"HBCU-RISE Center for Microbial Ecology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, and Water Quality

“HBCU-RISE 微生物生态学、分子生物学和生物技术以及水质中心

• 批准号: 0932137
• 负责人: Henry Williams
• 金额: $ 99.72万
• 依托单位: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
• 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: 2009-09-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0932137&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HBCU; RISE; Center; Microbial; Ecology

This HBCU RISE proposal seeks support for the Center in the Environmental Sciences Institute at Florida A&M University devoted to the Study of Microbial Ecology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Water Quality. The proposed HBCU-RISE project at FAMU will be in collaboration with researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL), University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Science and the J. Craig Ventner Institute of Genomic Research. The proposed Center already has an established foundation upon which to build, the highly productive Molecular Microbial Ecology Laboratory (MME Lab) initiated in 2005.with support from the previous 2005 HBCU RISE award. The Center will provide high quality research, instruction and expertise in microbial ecology linked to molecular biology techniques and concepts. Two major sub-projects proposed under the overarching theme are 1) to compare the ecology and role of the BALOs and viruses in bacterial mortality and the cycling of nutrients and 2) to sequence the genome of novel BALOs that appear to have an important role in bacterial mortality of specific species. The results of the Center?s research will be broadly disseminated through publications and presentations at international and national conferences.The broader impact of this proposal is that it would provide for students extensive learning and training opportunities in microbiology, aquatic sciences, molecular biology and bioinformatics. Activities are also included for high school, undergraduate and pre-college teachers also The BALO?s uniqueness and action packed life style make them an excellent model for attracting and holding the attention of students at all educational levels. As such they will enhance the educational outreach components of the proposed project.

这个HBCU RISE提案寻求对佛罗里达AM大学环境科学研究所中心的支持，该中心致力于微生物生态学、分子生物学、生物技术和水质的研究。FAMU拟议的HBCU-RISE项目将与南密西西比大学墨西哥湾沿岸研究实验室（GCRL）、北卡罗来纳州大学海洋科学研究所和J.克雷格文特纳基因组研究所的研究人员合作。拟议的中心已经有了一个既定的基础上建立，高生产力的分子微生物生态学实验室（MME实验室）于2005年启动。该中心将提供与分子生物学技术和概念相关的微生物生态学的高质量研究，指导和专业知识。在总体主题下提出的两个主要子项目是：1）比较BALO和病毒在细菌死亡率和营养物质循环中的生态学和作用; 2）对似乎在特定物种的细菌死亡率中起重要作用的新型BALO的基因组进行测序。中心的成果？这项建议的更广泛影响是，它将为学生提供广泛的学习和培训机会，在微生物学，水生科学，分子生物学和生物信息学。活动还包括高中，本科和大学预科教师也BALO？的独特性和充满活力的生活方式使他们成为吸引和吸引各级教育学生注意力的典范。因此，它们将加强拟议项目的教育外联部分。