02932nas a2200589 4500008004100000245010500041210006900146260001200215300001400227490000800241520124200249100002101491700002301512700001701535700002501552700001601577700002001593700001701613700002301630700002001653700001701673700002201690700002501712700002401737700002501761700002101786700002201807700002101829700002301850700001601873700001901889700001601908700002401924700001801948700002201966700002401988700002602012700001402038700001702052700002402069700002002093700002002113700001902133700001602152700002002168700002202188700001702210700002002227700002102247700002302268856005102291 2017 eng d00aThe Next Generation of Training for Arabidopsis Researchers: Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology0 aNext Generation of Training for Arabidopsis Researchers Bioinfor c12/2017 a1499-15090 v1753 a
It has been more than 50 years since Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) was first introduced as a model organism to understand basic processes in plant biology. A well-organized scientific community has used this small reference plant species to make numerous fundamental plant biology discoveries (Provart et al., 2016). Due to an extremely well-annotated genome and advances in high-throughput sequencing, our understanding of this organism and other plant species has become even more intricate and complex. Computational resources, including CyVerse,3 Araport,4 The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR),5 and BAR,6 have further facilitated novel findings with just the click of a mouse. As we move toward understanding biological systems, Arabidopsis researchers will need to use more quantitative and computational approaches to extract novel biological findings from these data. Here, we discuss guidelines, skill sets, and core competencies that should be considered when developing curricula or training undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty. A selected case study provides more specificity as to the concrete issues plant biologists face and how best to address such challenges.
1 aFriesner, Joanna1 aAssmann, Sarah, M.1 aBastow, Ruth1 aBailey-Serres, Julia1 aBeynon, Jim1 aBrendel, Volker1 aBuell, Robin1 aBucksch, Alexander1 aBusch, Wolfgang1 aDemura, Taku1 aDinneny, Jose, R.1 aDoherty, Colleen, J.1 aEveland, Andrea, L.1 aFalter-Braun, Pascal1 aGehan, Malia, A.1 aGonzales, Michael1 aGrotewold, Erich1 aGutierrez, Rodrigo1 aKramer, Ute1 aKrouk, Gabriel1 aMa, Shisong1 aMarkelz, R.J., Cody1 aMegraw, Molly1 aMeyers, Blake, C.1 aMurray, James, A.H.1 aProvart, Nicholas, J.1 aRhee, Sue1 aSmith, Roger1 aSpalding, Edgar, P.1 aTaylor, Crispin1 aTeal, Tracy, K.1 aTor, Keiko, U.1 aTown, Chris1 aVaughn, Matthew1 aVierstra, Richard1 aWare, Doreen1 aWilkins, Olivia1 aWilliams, Cranos1 aBrady, Siobhan, M. uhttp://www.plantphysiol.org/content/175/4/1499