloning, northern analysis, and sequencing Ph.D. in biochemistry, molecular biology, or BriHsh Columbia, Canada are required. The position is available a related field. ,Prior experience in the area (Received 05/29) immediately. Send a letter of application, a of signal transduction is desired. Send Studentships ($15,000) are available for two current vita including publications, tran curriculum vitae, a brief statement of Ph.D. students that have some background scripts of college course work, and arrange research interests and career goals, and and experience in plant physiology or to have four letters of reference sent by names of three references to: Dr. John C. molecular biology. The successful candidates September 1, 1996 to: Dr. J. J. Volenec, Walker, Division of Biological Sciences, will work on a Forest Renewal B.C. project Department of Agronomy, Purdue Univer University of Missouri, Columbia, MO to study the dormancy of yellow cedar seed sity, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1150; 65211; fax 573-882-0123. using techniques of 50S-PAGE, standard telephone 317-494-8071, fax 317-496-2926, e molecular technologies, tissue culture, ABA mail [email protected]. Purdue analyses, transient gene expression, enzyme University in an affirmative action/equal Postdoctoral Research Positions assays, and microscopy. Experience in opportunity employer. Austrian Academy of Sciences working with conifers is desirable. Evidence Salzburg, Austria of research productivity or potential is (Received 06/20) essential. Applicants should send a covering Postdoctoral Research Associate Two postdoctoral positions are available in a letter detailing research experience, curricu Texas Tech University, Lubbock research group studying transgene silencing lum vitae, university transcripts, GRE and (Received 06/11) in tobacco (Plant Physiol. 107: 679-685; Plant TOEFL scores (foreign stu
Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA phases of research. Applicants should [email protected]. Application 31793-0748; telephone 912-386-3900; fax 912 possess a B.s. or M:S. degree in biology, deadline is July 31, 1996. The University of 386-3356; e-mail botany, plant science, forestry, horticulture, California is an affirmative action/equal [email protected]. The or a closely related field. A strong back opportunity employer. (Details May/June University of Georgia is an affirmative ground in plant tissue culture/ 1996.) action/equal opportunity employer. micropropagation is essential. Working experience with woody plants is helpful, but not required. Permanent residency or U.s. Postdoctoral Position Postdoctoral Position citizenship is required. Please send resume, University of Missouri, Columbia University of Arizona, Tucson college transcripts, and three letters of (Repeat) (Received 06/24) recommendation by July 15, 1996 to: Cindy Contact: Dr. A, E. Hall, Chair, Botany and A postdoctoral position is available to study 1. McCord, Westvaco Corporation, Forest Plant Sciences, University of California, the role of small heat shock proteins in Research, P.O.Box 1950, Summerville, SC Riverside, CA 92521-0124; telephone 909 thermotolerance and development. The 29484. For more information about this 787-441, fax 909-787-4437, e-mail project involves: (1) investigating the position, please contact Cindy McCord at [email protected]. Application molecular chaperone properties of small 803-851-4733; fax 803-875-7185, e-mail deadline is July 31, 1996. The University of HSPs, (2) generating transgenic plants with [email protected]. Westvaco is an equal California is an affirmative action/equal altered small HSP expression, (3) identifying opportunity employer m/f. opportunity employer. (Details May/June proteins that interact with small HSPs, (4) 1996.) isolating Arabidopsis mutants with altered thermotolerance. Send curriculum vitae, Research Associate representative publications, and three letters Rutgers University Postdoctoral Position of reference to: Dr. Elizabeth Vierling, New Brunswick, New Jersey University of California, Berkeley Department of Biochemistry, Life Sciences (Received 05/31) (Repeat) South, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Applications are invited for a grant-funded Contact: Renee Sung, e-mail AZ 85721; telephone 520-621-1601, fax 520 position to study the role of plant receptor [email protected], telephone 510 621-3709; e-mail [email protected]. The kinases.in plant pathogen interactions. 642-6966, fax 510-642-4995. (Details May/ University is an EEO/AA/ADA employer. Experience in molecular biology, biochemis June 1996.) Women and minority candidates are try, and plant biology is essential. Addi encouraged to apply. tional experience in cell biology, and plant pathology is desirable. Send a resume, Graduate Research Assistantship publications list, brief statement of experi USDA-ARS, Mississippi State, Mississippi Postdoctoral Position ence and goals, and three letters of reference (Repeat) University of Toronto to: Dr. Michael Lawton, AgBiotech Center, Contact: Dr. Gretchen F. Sassenrath-Cole, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Foran Hall, Dudley Road, Rutgers Univer USDA-ARS Crop Simulation Research Unit, (Received 06/24) sity, Cook College, P.O. Box 231, New Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, P.O. A postdoctoral position is available Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231; e-mail Box 5367, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5367; immediately to study mechanisms control [email protected]. Rutgers Univer telephone 601-324-4346, fax 601-324-4371, e ling photosynthetic responses of C3 and C4 sity is an equal opportunity/affirmative mail [email protected]. (Details May/June plants to varying temperature and action employer. 