The Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center at The Ohio State University

该奖项为拟南芥生物资源中心（ABRC）提供了新的支持。该中心收集、保存、繁殖和分发开花植物拟南芥的各种种子和DNA库存。ABRC提供在线访问其库存和其他材料的清单，并使用基于表格的在线订购系统，以尽量减少识别和订购种子和DNA试剂的困难。自1991年ABRC建立以来，拟南芥已成为开花植物基础研究的首选模式种。ABRC服务于一个充满活力的植物研究社区，涉及尖端生物学，影响对植物基本功能的基本理解，以及旨在作物改良的应用研究。由于最近完成了拟南芥基因组的测序，该收藏的价值得到了提高，随着对功能基因组学的兴趣增加，预计对ABRC服务的需求将会增长。目前，该中心每年向全球7,000多名科学家分发约50,000个种子和20,000个DNA库存。该奖项将提供ABRC运营预算的70%，其余部分来自机构资金和用户费用。

This award provides renewed support of the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center (ABRC). The Center collects, preserves, reproduces and distributes diverse seed and DNA stocks of the flowering plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. The ABRC provides access to lists of its stocks and other materials online, and uses a forms-based online ordering system to minimize the difficulty of identifying and ordering seeds and DNA reagents. Since the ABRC was established in 1991, Arabidopsis has become the model species of choice for basic studies of flowering plants. The ABRC serves a dynamic community of plant researchers involved in cutting-edge biology that impacts the fundamental understanding of the basic functioning of plants as well as applied research aimed at crop improvement. The value of the collection has been enhanced by the recent completion of the sequencing of the Arabidopsis genome, and demand for the services of the ABRC is expected to grow as interest in functional genomics increases.On an annual basis, the Center currently distributes approximately 50,000 seed and 20,000 DNA stocks to over 7,000 scientists worldwide. This award will provide 70% of the ABRC's operating budget, with the remainder coming from institutional funds and user fees.