Phase IV: Improvement of the Academic Research Infrastructure

堪萨斯州EPSCoR研究基础设施改善奖专注于生命系统，以利用生态学、遗传学和生物化学方面的现有研究优势。目标是两个新的主要领域：一个是生态学和遗传学的交界点，另一个是正在兴起的脂类分析(脂质组学)领域。堪萨斯大学(KU)、堪萨斯州立大学(KSU)和威奇托州立大学(WSU)将参与其中。第一个新领域集中在功能基因组方法上，以研究有机体对环境变化的反应，并建立在KU和KSU对发育遗传学和基因组学的新重视之上。堪萨斯州EPSCoR将扩大现有项目并推出新的跨学科项目，招聘专注于生态基因组学的新教员，聘请生物信息学专家开发将基因表达和生态数据结合在一起的方法，并制定生态基因组学培训计划。第二个新领域涉及建立一个脂质组学研究中心，系统研究脂质在生命系统中的作用和膜脂组成。科罗拉多州立大学、密歇根州立大学、密歇根州立大学和其他机构的植物、动物和微生物科学研究人员将利用该中心的能力。加强生物信息学基础设施将有助于这两个主要领域的发展。生态基因组学教师的招聘将补充该州现有的专业知识。在加强研究基础设施的同时，堪萨斯州EPSCoR计划开展一系列教育和外展活动，从小学到博士后和早期教师职业培训。与恩波里亚州立大学合作，堪萨斯州EPSCoR将帮助计划和实施为考虑从事科学、技术、工程或数学(STEM)职业的年轻女性举办的会议和研讨会。哈斯克尔印第安人民族大学将在堪萨斯州EPSCoR的支持下，将学生安排在KSU、KU和WSU的暑期研究项目中。还计划与社区大学和麦克奈尔项目进行更多的合作。堪萨斯州EPSCoR将支持研究生研究助理、博士后研究员和早期职业教师进行生命系统研究。最后，一系列研讨会、研讨会和研讨会将建立生态基因组学和脂类组学的综合教育和研究计划。

The Kansas EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award focuses on living systems to leverage existing research strengths in ecology, genetics, and biochemistry. Two new thrust areas are targeted: one at the interface of ecology and genetics and the other in the emerging field of lipid profiling (lipidomics). The University of Kansas (KU), Kansas State University (KSU), and Wichita State University (WSU) will participate. The first new area focuses on functional genomic approaches to study organismal response to environmental change, and builds on the new emphasis on developmental genetics and genomics at KU and KSU. Kansas EPSCoR will expand existing and launch new interdisciplinary projects, recruit new faculty members focusing on ecological genomics, hire bioinformatics specialists to develop methods to mesh gene expression and ecological data, and develop a training program in ecological genomics. The second new area involves the establishment of a lipidomics research center for systematic studies of the role of lipids and lipid composition of membranes in living systems. Researchers in plant, animal, and microbial sciences at KSU, KU, WSU, and other institutions will use the center's capability. Enhancements in the bioinformatics infrastructure will assist in the development of the two thrust areas. Faculty hires in ecological genomics will complement existing expertise in the state. In conjunction with the research infrastructure enhancement, Kansas EPSCoR plans a range of education and outreach activities, from elementary school to postdoctoral and early career faculty training. In collaboration with Emporia State University, Kansas EPSCoR will help to plan and implement conferences and workshops for young women considering careers in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). Haskell Indian Nations University will place students in summer research programs at KSU, KU, and WSU, with the support of Kansas EPSCoR. Additional collaborations are planned with community colleges and the McNair program. Kansas EPSCoR will support graduate research assistants, post-doctoral fellows, and early career faculty in living systems research. Finally, a series of symposia, seminars, and workshops will build an integrated education and research program in ecological genomics and lipidomics.