1996.) subambient levels of atmospheric C02. Research will utilize an integrated approach involving whole-leaf gas exchange, pulse Assistant!Associate Professor Postdoctoral Position modulated fluorescence, and biochemical Michigan State University, East Lansing University of Missouri, Kansas City assays of photosynthetic enzymes and (Repeat) (Repeat) metabolites. The position is available for up Contact: Dr. Royal D. Heins, Search Contact: Dr. Michael R. Schaefer, School of to 24 months at the downtown St. George Committee Chair, Horticulture, 288 PSSB Biological Sciences, University of Missouri campus of the University of Toronto. To MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1325; tele Kansas City, 5007 Rockhill Road, Kansas apply, send cover letter, curriculum vitae, phone 517- 353-6628, fax 517- 355-0249, e City, MO 64110; telephone 816-235-2573, e copies of recent publications, and two letters mail [email protected]. Applications mail [email protected]. (Details of reference to: Rowan Sage, Department of reviews will begin June 15, and continue May/June 1996.) Botany, 25 Willcocks Street, University of until a suitable candidate is selected. MSU is Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B2 Canada; an AA.EEO employer. (Details May/June telephone 416-978-7660, fax 416-978-5878, e 1996.) Postdoctoral Positions mail [email protected]. Washington State University, Pullman (Repeat) Assistant Extension Citrus and Contact: Dr. Howard D. Grimes, Dept. of Research Specialist Avocado Management Specialist! Botany, Washington State University, Westvaco Corporation Assistant Plant Physiologist Pullman, WA 99164-4238; fax: 509-335-3517; Summerville, South Carolina University of California, Riverside e-mail: [email protected]. Washington State (Received 06/04) (Repeat) University is an affirmative action, equal The Genetics and Biotechnology Section of Contact: Dr. A. E. Hall, Chair, Botany and opportunity employer. (Details May/June Westvaco Forest Research has a vacancy in Plant Sciences, University of California, 1996.) the tissue culture of hardwood tree species. Riverside, CA 92521-0124; telephone 909 Responsibilities include assisting in all 787-441, fax 909-787-4437, e-mail July/August 1996, Vol. 23, No.4 27
Postdoctoral Position Postdoctoral Position Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada University of Idaho, Moscow (Repeat) (Repeat) Contact: Dr. Mario Cappadocia, lnstitut de Contact: Zhixiang Chen, Department of Recherche en Biologie Vegetale, 4101 Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Sherbrooke est, Montreal, Canada, H1X 2B2; Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, telephone 514-872-8496, fax 514-872-9406, e Idaho 83844-3052. (Details May/June 1996.) mail [email protected]. (Details May/June 1996.) FELLOWSHIPS, TRAINEESHIPS, Postdoctoral Position GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS, AND Ohio University, Athens ETC. (Repeat) Contact: Dr. Allan Showalter, Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Ohio Graduate Research Assistantships University, Porter Hall, Athens, OH 45701; Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama telephone 614-593-1135, fax 614-593-1130, e (Repeat) mail showalter®ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu. Ohio Contact: Professor Joe H. Cherry, Depart University is an affirmative action/equal ment of Botany and Microbiology, Auburn opportunity employer. (Details May/June University, Auburn, AL 36849-5319; 1996.) telephone 334-844-1631, fax 334-844-1645, e mail [email protected]. (Details May/ June 1996.) Postdoctoral Position Washington State University, Pullman Graduate Research Assistantship (Repeat) USDA-ARS, Mississippi State, Mississippi Contact: G. Edwards, Botany Department, (Repeat) Washington State University, Pullman WA Contact: Dr. Gretchen F. Sassenrath-Cole, 99164-4238, e-mail [email protected] USDA-ARS Crop Simulation Research Unit, or T. Okita, Institute of Biological Chemis Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, P.O. try, Pullman WA, 99164-6340, e-mail Box 5367, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5367; [email protected]. (Details May/June telephone 601-324-4346, fax 601-324-4371, e 1996.) mail [email protected]. (Details May/June 1996.)
Postdoctoral Position Texas A&M University, College Station (Repeat) Contact: Dr. Jim Giovannoni, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M Univer sity, College Station, TX 77843-2133; telephone 409-847-8531, e-mail [email protected]. Texas A&M is an equal opportunity employer. (Details May/ June 1996.)
Postdoctoral Position Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (Repeat) Contact: Gerald O. Myers, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Agronomy, 104 MB Sturgis Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2110; telephone 504-388 2110, fax 504-388-1403. AA/EEO. (Details May /June 1996.) American Society of Plant Physiologists Membership Proposal
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