MRI-R2: Acquisition of genomic and bioinformatic technology to promote research at the University of Puerto Rico

MRI-R2：获取基因组和生物信息学技术以促进波多黎各大学的研究

• 批准号: 0959864
• 负责人: Tomas Hrbek
• 金额: $ 63.77万
• 依托单位: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-01 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0959864&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; R2; Acquisition; genomic; bioinformatic

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This Major Research Instrumentation-Recovery and Reinvestment (MRI-R2) award funds the purchase of a next-generation sequencing system for the University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras. The new sequencer system will support a range of research projects investigating biodiversity research in the Neotropics. The new system will significantly enhance research productivity and the training of students in this area. Focal research areas are: 1) environmental genomics, 2) developmental genomics, 3) evolutionary and ecological genomics, and 4) bioinformatics. All projects foster inter- and trans- disciplinary synergies and interactions among research fellows within each research area, with other research areas, the University of Puerto Rico, and the local, national and international scientific communities. The intellectual merits of this project are fourfold: 1) enhance competitive research in a primarily Hispanic serving institution of secondary education; 2) train next generation of researchers in the use of world class genomic and bioinformatics techniques; 3) provides higher visibility for basic science research as a science career option to Hispanic students by providing competitive and attractive research training opportunities and, 4) builds an operational mechanism for inter- and trans-disciplinary research within the University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The broader impacts of the proposed activities include an expansion of genomic and bioinformatics services to the University of Puerto Rico research community. In addition to these services, seminars and workshops to researchers and students throughout academic institutions in Puerto Rico will incorporate data from the new sequencing system. Such activities result in significant synergic and integrative activities in research, education and knowledge-transfer among disparate research areas that use genomic science. The acquisition will also support efforts to increase access to genomic data and the numbers of trained Hispanic minority professionals engaged in research and education. Data from the studies performed with the new sequencer will be published in peer-reviewed journals, and disseminated by student and faculty presentations at regional and national meetings.

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该主要研究仪器-复苏和再投资（MRI-R2）奖资助波多黎各大学-里奥皮德拉斯购买下一代测序系统。 新的测序系统将支持一系列研究项目，调查新热带地区的生物多样性研究。新系统将大大提高研究生产力和这一领域的学生培训。 重点研究领域包括：1）环境基因组学，2）发育基因组学，3）进化和生态基因组学，以及4）生物信息学。所有项目都促进每个研究领域内的研究人员与其他研究领域、波多黎各大学以及地方、国家和国际科学界之间的跨学科协同作用和互动。该项目的智力价值有四个方面：1）在一个以西班牙裔为主的中等教育机构中加强竞争性研究; 2）培训下一代研究人员使用世界一流的基因组和生物信息学技术; 3）通过提供有竞争力和有吸引力的研究培训机会，为西班牙裔学生提供基础科学研究作为科学职业选择的更高可见度，4）建立一个运作机制，跨学科和跨学科的研究在波多黎各，波多黎各和加勒比地区的大学。拟议活动的更广泛影响包括扩大向波多黎各大学研究界提供的基因组和生物信息学服务。除了这些服务外，为波多黎各学术机构的研究人员和学生举办的研讨会和讲习班将纳入新测序系统的数据。 这些活动在使用基因组科学的不同研究领域之间的研究、教育和知识转让方面产生了重大的协同和综合活动。此次收购还将支持增加获得基因组数据的机会以及从事研究和教育的训练有素的西班牙裔少数民族专业人员的数量。使用新测序仪进行的研究数据将发表在同行评议的期刊上，并由学生和教师在区域和国家会议上发表。