Residencies will generally involve some commitment of time by visiting scholars to host-institution activities such as seminars, conferences, exhibitions or community functions, but fellows should not be expected to teach. Resident scholars should devote most of their time to their own research projects. The goals of this program are to support research on plant genomics, and to accelerate the acquisition and utilization of new knowledge and innovative approaches to elucidate fundamental biological processes in plants. This year's competition focuses on functional genomics, the identification of functions of a pathway of genese at a genomic scale. Also encouraged is develoment of techniques, methods, devices and other tools that would enable a broad community of investigators to participate in plant genome research.
Emphasis is placed on plants of economic emportance and plant processes of potential economic value.
Deadline for letters of intent - November 14, 2000. Deadline for proposals - January 8, 200l. This is the second year for the ITR program. This year's solicitation is considerably broadened to include not only fundamental resesarch in IT, but also applications of IT in all scientific, engineering and educational areas, as well as innovative infrastructure to support IT research and education. Centers will provide a rich environment that melds research, teacher professional development and education practice.