POPcorn - A Project Portal for Corn

POPcorn - 玉米项目门户

• 批准号: 0743804
• 负责人: Carolyn Lawrence-Dill
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-15 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0743804&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: POPcorn; Project; Portal; Corn

PI: Carolyn Lawrence (Iowa State University; awardee)coPI: Taner Z. Sen (Iowa State University)Maize researchers cannot easily leverage all available genetic and genomic data because the online locations of all resources are not easy to find and the sequence-indexed resources generated by individual projects must be searched independently. In addition, it is often the case that when a project?s funding period ends, the generated data are lost because they are not moved to long-term repositories: these once-funded project sites degrade over time and sometimes disappear entirely. This project will overcome these challenges in collaboration with the community of maize researchers by launching POPcorn (PrOject Portal for corn), a needs-driven resource and data pipeline. POPcorn will make available (1) a centralized Web-accessible resource to search and browse ongoing maize genomics projects, (2) a single, stand-alone tool that makes use of Web services and minimal data warehousing to enable researchers to carry out sequence searches at one location that return matches for all participating projects? related resources, (3) a set of tools that enable collaborators to migrate their data to MaizeGDB, the long-term model organism database for maize genetic and genomic information, at their projects? conclusion, and (4) generalized, freely available code that other research communities could use to meet similar needs. The development of the project portal, upload tools for maize data, and tutorials will serve as an outreach activity directly, support basic research, and accelerate the acquisition and utilization of new knowledge that translates directly into this important production crop?s agronomic improvement. Thus, POPcorn will aid in the identification of the molecular-level phenotypes manifesting as traits that plant breeders select for and will lead to improvements in food, fuel, and nutrition. In addition, project personnel will actively participating in the NSF?s Plant Genome Research Outreach to American Indian Undergraduates program at Iowa State University. Thus, these activities will promote research, education, and dissemination of maize data to a broad audience, while developing a new generation of scientists.

PI：Carolyn Lawrence(爱荷华州立大学；获奖者)Copi：Taner Z.Sen(爱荷华州立大学)玉米研究人员不能轻松地利用所有可用的遗传和基因组数据，因为所有资源的在线位置都不容易找到，并且必须独立搜索单个项目生成的序列索引资源。此外，经常发生的情况是，当一个项目的资助期结束时，生成的数据会丢失，因为它们没有被移到长期存储库：这些曾经获得资金的项目网站会随着时间的推移而退化，有时甚至完全消失。该项目将与玉米研究人员社区合作，通过推出爆米花(玉米门户项目)来克服这些挑战，这是一个需求驱动的资源和数据管道。爆米花将提供(1)一个集中的网络可访问资源来搜索和浏览正在进行的玉米基因组学项目，(2)一个单一的、独立的工具，它利用网络服务和最低限度的数据仓库，使研究人员能够在一个位置执行序列搜索，为所有参与的项目返回匹配？相关资源，(3)一套工具，使合作者能够在其项目中将其数据移植到玉米遗传和基因组信息的长期模式生物数据库MaizeGDB？结论，以及(4)通用的、免费的代码，其他研究社区可以用来满足类似的需求。项目门户网站、玉米数据上传工具和教程的开发将直接作为一项外联活动，支持基础研究，并加速新知识的获取和利用，直接转化为重要的产量作物--S农艺改良。因此，爆米花将有助于鉴定分子水平的表型，表现为植物育种者选择的性状，并将导致食物、燃料和营养的改善。此外，项目人员将积极参与爱荷华州立大学美国印第安人本科生S植物基因组研究外展项目。因此，这些活动将促进研究、教育和向广大受众传播玉米数据，同时培养新一代科学家。