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Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology (2008)

Chapter: C: Questionnaire to Lead Principal Investigators of NPGI Grants

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Suggested Citation:"C: Questionnaire to Lead Principal Investigators of NPGI Grants." National Research Council. 2008. Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12054.
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C Questionnaire to Lead Principal Investigators of NPGI Grants a. Indicate the numbers of students and postdocs who have been directly or partially supported in your lab by NPGI. Please DO NOT use their names, but list them as undergrad 1, undergrad 2, grad student 1, postdoc 1, etc. For each individual, please also indicate in what sector (industry, academia, government, other) they now hold positions, if known, and whether these positions are in the U.S. or abroad. Note: If you don’t know where they are now, please answer “don’t know.” For those who are still in your lab, write “still in my lab.” b. In 5 short bullet points, identify the 5 most important contributions you and your group have made to the goals of NPGI using your NPGI funding. c. In a concise bulleted list, identify how those contributions are documented (e.g. either as a publication, please cite, or a Web resource, a genome sequence or other-please describe “other”). d. List ALL your publications that cite NPGI support. e. Identify explicit examples of your interaction with industry or breeders in terms of translating basic research into eventual applied agricultural value. f. Identify how these interactions are documented. g. List up to 5 Websites or Web resources that you use the most for your NPGI research. 135

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Life on Earth would be impossible without plants. Humans rely on plants for most clothing, furniture, food, as well as for many pharmaceuticals and other products. Plant genome sciences are essential to understanding how plants function and how to develop desirable plant characteristics. For example, plant genomic science can contribute to the development of plants that are drought-resistant, those that require less fertilizer, and those that are optimized for conversion to fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. The National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI) is a unique, cross-agency funding enterprise that has been funding and coordinating plant genome research successfully for nine years. Research breakthroughs from NPGI and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Arabidopsis 2010 Project, such as how the plant immune system controls pathogen defense, demonstrate that the plant genome science community is vibrant and capable of driving technological advancement. This book from the National Research Council concludes that these programs should continue so that applied programs on agriculture, bioenergy, and others will always be built on a strong foundation of fundamental plant biology research.

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