Genes for Georgia: Translating Genomic Research into Regional Economic Growth

0125304霍尔布鲁克该奖项授予佐治亚大学，以支持下文所述的活动24个月。该提案是应创新伙伴计划(NSF 0179)的邀请而提交的。该奖项的合作伙伴是佐治亚大学、航空基因组公司、佐治亚州棉花委员会、佐治亚州研究联盟和One佐治亚州当局。建议的活动将专注于创建所需的基因百科全书和生物信息基础设施，以确定生物产业的潜在价值多样性。建议的创新以这种方式利用基因组技术预计将催生一个前所未有的生物产业创新时代，促进新的增值产品和内在基因解决方案的开发，以应对农业挑战，这一努力的潜在经济影响将包括：(1)扩大和多样化区域生物产业机会的新冒险；(2)通过与公共研究人员作为虚拟R&Amp合作，使小企业能够与跨国公司竞争；D资源，(3)通过为新的动植物增加有利的工具来加强国家科学基础设施，(4)与现有的外联网络合作，为区域专业人员提供利用这些工具所需的培训，同时保持个人与其所在地区的联系。潜在的社会影响年轻的专业人员将获得提供区域经济福祉所需的教育和工作，并留在该区域，避免区域“人才外流”。

0125304 Holbrook This award is to the University of Georgia to support the activity described below for 24 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0179).PartnersThe partners for this award are the University of Georgia, Avigenics Inc., Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Research Alliance, OneGeorgia Authority.Proposed ActivitiesThe effort will focus on creating gene encyclopedias and bioinfomatic infrastructure needed to identify diversity of potential value to bio-based industries.Proposed InnovationLeveraging genomic technologies in this manner is expected to spawn an unprecedented era of innovation in bio-based industries, nurturing the development of new value-added products and intrinsic genetic solutions to agricultural challenges, in a manner that is publicly acceptable and compatible with responsible stewardship of the ecosystem.Potential Economic ImpactOutcomes from this effort will include: (1) new ventures to expand and diversify regional bio-based industry opportunities, (2) empowering small businesses to compete with multinationals by partnering with public researchers as a virtual R&D resource, (3) strengthening the national science infrastructure by adding enabling tools for new plants and animals, (4) partnering with existing outreach networks to provide regional professionals with the training needed to exploit these tools, while preserving the links of the individuals to their home regions.Potential Societal ImpactYoung professionals will receive the education and jobs needed to provide regional economic wellbeing and remain in the region avoiding a regional "brain drain".