PFI: Scaling a New Adaptive Peak for Cotton

PFI：攀登棉花适应新高峰

• 批准号: 0917856
• 负责人: Andrew Paterson
• 金额: $ 59.96万
• 依托单位: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0917856&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PFI; Scaling; New; Adaptive; Peak

This Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) project is a Type II (A:B) partnership between The University of Georgia (UGA), a NSF PFI graduate (0125304), and Texas Tech University, where one of the members of the current project team and operations were housed for research conducted under another NSF-supported partnership program: Plant Genome Research Project in the Division of Biological Infrastructure (9872630). In the pursuit of a vision of U.S. leadership for a global transition to bio-based products, the project team seeks to develop and implement genomic enabling tools needed to reinvigorate the infusion of genetic diversity into the cotton gene pool, providing environmentally benign solutions to the needs of producers, processors, and consumers. Cotton genome sequencing is proceeding rapidly, and the rationale for the proposed project is that the greatest challenge facing the cotton community is the conversion of sequence to knowledge. While the functions of perhaps half of the cotton genes can be deduced from comparison to botanical models, the greater complexity of the cotton genome than those of botanical models will require much new investment to realize the potential benefits of its sequencing. The state of Georgia recognized about two decades ago that success of businesses and industries demanded close ties between basic research and commercialization, and has positioned itself well to nurture new ventures spawned by basic research findings through the various stages of commercialization. The network of partners on the project will be key to sustained transformation of enabling resources into economic benefits. This transformation is expected to occur along at least three avenues: (1) New ventures to add value to bio-based products, expanding and diversifying regional entrepreneurial opportunities; (2) Empowering businesses by partnering with public researchers as a virtual R&D resource to identify and capture value, and (3) Elevating the level and quality of science that can be done in cotton, as a result of strengthening public-sector research capacity. To more fully meet the broad workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise, the project team will partner with effective outreach networks such as 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) to nurture the career development of home-grown professionals with the training needed to exploit these tools, while preserving the links of these individuals to rural communities that have long been casualties of brain drain. The proposed activities are closely-tied to strong training and outreach programs with a strong history of engaging groups under-represented in the sciences, and which benefit from major commitments at the institutional and state level.Partners at the inception of the project are Academic Institutions: The University of Georgia (lead institution) and Texas Tech University; Private Sector Organizations: The Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc.; Cotton, Inc.; and The Georgia Research Alliance; and State and Local Government Agencies: The Georgia Agribusiness Council, The Georgia Traditional Industries Program, and The OneGeorgia Authority.

这项创新合作伙伴关系（PFI）项目是II型（A：B）佐治亚大学（UGA），NSF PFI研究生（0125304）和德州理工大学之间的合作伙伴关系，该大学在该研究团队中进行了研究团队的成员之一，在该公司中，在其他NSF-SFORT PARTICTION中进行了研究，该计划是由NSF-SFORTIURS INDERTION进行了研究，该计划是基因研究的基因研究，这些计划是基因组合的，这些项目是基因组合的，该工厂涉及研究人员： （9872630）。 为了追求美国领导层向全球向基于生物的产品过渡的愿景，该项目团队旨在开发和实施基因组启用工具，以振兴将遗传多样性注入棉花基因库中，从而为生产者，加工商和消费者的需求提供了良性的解决方案。棉花基因组测序正在迅速进行，拟议项目的理由是，棉花群落面临的最大挑战是将序列转化为知识。虽然可以从与植物模型的比较中推导出一半棉花基因的功能，但棉花基因组的复杂性比植物模型的复杂性更大，需要大量新的投资才能实现其测序的潜在好处。佐治亚州大约在二十年前认识到，企业和行业的成功要求基础研究和商业化之间的紧密联系，并且已经很好地定位了基础研究结果通过商业化的各个阶段所产生的新企业。该项目的合作伙伴网络将是持续转化将资源转化为经济利益的关键。预计这种转变将至少沿着三种途径发生：（1）为基于生物的产品增加价值，扩大和多样化的区域企业家机会的新企业； （2）通过与公共研究人员合作作为虚拟研发资源来识别和捕获价值来赋予企业权力，（3）由于增强公共部门的研究能力，提高了棉花中可以做的科学水平和质量。为了更充分地满足国家创新企业的广泛劳动力需求，项目团队将与有效的外展网络合作，例如4-H和未来的美国农民（FFA），以培养开发这些工具所需的培训所需的培训，以培训这些工具，同时保留这些人与这些人与长期存在的人群偶然的人的联系。拟议的活动与强大的培训和外展计划紧密相关，具有悠久的群体的历史，这些群体在科学中的代表性不足，并且受益于机构和州一级的重大承诺。该项目成立于学术机构时：学术机构：乔治大学（Georgia）（领导机构）和德克萨斯大学（Texas Instition）和德克萨斯大学（Texas Inscorial）；私营部门组织：植物生物技术研究公司的财团； Cotton，Inc。；和佐治亚研究联盟；以及州和地方政府机构：佐治亚州农业综合委员会，佐治亚州传统工业计划和Onegeorgia管理局。