NSF/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular Evolution for FY 1997

NSF/Alfred P. Sloan 基金会 1997 财年分子进化博士后研究奖学金

• 批准号: 9750072
• 负责人: Joseph Peters
• 金额: $ 8万
• 依托单位: Fellowships
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Fellowship Award
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-08-01 至 1999-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9750072&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Alfred; P.; Sloan; Foundation

Abstract DBI 9750072 Joseph E. Peters This action funds an NSF/Alfred P. Sloan Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular Evolution for 1997. These fellowships support studies involving the theoretical, comparative, computational, and/or experimental analyses of biological patterns and processes at the molecular level within the framework of organismic evolutionary change and adaptation. These studies also include the use of molecular data to address broader evolutionary questions. Each fellowship supports a research and training plan to be carried out in a sponsoring laboratory. The research and training plan for this fellowship is entitled "Dissecting specific interactions between mobile DNA elements to understand bacterial evolution." Mobile DNA elements such as transposons and plasmids increase genetic diversity in bacterial populations. The molecular mechanism by which the bacterial transposon Tn7 specifically targets its insertion into plasmids able to move between cells is being determined. Understanding how mobile DNA elements recognize and interact with each other will provide important insights into how genetic information is rapidly spread through bacterial populations.

摘要 DBI 9750072 Joseph E. Peters 这项行动资助了 1997 年 NSF/Alfred P. Sloan 分子进化博士后研究奖学金。这些奖学金支持在有机体进化变化和适应框架内对分子水平上的生物模式和过程进行理论、比较、计算和/或实验分析的研究。 这些研究还包括使用分子数据来解决更广泛的进化问题。 每项奖学金都支持在赞助实验室中进行的研究和培训计划。 该奖学金的研究和培训计划的标题是“剖析移动 DNA 元素之间的特定相互作用以了解细菌进化”。 转座子和质粒等可移动 DNA 元件增加了细菌群体的遗传多样性。 细菌转座子 Tn7 特异性靶向插入能够在细胞之间移动的质粒的分子机制正在确定。 了解移动 DNA 元件如何识别并相互作用，将为了解遗传信息如何通过细菌群体快速传播提供重要见解。