A Capillary-Based Automated Sequencer and Associated Equipment for High-Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping at the Center for Biosystematics and Biological Diversity (CBBD)

该合同为德州农工大学（TAMU）生物系统学和生物多样性中心（CBBD）的自动16毛管DNA测序仪、辅助硬件和数据分析软件的购买提供部分支持。该设备将允许高通量核苷酸测序和自动基因分型，以支持分子系统遗传学，群体遗传学，生物地理学，遗传毒理学和比较基因组学的研究项目。将受益于该奖项的研究领域包括：(1)昆虫的系统遗传学和种群遗传学，其中许多是有害物种；(2)破碎和濒危物种的保护遗传学；(3)基于分子的海洋系统微生物多样性研究；(4)南美鱼类分子系统发育与生态学研究的整合；(5)哺乳动物和鸟类系统的比较基因组学、分子系统遗传学和群体遗传学；(6)植物系统发育与群体遗传学；(7)自然种群遗传毒理学。此次收购将加强传统的研究生和研究生研究培训，以及参与REU和UMEB项目的本科生的研究经验。

This award provides partial support for the purchase of an automated 16-capillary DNA sequencer, ancillary hardware, and data analysis software to be housed in the Center for Biosystematics and Biological Diversity (CBBD) at Texas A&M University (TAMU). The equipment will allow for high throughput nucleotide sequencing and automated genotyping in support of research projects in molecular phylogenetics, population genetics, biogeography, genetic toxicology, and comparative genomics. Examples of research areas that will benefit from this award include: (1) phylogenetics and population genetics of insects, many of which are pest species; (2) conservation genetics of fragmented and threatened species; (3) molecular based studies of microbial biodiversity in ocean systems; (4) integration of molecular phylogenetics and ecological studies of South American fishes; (5) comparative genomics, molecular phylogenetics, and population genetics of mammalian and avian systems; (6) plant phylogenetics and population genetics; and (7) genetic toxicology of natural populations. This acquisition will enhance traditional graduate and post-graduate research training, as well as research experiences for undergraduates involved in REU and UMEB programs.