POPcorn - A Project Portal for Corn

PI：Carolyn Lawrence（爱荷华州州立大学;获奖者）coPI：Taner Z。森（爱荷华州州立大学）玉米研究人员不能轻易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不容易找到，单个项目产生的序列索引资源必须独立搜索。 此外，它往往是这样的情况下，当一个项目？当项目的资助期结束时，生成的数据会丢失，因为它们没有被转移到长期存储库：这些曾经获得资助的项目站点会随着时间的推移而退化，有时会完全消失。 该项目将与玉米研究人员社区合作，通过启动POPcorn（玉米项目门户），一个以需求为导向的资源和数据管道，克服这些挑战。POPcorn将提供（1）一个集中的Web访问资源，用于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，利用Web服务和最小的数据仓库，使研究人员能够在一个位置进行序列搜索，返回所有参与项目的匹配结果？相关资源，（3）一套工具，使合作者能够迁移他们的数据到玉米GDB，玉米遗传和基因组信息的长期模式生物数据库，在他们的项目？结论，以及（4）其他研究团体可以使用的通用免费代码，以满足类似的需求。 项目门户网站的开发、玉米数据上传工具和教程将直接作为一项外联活动，支持基础研究，并加速直接转化为这一重要生产作物的新知识的获取和利用。的农艺改良。 因此，爆米花将有助于鉴定分子水平的表型，这些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，项目人员是否会积极参与NSF？爱荷华州州立大学的植物基因组研究推广到美洲印第安本科生计划。 因此，这些活动将促进玉米数据的研究、教育和传播，同时培养新一代科学家。

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.