Enabling Access to Priority Taxa for Biodiversity Studies in the Manter Laboratory of Parasitology

在斯科特·L·加德纳博士的指导下，内布拉斯加大学获得了一笔赠款，以扩大对哈罗德·W·曼特寄生虫学实验室收藏品的获取。这些藏品包括来自巴西和墨西哥的哺乳动物寄生虫标本，来自森林昆虫(鞘翅目)的线虫寄生虫，其中包括许多在收集时是科学上新发现的。这些标本将被识别、修复并以数字方式拍照，以便纳入该大学的在线寄生虫数据库。这个可通过网络访问的数据库对研究人员和公众都很有价值。本科生和研究生将接受寄生虫收集管理和数据库工作方面的培训。在这项为期三年的项目中，高危中学女孩将参加该大学的暑期科学夏令营。

A grant has been awarded to the University of Nebraska under the direction of Dr. Scott L. Gardner to expand access to the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology collections. The collections include specimens of parasites of mammals from Brazil and Mexico, nematode parasites from forest insects (Coleoptera) that include many that were new to science at the time of collection. The specimens will be identified, repaired, and digitally photographed for incorporation into an online database of parasites at the university. This web-accessible database will be valuable to researchers and the public. Undergraduates and graduate students will be trained in parasite collection management and work on the database. At-risk middle school girls will be part of a summer science camp at the university during each year of the three year project.